Civic Education and Contested Democracy: Towards a Pedagogic State in the Netherlands post 1945

Author:   Wim de Jong
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
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9783030562977


Pages:   250
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Civic Education and Contested Democracy: Towards a Pedagogic State in the Netherlands post 1945


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This book explores citizenship education and democracy in the Netherlands. From the Second World War to the present day, debates about civic education and democracy have raged in the country: this book demonstrates how citizens, social movements and political elites have articulated their own notions of democracy. Civic education illustrates democracy as an essentially contested concept – the transmission of political ideals highlights conflicting democratic values and a problem of paternalism. Ultimately, who dictates what democracy is, and to whom? As expectations of citizens rise, they are viewed more and more as objects of a pedagogical project, itself a controversial notion. Focusing on what democracy means practically in society, this book will be of interest to scholars of citizenship education and post-war Dutch political history.

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Author:   Wim de Jong
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2020
Weight:   0.467kg
ISBN:  

9783030562977


ISBN 10:   3030562972
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   15 October 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Chapter 1: Introduction.Chapter 2: Moralizing citizens. Democracy and civic education during reconstruction (1945-1950)Chapter 3: Tolerance and individuality. Debating democracy in the 1950sChapter 4: No country for old men. Contesting authority in the 1960sChapter 5: Participation and indoctrination. Education and democracy in the long 1970sChapter 6: Moralism and hedonism. Towards a pedagogical state since the 1980sChapter 7: Outlook

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Wim de Jong is Postdoctoral Researcher at the Open University of Heerlen, the Netherlands. His research interests include the history of voting, social scientific experts, and urban social engineering, and he has published widely on these topics.

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