Democracy should enable citizens to play an informed role in determining how power is exercised for their common wellbeing, but this only works if people have the understanding, skills and confidence to engage effectively in public affairs. Otherwise, any voting system can be subverted to serve the interests of propagandists and demagogues.
This book brings together leading experts on learning for democracy to explore why and how the gap in civic competence should be bridged.
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Inhoudsopgave
1. Introduction: Citizens, We Have a Problem – Henry Tam
Part I: Why Changes Are Needed
2. Political Education in an Unequal Society – Diane Reay
3. Classroom Confl...
Over de auteur
Henry Tam is a writer, educator and former Head for Civil Renewal under the last Labour government. He was previously a lecturer at the University of Cambridge.
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