Citizenship, Inclusion and Democracy

In Citizenship, Inclusion, and Democracy, six expert contributors explore the conceptual and empirical significance of the work of leading contemporary political philosopher, Iris Marion Young, and her work in the field of education. Illuminates the discussion about the centrality of public education. Explores the idea of an inclusive, publicly mandated, system if education by looking at the topics of citizenship, group-based politics, social justice, difference, democracy, equality, and inclusion in education. Includes a thorough introduction from editor Mitja Sardoc, and a response essay from Iris Marion Young.

Foreword vii Michael A. Peters Introduction 1 Mitja Sardoč 1 Education and the Politics of Difference: Iris Young and the Politics of Education 5 Avigail Eisenberg 2 Multiculturalism and Citizenship: A critical response to Iris Marion Young 23 Ronald Beiner 3 Iris Marion Young and Political Education 37 Elizabeth Frazer 4 Democracy, Social Justice and Education: Feminist Strategies in a Globalising World 55 Penny Enslin 5 Towards a Contextualized Analysis of Social Justice in Education 67 Sharon Gewirtz 6 Iris Marion Young’s Imaginations of Gift Giving: Some Implications for the Teacher and the Student 81 Simone Galea 7 Education in the Context of Structural Injustice: A symposium Response 91 Iris Marion Young Notes on Contributors 103