Education, Democracy and Inequality Political Engagement and Citizen

This book posits that national education systems are enhancing socioeconomic inequalities in political engagement. While the democratic ideal is social equality in political engagement, the authors demonstrate that the English education system is recreati

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Education, Democracy and Inequality

Political Engagement and Citizenship Education in Europe Bryony Hoskins · Jan Germen Janmaat

Education, Economy and Society

Series Editors Andy Green UCL Institute of Education London, UK Lorna Unwin UCL Institute of Education London, UK Karen Mundy Ontario Institute for Studies in Education University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada

Published in association with the ESRC-funded Centre for Learning and Life Chances in Knowledge Economies and Societies (LLAKES) http:// www.llakes.org/ The series brings together innovative, inter-disciplinary research which throws new light on the ways in which learning can contribute to both better economic performance and a more just society. It will provide a platform for research and policy debate on issues that lie at the interface between education, economic competitiveness and social cohesion policy and practice. It will address key issues in contemporary public policy debate in both developed and developing countries, looking at some of the major dilemmas that have arisen for societies as a result of the recent global recession. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14962

Bryony Hoskins • Jan Germen Janmaat

Education, Democracy and Inequality Political Engagement and Citizenship Education in Europe

Bryony Hoskins Department of Social Science University of Roehampton London, UK

Jan Germen Janmaat Institute of Education University College London London, UK

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