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Critical Studies in Democracy and Political Literacy
ISSN: 2166-5036
Why do so few people vote? What is political engagement? How does education intersect with democracy and political literacy? What can be learned from interdisciplinary studies on democracy? How do we cultivate political literacy? What is the relevance of elections in light of war, poverty, discrimination, social inequalities, etc.? What are the alternatives to the traditional electoral, representative, party-politics models that have characterized our societies? Is the mainstream media holding government to account, disseminating propaganda or fuelling the need to pacify the population? How do international systems, approaches and realities related to democracy compare, and what can we learn from others? These are some of the questions that are addressed through this book series. Seeking to fill an important gap in the literature, this book series takes on the theme of democracy in a multi-/inter-disciplinary, comprehensive, and critical way. Some books have democracy in the title but do not make it the focus, and often books that address more directly, for example, multiculturalism, media studies, or school reform may delve into the area of democracy without fully deconstructing what it is, how it functions, how people can shape and intersect with it, and how it is used (or misused) to distort power relations, which is at the base of teaching, learning and action. Thus, a broader range of materials specifically tailored to teacher-education and scholars within the education field is desirable. Similarly, the overlapping and interdisciplinary nature of the study of democracy bleeds naturally into the areas of media studies, sociology, political science, peace studies, multiculturalism, feminist studies, and cultural studies, etc., all of which have a natural and inextricable relationship to and within education.
6 publications
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The Swiss Model – The Power of Democracy
©2014 Monographs -
Direct Democracy in the Baltic States
Institutions, Procedures and Practice in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania©2015 Monographs -
Changing Democracy and Systems of Differences and Adjustments
"The series is intended as a collection of original and critical political-philosophicalworks as well as interdisciplinary studies on contemporary trends within democracy, its counter-actors, and transparentglobal market players. Authors representing various backgrounds and standpoints are encouraged in order to engage in the political philosophy; theoretical and mathematical analyses on politics; cyber society; environments; economics; civil, constitutional, and international law (e.g. legal transplants); human rights; social psychology; and sociology. The series used to collect the best global achievements and standards. Accordingly, the series has been provided in Spanish, Japanese, [Modern] Greek, German, French, and English but all double-peer-reviewed and accepted manuscripts should contain an English translation of its detailed contents and a résumé written in English. The world of the social has been rich enough to suggest no leading theoretical standpoint and no approaches of investigations are expected as imposed to the subject but normative studies on changing democracy and systems of differences and adjustments are not preferred because every non-changeable thing/idea disappears."
1 publications
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Reaching Athens
Community, Democracy and Other Mythologies in Adaptations of Greek Tragedy©2013 Monographs -
The Inner Frontier
The Place of Nation in the Political Theory of Democracy and Federalism©2012 Monographs -
Systemic Collapse and Renewal
How Race and Capital Came to Destroy Meaning and Civility in America and Foreshadow the Coming Economic Depression©2018 Textbook -
Five Partings of Way in World History
A Comparison- Translated by Bradley Schmidt and Bryn Roberts©2014 Monographs -
Renewing Democratic Deliberation in Europe
The Challenge of Social and Civil Dialogue©2012 Edited Collection -
Milan Rastislav Štefánik and Those Who Followed Him
©2019 Monographs -
The Idea of Political Representation and Its Paradoxes
©2020 Monographs -
Meditations on Resistance
An Inquiry into AI, Critical Media Literacy, and Social Justice©2024 Textbook -
Experiencing Broadband Society
©2010 Edited Collection -
Between Natives and Foreigners
Selected Writings of Karl/Charles Follen (1796–1840)©2007 Monographs