The Issue of ‘Radical Otherness’ in Contemporary Theories of Democracy and Citizenship Education
The Issue of ‘Radical Otherness’ in Democracy and Education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11953268 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anniina Leiviskä (0000-0002-4744-0551, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Publication date | 2019-03-05 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Philosophy of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0309-8249 • E-ISSN: 1467-9752 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9752.12338 |
| OpenAlex | W2919710027 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 16 |
This paper examines the concept of 'radical otherness' from the perspectives of John Rawls' political liberalism and Chantal Mouffe's agonistic pluralism, and studies the relevance of these approaches to contemporary citizenship education.In this context, the notion of 'radical otherness' refers to such ethical, political or religious doctrines that are incompatible with the basic principles of liberal democracy and thus present a potential challenge to democratic institutions.The paper suggests that despite its recent popularity in political philosophy and theory of education, Mouffe's agonistic pluralism faces difficulties in providing an adequate response to the issue of accommodating radical others in contemporary democratic societies.As a rejoinder to the Mouffean approach to political education, the paper develops a view of citizenship education based on Rawls' concept of reasonableness, and the democratic principles associated with it.It is argued in the paper that these principles -reciprocity and the burdens of judgment -are constituent elements of the symbolic space required by democratic politics.The paper further suggests, however, that to properly address the issue of radical otherness in contemporary democracies, the limitations of the Rawlsian approach must also be recognised.Accordingly, Rawls' theory needs to be complemented with a more critical understanding of the economic, social and political processes and mechanisms that currently create structural injustice and social and political inequality in contemporary democracies
Agonism · Classical liberalism · Democracy · Democratic Education · Democratic ideals · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Injustice · Liberalism · Pluralism (philosophy · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Diverse Education Studies and Reforms · Law · Philosophy · Political Philosophy and Ethics
Creating Citizens
A Theory of Justice
Rawls, Citizenship, and Education
Ideal Theory” as Ideology
The illusion of purity
Educating Political Adversaries
The Ignorant Citizen
The Inclusion of the Other
Living in a Dissonant World
The Idea of Public Reason Revisited
Emotional roots of right-wing political populism
Between Facts and Norms
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |