Cultural citizenship, education and democracy
Redefining the Good Society
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7724917 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nick Stevenson (0000-0002-0602-4156, University of Nottingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-291 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Citizenship Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-1025 • E-ISSN: 1469-3593 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13621021003731823 |
| OpenAlex | W1995056730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article explores notions of the good society in relation to recent debates in cultural citizenship. Criticising Kantian approaches to citizenship, the article urges scholars to discuss competing notions of the good. In this respect, I critically outline the work of Hannah Arendt and her ideas concerning the importance of a sense of responsibility for the maintenance of the public realm. In particular I focus on her ideas related to education and the importance of political traditions. However, the argument suggests that Arendt fails to outline an idea of a common citizenship where all citizens might flourish. At this point I turn to the work of Raymond Williams and his idea of the long revolution. This notion does indeed outline an idea of the good society that seeks to describe the gradual evolution of an educated and participatory democracy. The long revolution links ideas of education, political participation and the construction of a culture in common. However, Williams' vision cannot simply be returned to given the rise of multiculturalism, globalisation and the dominance of neoliberalism. In the final sections of the article I look at more cosmopolitan answers to the idea of the good society, but suggest that they need to be reconnected to the traditions of ethical socialism. Cultural citizenship then becomes redefined as a future society where citizens have access to a genuinely democratic education, a pluralistic public sphere and a social state that would guarantee their welfare
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |