School democracy in terms of formal student participation is often expressed through different types of councils. This requires that these forms of political participation function democratically. The article contributes knowledge about the school as a public space and the democratic experiences gained through formal student participation in class…

This study reports on Project Student Democracy, a program at the Malmo School of Education in Sweden. The study aims to a) study characteristic patterns of interaction, attitudes, and opinions related to existing forms of student participation at various levels of education in Sweden; b) study relations between both attitudes and opinions, and…