ERIC Number: EJ1260068
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Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 15
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Political (Self-)Education and the Neo-Republican Perspective
Pietrzyk-Reeves, Dorota
Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, v15 n2 p136-150 Jul 2020
In recent years, political theory has benefited from a neo-republican perspective that brought to the fore the conception of a 'republican democracy' which assumes a robust public sphere, civic involvement, and vigilance, as well as a neo-Roman conception of liberty understood as the absence of arbitrary power. Neo-republicanism, however, has not engaged much in a wider consideration of the importance of political education in democratic societies. This article presents an approach to political education that can be inspiring for both substantive and instrumental neo-republican political theories as well as democratic theory and practice. It considers political education as primarily self-education, a process of learning that aims at greater political awareness, empowerment, and better judgment on political issues. As such, political (self-)education can be seen as liberating and as a necessary condition of active political involvement, community service, citizenship, civic intelligence and political liberty.
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Democracy, Political Science, Service Learning, Teaching Methods, Theories, Theory Practice Relationship, Empowerment, Decision Making, Citizenship, Independent Study, Politics
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