Abstract

This internationally-authored and edited book contains a wide-ranging examination of the role of critique in education in liberal democracies. Motivated by a concern for social justice and improvement in education. International in focus, containing contributions from authors in nine different countries. Covers topics such as negative critique, critique and relativism, critique and utopianism, and the limits of critique. Brings out the contrasts and similarities between European and Anglophone treatments of these issues. Structured in a debate format, so that each chapter is paired with a piece that engages critically with it.