Education for Sustainable Development in an Unequal World: Biopolitics, Differentiation and Affirmative Alternatives (First Edition) (Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education)

By: Beniamin Knutsson and Linus Bylund and Sofie Hellberg and Jonas Lindberg

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Synopsis: Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is recurrently depicted as an enterprise that unites humanity in a common pursuit of a more just and sustainable world. But how is this enterprise pursued on a planet that is enormously unequal? Drawing on biopolitical theory and rich empirical data from different contexts around the world, this book explores how ESD is unpacked depending on whether people are rich or poor. The book demonstrates how ESD is adapted to the lifestyles and living conditions of different populations. The implication of this depoliticized sensitivity to local ‘realities’, the book argues, is that inequality becomes accommodated and that different responsibilities are assigned to rich and poor. Ultimately, the book considers alternatives to this biopolitical divide.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 220 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781529234091
Related ISBNs:: 9781529234084, 9781529234107, 9781529234114, 9781529234077
Publisher:: Bristol University Press
Date of Addition:: 10/08/24
Copyrighted By:: Bristol University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Education, Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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