Description:
This book explores the diverse landscape of citizenship practices in Central and Eastern Europe, an area often overlooked in research.
Through an interdisciplinary lens, the contributors explore how education and political participation shape these practices in a region marked by historical and social complexities. The book offers fresh insights into how citizenship is perceived and practiced, highlighting the role of civic education in fostering political engagement.
By addressing both the challenges and opportunities of citizenship in this dynamic region, this volume contributes to broader debates on citizenship and democracy across Europe and beyond.
Brief description: Nina Kolleck is Professor Education Researcher and Political Scientist and Professor at the University of Potsdam with a specialization in citizenship education.
Review Quotes:
"In this book Nina Kolleck and Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski invite us to understand controversial citizenship policies and practices in an under-researched key area. These 13 chapters collectively take readers- scholars, students and policymakers - on a journey based on a multisciplinary perspecitve exploring citizenship and democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, emphasizing the role of education in shaping active participation." Massimiliano Tarozzi, University of Bologna
"Citizenship practices are drastically changing for youth in today's global world. This book helpfully provides a critical, comparative, and interdisciplinary set of perspectives to the dynamics affecting young people's citizenship beliefs and practices. The focus on regional dynamics in Central and Eastern provides readers with the opportunity to more deeply explore and examine the nuances and complexities of the citizenship-practice-civic education nexus across contexts." Laura Engel, George Washington University