Patriotism and Democratic Citizenship Education in South Africa: On the (im) Possibility of Reconciliation and Nation Building

Autor/in	Waghid, Yusef
Titel	Patriotism and Democratic Citizenship Education in South Africa: On the (im) Possibility of Reconciliation and Nation Building
Quelle	In: Educational Philosophy and Theory, 41 (2009) 4, S.399-409 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1857
DOI	10.1111/j.1469-5812.2008.00436.x
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Citizenship; Racial Segregation; Democracy; Citizenship Education; Foreign Countries; Conflict Resolution; Problems; Public Policy; Policy Analysis; Patriotism; Elementary Secondary Education; Educational Policy; Role of Education; Educational Philosophy; Politics of Education; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Staatsbürgerschaft; Rassentrennung; Demokratie; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Ausland; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Problemsituation; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politikfeldanalyse; Patriotismus; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsauftrag; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Educational policy; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In this article, I shall evaluate critically the democratic citizenship education project in South Africa to ascertain whether the patriotic sentiments expressed in the "Manifesto on Values, Education and Democracy" (2001) are in conflict with the achievement of reconciliation and nation building (specifically peace and friendship) after decades of apartheid rule. My first argument is that, although it seems as if the teaching of patriotism through the Department of Education's democratic citizenship agenda in South African schools is a laudable initiative that can contribute toward establishing a definitive break with our apartheid past, the expression of blind patriotic sentiments (such as pledging allegiance to one's country and its citizens only) as articulated in the "Manifesto" can potentially marginalise others (immigrant communities) as the country endeavours to build its fledgling democracy. My second argument is that the intended democratic form of patriotism of the Department of Education can possibly be undermined by cultivating a culture of "safe expression", which could slow down the country's quest for reconciliation and nation building. (As Provided).
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