Recuperating Democratic Spaces in an Age of Militarisation and a "New Fascism"

Autor/in	Mayo, Peter
Titel	Recuperating Democratic Spaces in an Age of Militarisation and a "New Fascism"
Quelle	In: Policy Futures in Education, 10 (2012) 6, S.601-615 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1478-2103
DOI	10.2304/pfie.2012.10.6.601
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Recognition (Achievement); Critical Theory; Neoliberalism; Commercialization; Intellectual Development; Democracy; Political Attitudes; Authoritarianism; Educational Policy; Social Environment; Social Change; Role of Education; Universities + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Anerkennung; Kritische Theorie; Neo-liberalism; Neoliberalismus; Mental development; Geistige Entwicklung; Demokratie; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Autoritarismus; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Soziales Umfeld; Sozialer Wandel; Bildungsauftrag; University; Universität
Abstract	This essay provides a comprehensive overview of Henry Giroux's contribution over the years to critical thinking in education and beyond. It focuses primarily on Giroux's recent works concerning the changing nature of the State (from the social to the carceral and neoliberal state), the war against youth and children, the culture of militarisation, torture, the emergence of a "new fascism", the corporatisation of schools and higher education and the need for intellectuals to extend their work beyond the confines of academia to engage as public intellectuals, as well as the roles of critical pedagogy and cultural studies in this regard. The article draws on a range of writings, including both academic and more "public" writings from such outlets as "Truthout and Counterpunch". While much of what is written presents a bleak picture of the current international socio-economic scenario, Giroux's work is infused with a sense of hope and agency. It is inspired by a view of a world not as it is now but as it can and should be. (Contains 8 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10