Class Consciousness and Education in Sweden

A Marxist Analysis of Revolution in a Social Democracy
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-28600-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Reihe: Routledge Studies in Education, Neoliberalism, and Marxism

Emerging from a Marxist perspective, this book focuses on the importance of social class and the role of education broadly in relation to the possibility of revolutionary change in Sweden and beyond. Critically tracing the celebrated so-called ‘Swedish model’ from its inception to its current neoliberalisation, Maisuria explores the contours of class as part of social democratic history, culture and education, especially against the alternatives of communism and fascism. Presenting empirical research on class consciousness within a higher education context, Maisuria analyses student testimonies on their perceptions of social democracy and ‘Swedishness’ with ethno-racial dynamics, which is subjected to a Gramscian and Critical Realist derived explanatory critique for social transformation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maisuria, Alpesh

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Ideologien Marxismus, Kommunismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: MARXISM, SWEDEN AND TWO CRISES

CHAPTER 1: CLASS CONSCIOUSNESS TOWARDS THE POSSIBILITY OF REVOLUTION

CHAPTER 2: CHARTING A HISTORY OF SOCIAL DEMOCRACY

CHAPTER 3: THEORETICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL MARXISM AS A SOCIAL SCIENCE

PART TWO: DESIGNING AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF CONSCIOUNESS AND PRACTICES OF CLASS

CHAPTER 4: RESEARCH STRATEGY AND DESIGN

PART THREE: RESEARCHING CONSCIOUNESS AND PRACTICES OF CLASS IN SWEDEN

CHAPTER 5: THE FINDINGS OF A CASE STUDY ON CONSCIOUSNESS AND PRACTICES OF CLASS IN SWEDEN

CHAPTER 6: AIMING FOR A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF LIFE SWEDEN 317

PART FOUR: MAKING SENSE OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND PRACTICES OF SOCIAL CLASS IN SWEDEN 327

CHAPTER 7: DEVELOPING AN EXPLANATORY CRITIQUE FROM ACCOUNTS OF EMPIRICAL REALITY 327

CHAPTER 8: CONCLUDING REMARKS, TAKING STOCK AND MOVING ON 342

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Über Autor(innen)

Alpesh Maisuria is a Senior Lecturer at the University of East London, United Kingdom.