Transnational Perspectives on Democracy, Citizenship, Human Rights, and Peace Education considers
ways in which national systems of education could work together, across
borders, to determine the meaning and significance of the principles of
democracy, human rights and peace education, in ways that are
comparative and relational. The contributors and editors (Mary
Drinkwater, Fazal Rizvi and Karen Edge) argue that in an era of
globalization, collaborative investigations are crucial for developing
an understanding of rights, democracy and peace that is transnationally
inflected, and through which national systems of education hold each
other accountable. The chapters address issues such as citizenship,
identity, language, conflict and peace-building, global educational
policy, and democratic approaches to policy and education issues of
democracy, human rights and peace education through analyses of case
studies, research findings and policy initiatives drawn from countries
in the global north and south.