Children, citizenship and environment: nurturing a democratic imagination in a changing world

Today's millennial generation inherit a world confronted by four difficult and intersecting challenges: dangerous environmental change, weakening democracies, growing social inequality, and a paradigm of economic growth that has contributed to unprecedented youth unemployment and resource extraction beyond ourplanet's limits. But the future is not inevitable and today on the streets everywhere; there is a strong, youthful energy for change. ‘Children, Citizenship and Environment' sets out a new agenda for citizenship education which reflects both the responsibility and opportunities we are confronted with to support young citizens. In a myth busting discussion of issues facing young citizensgrowing up in neoliberal democracies, political scientist Bronwyn Hayward draws on the experience of New Zealanders, a nation where young citizens often express a strong sense of personal responsibility for their planet but where many face shocking social conditions. Theoretically informed and written with engaging practical insight, Hayward argues that young citizens today will need fewer lessons in how to recycle or when to switch off the lights and more intergenerational support to reclaim their democratic imagination and?discover the ‘seeds' of ecological citizenship and their own SMART ‘ handprint' for social justice. This book will be of interest to a wide audience including teachers and professionals who work in Environmental Citizenship Education as well as students and researchers with an interest in the topic. Bronwyn Hayward is a Senior Lecturer in Political Science at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.She has lectured internationally on environmental politics, public participation and youth citizenship for twenty years and is currently a visiting research fellow with the RESOLVE Research Group on Lifestyles, Values and Environmentat the University of Surrey. From 2008 to 2011 Bronwyn was also a visiting fellow with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change at the University of East Anglia. INDICE: 1.Ecology and Democracy as if Children Mattered 2. Neoliberalism and Children's Everyday Citizenship:Bowling with a Sponsor 3. Growing Greener Citizens: FEARS, SMART or SEEDs Experiences? 4. Social Agency: Learning how to make a difference with others 5. Environmental Education:Growing Up on Google Earth 6. Embedded Justice: Rethinking Eco-Social Responsibility .7 Decentred Deliberation: Storytelling and Democratic Listening 8. Social Handprints of Ecological Citizens

• ISBN: 978-1-8497-1437-2
• Editorial: Earthscan
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 184
• Fecha Publicación: 28/06/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés