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In the 1960s and 1970s there was a remarkable development of
interest in political education not only in Britain but also in
other countries, namely the USA, Germany and Australia. This volume
provides scholars and teachers in this field with a picture of
British work in the area of political education.
Originally published between 1943 and 1969, the volumes in the
International Library of Sociology Political Sociology set were
written against a backdrop of rapid and radical political change.
Covering topics as wide-ranging as European federalism, democracy
and dictatorship and voting, these titles are as relevant today as
when they were first published.
Originally published between 1943 and 1969, the volumes in the
International Library of Sociology Political Sociology set were
written against a backdrop of rapid and radical political change.
Covering topics as wide-ranging as European federalism, democracy
and dictatorship and voting, these titles are as relevant today as
when they were first published.
`... the most convincing argument for the mixed economy that I have read in my lifetime ...' - Bernard Crick
`... path-breaking analysis of the links between the values of community and the imperatives of an advanced economy... exemplifies a tentative but unmistakable new paradigm... a subtle argument.' - London Review of Books
`...the book makes an interesting contribution to the emerging alternatives to the prevailing, New Right, ideology of the 1980's' - Robert Pyper, Talking Politics
`...must be read by the politicians partly for its exposition of a theory of a sensible mixed economy... even more valuable if read by accountants, bankers, economists and other specialists who, like the citizen, have one day to realise that the Whole is far, far more than the sum of the parts.' - Political Quarterly
`The most philosophical of the books reviewed, and the one which might in the long run have the greatest impact on our political thinking... [Boswell] takes the argument for what he calls `public cooperation' one stage further than all the others, in that he treats the quality of human relations in the economic field as not just a means to an end (eg high production or stopping wage inflation) but an end in itself.' - Long Range Planning
In the 1960s and 1970s there was a remarkable development of
interest in political education not only in Britain but also in
other countries, namely the USA, Germany and Australia. This volume
provides scholars and teachers in this field with a picture of
British work in the area of political education.
The Crick Committee Report provided the impetus and rationale for
the Citizenship Order, which introduced citizenship education as a
compulsory element of the core curriculum in all secondary schools
in England from 2002. citizenship, its conditions and
pre-requisites, that has an established place in higher education
courses in politics, social policy, sociology and social
philosophy. Within the philosophy of education there has been a
revival in the teaching of moral values. provide a critical
commentary on the assumptions, principles and presuppositions
associated with the idea of education for active democratic
citizenship. This book includes some seminal articles of previously
published material that have been revised for the purpose of this
volume and original essays from established authors in this area.
Bernard Crick's mastery of the political essay is matched by few,
if any, modern political writers. This new collection demonstrates
the wide range of his writing with characteristically bold,
argumentative and witty pieces on British identity, on the Northern
Irish peace process, on New Labour, on Shaw, Berlin, Laski and
Arendt, and on the present state of political writing. It will
enlighten, provoke and amuse readers keen to engage with political
ideas and arguments current at the turn of the millennium.
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The Discourses (Paperback, Revised)
Niccolo Machiavelli; Edited by Bernard Crick; Introduction by Bernard Crick; Translated by Brian Richardson, Leslie Walker
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Machiavelli examines the glorious republican past of Rome. In contrast with The Prince, this unfinished work upholds the Republic as the best and most enduring style of government.
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Essays (Paperback, [New Ed.])
George Orwell; Introduction by Bernard Crick
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This outstanding collection brings together Orwell’s longer, major essays and a fine selection of shorter pieces that includes ‘My Country Right or Left’, ‘Decline of the English Murder’, 'Shooting an Elephant’ and ‘A Hanging’. With great originality and wit Orwell unfolds his views on subjects ranging from the moral enormity of Jonathan Swift’s strange genius and a revaluation of Charles Dickens to the nature of Socialism, a comic yet profound discussion of naughty sea-side picture postcards and a spirited defence of English cooking. Displaying an almost unrivalled mastery of English plain prose style, Orwell’s essays challenge, move and entertain.
In recent years there has been much political talk and academic
debate on the subject of active citizenship, to which Bernard
Crick's work has been central. His 'mission statement' (repeated
here) is to induce 'no less than a change in political culture', to
replace passive democracy, grounded on unsocial individualism and
consumer values, with the republican ideal of 'active citizens,
willing, able and equipped to have an influence on public life!'.
Here a group of political actors and academics, who believe a
radically more active citizenship is a worthy aim, are invited to
spell out in their particular area of concern, the obstacles and
how they might be overcome, either by institutional innovation or
changes in culture, and what be the benefits for democracy in the
UK. Bernard Crick's first and final essays set the tone,
respectively, on Civic Republicanism Today and Political Identity.
Other contributors consider active citizenship in relation to:
Labour Government Policy (David Blunkett and Matthew Taylor);
Scottish Devolution (George Reid); Public Services (David
Donnison); Gender Equality (Rhona Fitzgerald); Schools (Pamela
Munn); Multiculturalism (Dina Kiwan); Integrating Immigrants
(Elizabeth Meehan); Lifelong Learning (John Annette); Europe and
International Understanding (Derek Heater); Young People (Andrew
Lockyer) and Scottish Independence (Kevin Francis).
The authoritative biography of George Orwell, written with the
cooperation of Orwell's widow. 'In its thoroughness, and its
mastery of a considerable volume of material, this is the
definitive biography of Orwell.' Sunday Times 'It is hardly worth
using up space to declare just how good it is. Different readers
will come away from its seventeen pungent and packed chapters with
diverse memories of its excellence.' Guardian
Citizenship, both the subject and the practice, should be a bridge
between the vocational aims of education and education for its own
sake. Not all of life is productive: there is leisure, there is
culture, both of which active citizens can defend, indeed enhance.
This book may, I hope, help teachers and all involved in education
(governors, parents and even inspectors) gain or reinforce a sense
of civic pride and mission.
Citizenship, both the subject and the practice, should be a bridge
between the vocational aims of education and education for its own
sake. Not all of life is productive: there is leisure, there is
culture, both of which active citizens can defend, indeed enhance.
This book may, I hope, help teachers and all involved in education
(governors, parents and even inspectors) gain or reinforce a sense
of civic pride and mission.>
In this illuminating celebration of the political world, Bernard
Crick asserts that politics, with its compromises and power
struggles, remains the only tested alternative to government by
coercion, making both freedom and order possible in heterogeneous
societies. For Crick, politics is messy and complex, and his book
defends it against those who would identify it with (and reduce it
to) ideology, democracy, nationalism, or technology. This Fourth
edition has been updated to include an assessment of the
revolutions in 1989 in Eastern Europe. It also examines current
situations in Northern Ireland, Israel and Palestine, and South
Africa.
In recent years there has been much political talk and academic
debate on the subject of active citizenship, to which Bernard
Crick's work has been central. His 'mission statement' (repeated
here) is to induce 'no less than a change in political culture', to
replace passive democracy, grounded on unsocial individualism and
consumer values, with the republican ideal of 'active citizens,
willing, able and equipped to have an influence on public life!'.
Here a group of political actors and academics, who believe a
radically more active citizenship is a worthy aim, are invited to
spell out in their particular area of concern, the obstacles and
how they might be overcome, either by institutional innovation or
changes in culture, and what be the benefits for democracy in the
UK. Bernard Crick's first and final essays set the tone,
respectively, on Civic Republicanism Today and Political Identity.
Other contributors consider active citizenship in relation to:
Labour Government Policy (David Blunkett and Matthew Taylor);
Scottish Devolution (George Reid); Public Services (David
Donnison); Gender Equality (Rhona Fitzgerald); Schools (Pamela
Munn); Multiculturalism (Dina Kiwan); Integrating Immigrants
(Elizabeth Meehan); Lifelong Learning (John Annette); Europe and
International Understanding (Derek Heater); Young People (Andrew
Lockyer) and Scottish Independence (Kevin Francis).
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