This is the first book to offer a global introduction to the major debates in the theory of education. It reflects developments in the social and political theory and introduces theorists such as Bourdieu, Dewey and Habermas.

Introduction
Cultural Citizenship, Education and Democracy
Redefining the Good Society
Democratic Socialism, Multiculturalism and the Third Way
Questions of Education
Critical Pedagogy, Democracy and Capitalism
Education without Enemies or Borders
Pragmaticism and Environmental Education
Education in the Consumer and Information Age
Education, Hope and the Politics of Fear
The Resilience of Democracy and Cultural Citizenship

Nick is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Nottingham University. He has written a number of books, including Culture, Ideology and Socialism (1995), Understanding Media Cultures (1995), The Transformation of the Media (1999), Making Sense of Men¿s Lifestyle Magazines (2001), Cultural Citizenship (2003) and David Bowie: Fame, Sound and Vision (2006). He is also currently on the editorial board of the BSA journal Cultural Sociology and Keywords.