Citizenship and Education in Liberal-Democratic Societies : Teaching for Cosmopolitan Values and Collective Identities

## Abstract The essays in the volume address educational issues that arise when national, sub-national, and supra-national identities compete. These include: how to determine the limits to parental educational rights when liberalism’s concern to protect and promote children’s autonomy conflicts with the desire to maintain communal integrity; whether, given the advances made by the forces of globalization, the liberal–democratic state can morally justify its traditional purpose of forging a cohesive national identity or whether increasing globalization has rendered this educational aim obsolete and morally corrupt; and whether liberal education should instead seek to foster a sense of global citizenship, even if doing so would suppress patriotic identification. In addressing these and many other questions, the volume examines the theoretical and practical issues at stake between nationalists, multiculturalists, and cosmopolitans in the field of education. The 15 essays included (which were originally presented at a symposium on ‘Collective Identities and Cosmopolitan Values: Group Rights and Public Education in Liberal–Democratic Societies’, held in Montreal from June 22 to 25, 2000), and an introductory essay by the editors, provide a genuine, productive dialogue between political and legal philosophers and educational theorists. The essays are arranged in three parts: I: Cosmopolitanism, Liberalism and Common Education (six chapters); II: Liberalism and Traditionalist Education (four chapters); and III: Liberal Constraints on Traditionalist Education (five chapters). Liberalism And The Dilemma Of Public Education In Multicultural Societies / Walter Feinberg, Kevin Mcdonough -- Teaching Cosmopolitan Right / Jeremy Waldron -- Liberal Education: The United States Example / K. Anthony Appiah -- Pluralism, Personal Identity, And Freedom Of Conscience / Kenneth A. Strike -- Between State And Civil Society: European Contexts For Education / Joseph Dunne -- The Burdens And Dilemmas Of Common Schooling / Terence H. Mclaughlin -- Should We Teach Patriotic History? / Harry Brighouse -- Comprehensive Educations And The Liberal Understanding Of Autonomy / Shelley Burtt -- Citizenship As Identity, Citizenship As Shared Fate, And The Functions Of Multicultural Education / Melissa S. Williams -- Civic Friendship And Democratic Education / David Blacker -- Schooling And Cultural Maintenance For Religious Minorities In The Liberal State / J. Mark Halstead -- Multicultural Accommodations In Education / Rob Reich -- 'mistresses Of Their Own Destiny': Group Rights, Gender, And Realistic Rights Of Exit / Susan Moller Okin -- Multinational Civic Education / Kevin Mcdonough -- Religious Education In Liberal Democratic Societies: The Question Of Accountability And Autonomy / Walter Feinberg -- Liberalism And Group Identities / Stephen Macedo. Edited By Kevin Mcdonough And Walter Feinberg. All The Papers In This Volume Were Originally Presented At A Symposium On 'collective Identities And Cosmopolitan Values: Group Rights And Public Education In Liberal-democratic Societies,' Held In Montreal From June 22 To 25, 2000--acknowledgments. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Liberalism and the dilemma of public education in multicultural societies / Walter Feinberg and Kevin McDonough Teaching cosmopolitan right / Jeremy Waldron Liberal education: the United States example / K. Anthony Appiah Pluralism, personal identity, and freedom of conscience / Kenneth A. Strike Between state and civil society: European contexts for education / Joseph Dunne The burdens and dilemmas of common schooling / Terence H. McLaughlin Should we teach patriotic history? / Harry Brighouse Comprehensive educations and the liberal understanding of autonomy / Shelley Burtt Citizenship as identity, citizenship as shared fate, and the functions of multicultural education / Melissa S. Williams Civic friendship and democratic education / David Blacker Schooling and cultural maintenance for religious minorities in the liberal state / J. Mark Halstead Multicultural accommodations in education / Rob Reich 'Mistresses of their own destiny': group rights, gender, and realistic rights of exit / Susan Moller Okin Multinational civic education / Kevin McDonough Religious education in liberal democratic societies: the question of accountability and autonomy / Walter Feinberg Liberalism and group identities / Stephen Macedo "The essays in this volume address the educational issues which arise when national, sub-national, and supra-national identities compete. How can we determine the limits of parental educational rights when the concern of liberalism to protect and promote children's autonomy conflicts with the desire to maintain communal integrity? Given the advances made by the forces of globalization, can the liberal-democratic state morally justify its traditional purpose of forging a cohesive national identity? Or has increasing globalization rendered this educational aim obsolete and morally corrupt? Should liberal education seek instead to foster a sense of global citizenship, even if so doing would suppress patriotic identification?" "In addressing these and many other questions, the volume examines the theoretical and practical issues at stake between naturalists, multi-culturalists, and cosmopolitans in the field of education. The fifteen essays, plus an introductory essay by the editors, provide a genuine, productive dialogue between political and legal philosophers and educational theorists."--Jacket The essays in this volume address the educational issues which arise when national, sub-national, and supra-national identities compete. How can we determine the limits of parental educational rights when the concern of liberalism to protect and promote children's autonomy conflicts with the desire to maintain communal integrity? Given the advances made by the forces of globalization, can the liberal-democratic state morally justify its traditional purpose of forging a cohesive national identity? Or has increasing globalization rendered this educational aim obsolete and morally corrupt? Should liberal education instead seek to foster a sense of global citizenship, even if doing so would suppress patriotic identification? In addressing these and many other questions, the volume examines the theoretical and practical issues at stake between nationalists, multiculturalists, and cosmopolitans in the field of education. The fifteen essays, plus an introductory essay by the editors, provide a genuine, productive dialogue between political and legal philosophers and educational theorists. The essays in this volume address educational issues that arise when national, sub-national and supra-national identities compete. Together, they examine the theoretical and practical issues at stake between nationalists, multiculturalists and cosmopolitans in the field