Altering politics
Subtitle: democracy from the legal, educational and social perspectives
By: edited by Jan-Magnus Enelo-Jansson, Katarzyna Jezierska, Bernt Gustavsson
Contributors: Örebro universitet; University of South Africa
Publisher: Örebro universitet
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Örebro
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9789176687581
Subjects: Democracy; Cross-cultural studies; Congresses; Political aspects; Democracy and education; Social aspects; Human rights; Social justice
Notes: "This book originates from a conference held in Pretoria in February 2010 under the auspices of the South African Chair in Development Education, University of South Africa and trhe Research School Conditions of Democracy, Örebro University"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Solidarity and human rights / Sven-Eric Liedman; title: Bildung, Ubuntu and the problem of difference and unity : a postcolonial interpretation / Bernt Gustavsson; title: Subject and its other : on Mouffe's and Habermas's anthropology / Katarzyna Jezierska; title: A Kurdish political community in the making / Zelal Bal; title: The African Union as promoter of democracy and human rights / Mats Öhlén; title: Local social forums in Sweden : at the heart of the movement for global justice and within the system of institutionalized popular education / Henrik Nordvall; title: An active space : structures within activist groups visiting three social forums / Jan-Magnus Enelo-Jansson; title: From migrants to community workers : putting EUropean citizenship in its colonial setting / Meriam Chatty; title: Implications fo a pluralistic legal context for female refugees in the process of return and reintegration / Jenny Zetterqvist; title: Transforming social justice claims into matters of public responsibility : the case of gender and ethnicity in Sweden / Agneta Hugemark & Crhristine Roman; title: The legitimacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran / Mona Samadi; title: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" : challenges to democracy / Kennert Orlenius; title: The ongoing fight against discrimination in Swedish schools / Anne-Marie Johansson; title: Teaching the glocal [i.e. global] citizen : education policy in globalization and the knowledge economy / Matilda Wiklund; title: Democratizing conversations and materializations : ways of promoting multiple voices in the development of ICT / Gunnel Andersdotter; title: Democratic practices and the conscientiousness project : Swedish trade unions in the 20th century / Björn Horgby.