Civil Society's Education : Reflections on the Informal Roots of Learning

Christopher Winch

ISBN 10: 1350513407 / ISBN 13: 9781350513402

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jul 2026, 2026

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Neuware - This book examines the relationship between the educational activities of civil society and those of the state via three case studies in vocational education, political education, and educational markets. Winch argues that the narrower educational activities of the state cannot be understood independently of those that take place in civil society which consists of institutions such as families, churches, businesses, trade unions, charities and political associations. Drawing on arguments and ideas in the work of Hume, Wittgenstein, Rhees, Vico, Hegel and Gramsci and building on the work of authors such as Bakhurst, Roedl and Hamlyn, the book breaks new ground in offering a philosophical account of civil society and the place of education within it. It is relevant to a range of societies, including those without a state or where the state has little influence, located in geographically and temporally diverse contexts.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Civil Society's Education : Reflections on the Informal Roots of Learning
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Jul 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1350513407
• ISBN 13: 9781350513402
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 15D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 397 grams

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Synopsis

This book examines the relationship between the educational activities of civil society and those of the state via three case studies in vocational education, political education, and educational markets. Winch argues that the narrower educational activities of the state cannot be understood independently of those that take place in civil society which consists of institutions such as families, churches, businesses, trade unions, charities and political associations. Drawing on arguments and ideas in the work of Hume, Wittgenstein, Rhees, Vico, Hegel and Gramsci and building on the work of authors such as Bakhurst, Roedl and Hamlyn, the book breaks new ground in offering a philosophical account of civil society and the place of education within it. It is relevant to a range of societies, including those without a state or where the state has little influence, located in geographically and temporally diverse contexts.

About the Authors

Christopher Winch is Professor of Educational Philosophy and Policy at King's College London, UK.

PAUL STANDISH is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK.