Transnational Perspectives on Democracy, Citizenship, Human Rights and Peace Education

Transnational Perspectives on Democracy, Citizenship, Human Rights, and Peace Education considers ways in which national systems of education could work together, across borders, to determine the meaning and significance of the principles of democracy, human rights and peace education, in ways that are comparative and relational. The contributors and editors (Mary Drinkwater, Fazal Rizvi and Karen Edge) argue that in an era of globalization, collaborative investigations are crucial for developing an understanding of rights, democracy and peace that is transnationally inflected, and through which national systems of education hold each other accountable. The chapters address issues such as citizenship, identity, language, conflict and peace-building, global educational policy, and democratic approaches to policy and education issues of democracy, human rights and peace education through analyses of case studies, research findings and policy initiatives drawn from countries in the global north and south.

Mary Drinkwater is a Lecturer in Leadership, Higher and Adult Education, and Comparative International and Development Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Canada. She is also an Adjunct Faculty at Yorkville University, Canada.

Karen Edge is Pro Vice Provost (International) at UCL and Reader in Educational Leadership at IOE, UCL's Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. Karen was Principal Investigator of the ESRC-funded Global City School Leaders Project examining Generation X leaders' careers and aspirations in London, New York and Toronto. Karen works globally with schools and organisations to explore leadership, talent spotting, retention and system change. In 2015, Karen was recognised with the UCL Institute of Education Director's Prize for Public Engagement.