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Pedagogies of Empire

Rethinking National and Global Citizenship through Imperial Histories

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The biggest issues that challenge our global contemporary world are religious and ethnic tensions, the changing nature of global governance, political crises, social injustice, economic inequality, environmental issues, poverty, and hunger, among others. Globalization and global governance are hindered by multiculturalism. For example, the acknowledged failure of multiculturalism to achieve true tolerance and integration has created politicized forms of Islam, which in turn pose an obstacle to global security.

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Traoré, M.O. (2017). Pedagogies of Empire. In: Aloni, N., Weintrob, L. (eds) Beyond Bystanders. Moral Development and Citizenship Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-026-4_10

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