The Ignorant Citizen: Mouffe, Rancière, and the Subject of Democratic Education

Studies in Philosophy and Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 141-153

  Biesta, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chantal Mouffe; Citizenship; Citizenship education; Democracy; Democratic education; Jacques Ranci re; Socialisation; Subjectification; The ignorant citizen

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952817911     PISSN: 00393746     EISSN: 1573191X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11217-011-9220-4     Document Type: Article

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