Education and Civil Repair

Beliefs and Practices of Local Desegregation Policies in Sweden

Stefan Lund, Anna Lund, Ali Osman (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2026
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
9781529257687 (ISBN)

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What happens when schools can no longer bind society together?

In an era of growing segregation, this book explores how Swedish schools and municipalities work to counteract inequality and foster civil inclusion. Through detailed case studies of school closures, mergers and new openings, the authors trace how local actors try to achieve “civil repair” – to strengthen equality and rebuild cohesion through education.

Drawing on rich ethnographic research, the book reveals the tensions between policy ideals and on-the-ground realities in a marketised school system. These findings speak not only to Sweden but to broader challenges in education systems across Europe and North America.

Stefan Lund is Professor of Education at Stockholm University. Anna Lund is Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University and a faculty fellow at the Centre for Cultural Sociology, Yale University. Ali Osman is Professor of Education at Stockholm University.

1. Introduction

2. School crisis and composition effects

3. Beliefs and Actions in a Superdiverse Elementary School

4. The struggle with constant change

5. Failed Attempts at Civil Repair

6. School Leadership, Empowerment, and Civil Repair

7. For a Critical Pedagogy of Multicultural Incorporation

8. Education and Civil Repair

Afterword: Choosing Hope - Jeffrey C. Alexander

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.6.2026
Zusatzinfo	6 Tables, black and white; 2 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Didaktik
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Makrosoziologie
ISBN-13	9781529257687 / 9781529257687
Zustand	Neuware