Civil Enculturation: Nation-State, School and Ethnic Difference in The Netherlands, Britain, Germany, and France

Published by Berghahn Books 2004

Civil Enculturation

Nation-State, School and Ethnic Difference in The Netherlands, Britain, Germany, and France

Edited by: Werner Schiffauer , Gerd Baumann , Riva Kastoryano and Steven Vertovec

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782387237

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For several years now, the concepts of 'civil culture' and 'civil society' have been widely discussed in the social sciences. Theoretically innovative and empirically rich, this volume is one of few studies that offer solid and focused ethnographic research on how the tenets and assumptions of civil culture are inculcated in schools. The authors examined school curricula, texts and pedagogical practices, observed daily interaction within the schools and outside, and conducted numerous interviews and discussion groups. The experience of students from Turkish backgrounds in the four countries was given special attention, thus offering valuable insights into the changing dynamics of nation-state civil cultures in multicultural societies.

Author / Editor information

Werner Schiffauer is Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the European University, Viadrina, Frankfurt, Germany.

Gerd Baumann (1953-2014) was Reader in Social Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam.

Riva Kastoryano is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Research in International Studies (CNRS), Paris.

Steven Vertovec is Professor of Transnational Anthropology at the University of Oxford.

Werner Schiffauer is Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the European University, Viadrina, Frankfurt, Germany.

Reviews

“The result is a truly innovative approach to contrasting ideas and practices of building civil cultures.” · Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Nation-state, Schools and Civil Enculturation Gerd Baumann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I FOUR CIVIL CULTURES AT SCHOOL
1 The School as a Place in its Social Space Gerd Baumann and Thijl Sunier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	21
2 Representing the Nation in History Textbooks Werner Schiffauer and Thijl Sunier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
3 Taxonomies of Cultural Difference: Constructions of Otherness Sabine Mannitz and Werner Schiffauer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
4 The Place of Religion in Four Civil Cultures Sabine Mannitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
5 Muslim Headscarves in Four Nation-states and Schools Beate Collet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Part II CIVIL ENCULTURATION AND DISCURSIVE ASSIMILATION
6 National Language and Mother Tongue Thijl Sunier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
7 Regimes of Discipline and Civil Conduct in Berlin and Paris Sabine Mannitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
8 Argumentative Strategies Thijl Sunier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	210
9 Pupils’ Negotiations of Cultural Difference: Identity Management and Discursive Assimilation Sabine Mannitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
EPILOGUE
Limitations, Convergence and Cross-overs Sabine Mannitz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	335
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	337
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	349

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Keywords: Educational Studies

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Published: March 1, 2004
ISBN: 9781782387237