Children, Democracy, and Education

A Deliberative Reconsideration

Kei Nishiyama (Kaichi International University, Japan)

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English

State University of New York Press
02 September 2025

Philosophy & theory of education; Teaching skills & techniques; Political science & theory

Looks at the present norms and practices of a new form of democratic education and children's democratic participation, utilizing both theoretical and empirical examination of children's deliberative agency.

How children participate in democracy has shifted toward more communicative, networked, and creative models than before. In political science and political theory, however, surprisingly little is understood about what if anything children can contribute to democracy and how they would do so. Traditionally, children have been considered as mere future citizens who are acknowledged only when they behave in accordance with adults' expectations. In this sense, children are one of the last frontiers of democratic inclusion, as they have long been seen and not heard. Children, Democracy, and Education critically examines and proposes how to counteract such a traditional view on children and retheorizes their position and role within contemporary democracy. Utilizing the empirically grounded concept of deliberative democratic learning, Kei Nishiyama then argues how we enable children's communicative participation and development in classrooms, schools, and social movements to expand the inclusive quality of democracy.

By: Kei Nishiyama (Kaichi International University Japan)
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9798855801590
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 02 September 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part I. Theory 1. Children in Deliberative Democracy 2. Theorizing Deliberative Democratic Learning Part II. Classroom 3. Reason-Giving in the Classroom 4. Listening in the Classroom 5. Ethics of Facilitation Part III. Beyond the Classroom 6. The Democratic School as a Mediating Space 7. Deliberative Activism Conclusion Appendix Notes Works Cited Index

Kei Nishiyama is Lecturer at Kaichi International University, Japan, and an Associate at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance at the University of Canberra, Australia.

Reviews for Children, Democracy, and Education: A Deliberative Reconsideration

""Children, Democracy, and Education significantly expands the scope of deliberative democracy research by shedding light on children. Through careful examination of previous deliberative democracy research and educational theory, and fieldwork in Japan and Australia, Nishiyama ambitiously revises important concepts and theories in deliberative democracy and, in some cases, proposes new concepts. Children are reconsidered not as future citizens to be educated but as deliberators in the present. Deliberative democracy exists not only within the confines of the state or mini-publics but also within everyday life such as schools and streets. Thus, this book represents a significant challenge to deliberative democracy theories that predominantly focus on adults and the state or government."" — Tetsuki Tamura, Graduate School of Law, Nagoya University