Education for Sustainable Development in an Unequal World: Biopolitics, Differentiation and Affirmative...

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Beniamin Knutsson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) Linus Bylund (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

Education for Sustainable Development in an Unequal World

Biopolitics, Differentiation and Affirmative Alternatives

Beniamin Knutsson (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Linus Bylund (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Sofie Hellberg (University of Gothenburg, Sweden) , Jonas Lindberg (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)

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English

Bristol University Press
08 October 2024

Development studies; Social discrimination; Educational strategies & policy; Political science & theory

Series: Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is recurrently depicted as an enterprise that unites humanity in a common pursuit of a more just and sustainable world. But how is this enterprise pursued on a planet that is enormously unequal? Drawing on biopolitical theory and rich empirical data from different contexts around the world, this book explores how ESD is unpacked depending on whether people are rich or poor.

The book demonstrates how ESD is adapted to the lifestyles and living conditions of different populations. The implication of this depoliticized sensitivity to local 'realities', the book argues, is that inequality becomes accommodated and that different responsibilities are assigned to rich and poor. Ultimately, the book considers alternatives to this biopolitical divide.

By: Beniamin Knutsson (University of Gothenburg Sweden), Linus Bylund (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Sofie Hellberg (University of Gothenburg, Sweden), Jonas Lindberg (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529234077
ISBN 10: 1529234077
Series: Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education
Pages: 220
Publication Date: 08 October 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

1. Education for Sustainable Development: A Global Enterprise in an Unequal World 2. Exploring Education for Sustainable Development Biopolitically 3. Global Policy Initiatives and the Biopolitics of ESD for 2030 4. And The Winners Are… Awarding Sustainability Education for Subsistence and Hipsteresque Lifestyles 5. Eco-schooling for Rich and Poor Populations 6. Biopolitical ‘Effects’ of Education for Sustainable Development 7. Conclusions: Biopolitical Differentiation and Affirmative Alternatives

Beniamin Knutsson is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Research Associate of the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. Linus Bylund is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Sofie Hellberg is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Jonas Lindberg is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the Department of Economy and Society, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Reviews for Education for Sustainable Development in an Unequal World: Biopolitics, Differentiation and Affirmative Alternatives

“Education for sustainable development has been gaining strength in institutional politics, but it has also been seen as a slogan due to its conceptual ambiguity. This book constitutes a proposal from biopolitical theory to seriously consider specific realities, mainly in countries that suffer from great social inequality."" Edgar Javier González Gaudiano, Universidad Veracruzana “This is an important, urgent and sophisticated book. Surely the best book yet written on Education for Sustainable Development. Using a subtle and impressive combination of carefully elicited research data from different socioeconomic settings and pertinent and effective theoretical resources, it argues for an affirmation of equality and life within a critical and situated ESD. Anyone with concerns about the extinction of our species and all practitioners of ESD must read this book now!” Stephen J Ball FBA, UCL Institute of Education