Regional Contexts and Citizenship Education in Asia and Europe

This book is interested in the social aspect of regional groupings, particularly in how citizenship education fares in regional contexts. It aims to portray citizenship issues affecting the European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and describe the manner by which citizenship education reflects and addresses these issues. Case studies on the EU and ASEAN make up its two parts which analyse the consequences of regionalism and citizenship education within these territories.

This book is concerned with the social and political aspects of regional groupings, particularly how citizenship education fares in regional contexts. The European Union (EU) has revolutionised its political and economic aims into more encompassing social and political goals. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), on the other hand, is still moving towards fuller integration in social and economic terms as South East Asian nations seek a greater role on the global stage and particularly in the global economy. Both the EU and ASEAN have drawn up educational frameworks that collectively work to harness educational achievements which in turn work to fulfill social and economic objectives at the regional level. This book portrays citizenship issues affecting the two regions and describes the way citizenship education can reflect and address these issues. Case studies on EU and ASEAN member countries make up the book’s two parts which analyse, among other issues:

• The Changing Landscape of Citizenship Education in England
• Political Didactics and Political Education in Germany
• Rethinking a Conceptual Framework for Citizenship Education in ASEAN Countries
• Education for ASEANness: A tool to build an ASEAN community

This book explores new ideas on citizenship and comparative education in regional contexts and will be of interest to researchers concerned with the impact of regionalism on social development and to citizenship educators studying the influence of contexts on the construction of citizenship education.