Global Citizenship Education and the Crises of Multiculturalism

Massimiliano Tarozzi is Associate Professor in Education at the Department Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Italy, and was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. He is the editor of Encyclopaideia: Journal of Phenomenology and Education and Chair of the institution governing educational services in Bologna, Italy. Carlos Alberto Torres is Distinguished Professor of Education, UNESCO Chair in Global Learning and Global Citizenship Education, and Director of the Paulo Freire Institute at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), USA. He is President of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies, Founding Director of the Paulo Freire Institutes in Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and at UCLA, and Past President of the Comparative International Education Society (CIES).

• Preface1. The Priority of Global Citizenship EducationPart I: Difference and Citizenship2. Theoretical Conceptualization: The Challenge of Diversity3. Multiculturalism: The USA Perspective 4. Interculturalism: The European Union Perspective 5. Comparing Intercultural and Multicultural EducationPart II: Justice in Democracies6. Theoretical Conceptualization:The Challenge of Equality7. From Multiculturalism to Global Citizenship Education ConclusionReferencesIndex

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