Posts Categorized: Citizenship

This will be a series of blog posts that I am writing to assist me in the work of developing my understanding of civics and citizenship education. Basically, I want to engage in a critical analysis, as it pertains to my interest in civics and citizenship education, of some of the key scholars in a…

This is another post that will likely be part of a series. I’m really enjoying using my blog for this part of the research process, as a tool to unpack my thoughts and consider the direction of my research. So, as I’ve mentioned elsewhere (I think), I’m interested in exploring social media as site of…

Billig, M. (1995). Banal Nationalism. Springer. Introduction societies that maintain armies – belief that some things are more valuable than life itself. What is valued – changes in times. Sometimes, these causes, after time has passed, seem trivial. This reflects a shifting balance of priorities. Great causes today – different. So is the scale of…