Education and Civil Repair

Beliefs and Practices of Local Desegregation Policies in Sweden
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-5768-7
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

What happens when schools can no longer bind society together?

In an era of growing segregation, this book explores how Swedish schools and municipalities work to counteract inequality and foster civil inclusion. Through detailed case studies of school closures, mergers, and new openings, the authors trace how local actors try to achieve 'civil repair' – to strengthen equality and rebuild cohesion through education.

Drawing on rich ethnographic research, the book reveals the tensions between policy ideals and on-the-ground realities in a marketized school system. These findings speak not only to Sweden but to broader challenges in education systems across Europe and North America.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lund, Stefan

Lund, Anna

Osman, Ali

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungspolitik, Bildungsreform
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. School crisis and composition effects

3. Beliefs and Actions in a Superdiverse Elementary School

4. The struggle with constant change

5. Failed Attempts at Civil Repair

6. School Leadership, Empowerment, and Civil Repair

7. For a Critical Pedagogy of Multicultural Incorporation

8. Education and Civil Repair

Afterword: Choosing Hope - Jeffrey C. Alexander

Über Autor(innen)

Lund, Stefan
Stefan Lund is Professor of Education at Stockholm University.

Lund, Anna
Anna Lund is Professor of Sociology at Stockholm University and a faculty fellow at the Centre for Cultural Sociology, Yale University.

Osman, Ali
Ali Osman is Professor of Education at Stockholm University.