Essays on Citizenship

by Bernard Crick

Citizenship, both the subject and the practice, should be a bridge between the vocational aims of education and education for its own sake. Not all of life is productive: there is leisure, there is culture, both of which active citizens can defend, indeed enhance. This book may, I hope, help teachers and all involved in education (governors, parents and even inspectors) gain or reinforce a sense of civic pride and mission.

224 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2000

About the author

Sir Bernard Rowland Crick was a British political theorist and democratic socialist whose views were often summarised as "politics is ethics done in public". He sought to arrive at a "politics of action", as opposed to a "politics of thought" or of ideology.

Reviews

[Timothy McCluskey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Crick's vision is a real antidote for those who have invested in the 'marketing of politics' and by extension reducing citizenship to focus groups and voting every couple of years. Unfortunately, his voice is not valued in the current political configuration.