Community-based Learning and Social Movements: Popular Education in a Populist Age

Mayo demonstrates how, through popular education and participatory action research, communities can develop their own understandings of their problems. Using case studies that illustrate popular education approaches in practice, she offers pedagogies of hope and shows how communities can engineer impactful and democratic forms of social change.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 06 May 2020
Publisher: Bristol University Press

The surge of Far Right populism presents significant obstacles for societies, deepening rifts, inciting hate speech, and escalating hate crimes. This book explores effective strategies for communities and social justice movements to address these challenges collaboratively, mitigating their underlying causes and immediate manifestations. Mayo emphasizes the significance of community-based learning in developing proactive measures to foster more inclusive and harmonious futures. Through popular education and participatory action research, communities can gain a deeper understanding of their issues and cultivate their own solutions. The book showcases case studies that exemplify education approaches in practice, demonstrating how communities can engineer democratic forms of social change. By working together, societies can strive towards a future that is characterized by respect, understanding, and unity.

Weight: 332g
Dimension: 156 x 233 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781447343271