{"product_id":"the-politics-of-comprehensive-school-reforms-cleavages-and-coalitions-paperback-softback-9781009235198","title":"The Politics of Comprehensive School Reforms; Cleavages and Coalitions (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009235198","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Politics of Comprehensive School Reforms\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCleavages and Coalitions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book provides a comparative-historical analysis of school politics in Norway and Germany, inspired by Rokkanian cleavage theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKatharina Sass (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009235198, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 April 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages\u003cbr\u003e23 x 15 x 2 cm, 0.504 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'A very accomplished book which adds to the sum of knowledge about, and understanding of, the way in which cleavages and coalitions are expressed in the politics of comprehensive education. This is not a narrow specialism within the study of education policy but a central aspect of the subject, which should be read with pleasure and profit by undergraduates and researchers in the field.' Susanne Wiborg, author of Education and Social Integration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhy are school systems structured differently across countries? The Politics of Comprehensive School Reform examines this question through an in-depth analysis of school politics in Germany and Norway during the post-war period of educational expansion. Using a Rokkanian theoretical framework, the book argues that school politics can only be understood in light of the cleavages, or political divides, that shape actors' interests, ideologies, and inclinations for who they want to cooperate with – or not. The book analyzes cross-cutting cleavages connected to religion, geography, language, anticommunism, and gender, and demonstrates how Norwegian social democrats and German Christian democrats built successful coalitions by mobilizing support from different social groups. Extensively researched and expansively applicable, this book contributes to the interdisciplinary literature on the politics of education, and to the field of comparative welfare and education regime research. This book is also available Open Access on Cambridge Core.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Back to the roots\u003cbr\u003e 3. Political playing fields: Actors' power resources and social base\u003cbr\u003e 4. The class cleavage: Struggles over comprehensive schooling\u003cbr\u003e 5. The crosscutting cleavages: struggles over religion, centralization, language, anticommunism, and gender\u003cbr\u003e 6. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: EU \u0026amp; European institutions [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on EU \u0026amp; European institutions\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22EU%20\u0026amp;%20European%20institutions%20%5BJPSN2%5D%22\"\u003eJPSN2\u003c\/a\u003e], Comparative politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Comparative politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Comparative%20politics%20%5BJPB%5D%22\"\u003eJPB\u003c\/a\u003e], Educational strategies \u0026amp; policy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Educational strategies \u0026amp; policy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Educational%20strategies%20\u0026amp;%20policy%20%5BJNF%5D%22\"\u003eJNF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52507262910744,"sku":"9781009235198","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009235198i.jpg?v=1786441672","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-politics-of-comprehensive-school-reforms-cleavages-and-coalitions-paperback-softback-9781009235198","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}