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Jacques Rancière and Emancipatory Education: Rethinking Political Teaching

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This article critically examines conceptions of emancipatory education grounded in the work of Jacques Rancière. It investigates whether Rancièrian contributions to the theory of emancipatory education draw consistent conclusions from Rancière’s interventions and whether Rancièrian conceptions of political education are capable of addressing their potential limitations. To this end, the article reconstructs Rancière’s interventions alongside Rancièrian conceptions of emancipatory and political education. It then examines these approaches and develops arguments about how a Rancièrian notion of emancipatory education should be understood. Finally, the article presents guidelines for emancipatory education that are relevant to both intellectual and political emancipation.

Source: Studies in Philosophy and Education

DOI: 10.1007/s11217-026-10067-2

Authors: Antti Moilanen, Sari Hietamäki

Institutions: University of Kassel, University of Jyväskylä

Language: English

Topic: Critical Theory and Political Philosophy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,090