Chapter 3. The Construction of Citizenship and Nation Building: The Singapore Case

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. The Contributors vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part 1: Identity and Citizenship
6. Chapter 1. Interculturality, Identity and Citizenship Education in Mexico 11
7. Chapter 2. National Identity at a Crossroads: The Struggle between Culture, Language and Politics in Hong Kong 23
8. Chapter 3. The Construction of Citizenship and Nation Building: The Singapore Case 47
9. Part 2: Concepts of Citizenship Education
10. Chapter 4. Concepts and Issues in Citizenship Education. A Comparative Study of Germany, Britain and the US 69
11. Chapter 5. Contested Notions of Citizenship and Citizenship Education: The Chinese Case 86
12. Part 3: Intercultural Citizenship
13. Chapter 6. Developing a Concept of Intercultural Citizenship 109
14. Chapter 7. The Concept of ‘Intercultural Citizenship’: Lessons from Fiction and Art 130
15. Chapter 8. Beyond the Nation? Potential for Intercultural Citizenship Education in Japan 144
16. Chapter 9. Towards an Intercultural Frame of Mind: Citizenship in Poland 164
17. Chapter 10. Citizenship Education in Spain: Aspects of Secondary Education 187
18. Chapter 11. The Intercultural Dimension of Citizenship Education in Portugal 213
19. Appendix 233
20. References 235