Join us for the launch of ‘Civil Society’s Education’ by Christopher Winch. The book provides a detailed treatment of the concept of civil society from a philosophical perspective, drawing on insights and arguments from Hume, Wittgenstein, Rush Rhees, Vico and Simone Weil.

The evening will begin with a short presentation by the author, Professor Christopher Winch outlining how the book came to be written, the questions that it tries to answer and the influence of key figures in arriving at a broad view of civil society and its role in education.

Following this, a panel discussion will reflect on the book’s key themes and their broader implications, offering an opportunity for rich dialogue and debate on the connection between civil society and culture, civil society and the state and the role that education plays in different aspects of civil society.

The panel will be chaired by Dr Sara Black, Lecturer in Education and Society at King’s.

Sara is a critical education leadership and policy sociologist, with particular interest in the temporality and spatiality of everyday life and how this (re)produces social inequality.

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