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Education for Sustainable Development in an Unequal World

Biopolitics, Differentiation and Affirmative Alternatives
By Sofie Hellberg and Beniamin Knutsson and Linus Bylund and Jonas Lindberg
Series: Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education
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Education for Sustainable Development in an Unequal World is recurrently depicted as an enterprise that unites humanity in a common pursuit of a more just and sustainable world. But how is this enterprise pursued on a planet that is enormously unequal? Drawing on biopolitical theory and... Read More
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Drawing on biopolitical theory and rich empirical data from different contexts around the world, this book explores how Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is unpacked depending on whether people are rich or poor.

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Education for Sustainable Development in an Unequal World is recurrently depicted as an enterprise that unites humanity in a common pursuit of a more just and sustainable world. But how is this enterprise pursued on a planet that is enormously unequal? Drawing on biopolitical theory and rich empirical data from different contexts around the world, this book explores how Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is unpacked depending on whether people are rich or poor.

The book demonstrates how ESD is adapted to the lifestyles and living conditions of different populations. The implication of this depoliticised sensitivity to local 'realities', the book argues, is that inequality becomes accommodated and that different responsibilities are assigned to rich and poor. Ultimately, the book considers alternatives to this biopolitical divide.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529234084

Publisher: Bristol University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 April 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bristol University Press

Illustration: Not illustrated

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 220

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Beniamin Knutsson Education & Reference Jonas Lindberg Linus Bylund Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Science & Nature Series: Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education Sofie Hellberg

About the Author

Beniamin Knutsson is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Research Associate of the Centre for Education Rights and Transformation, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Linus Bylund is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Pedagogical, Curricular and Professional Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Sofie Hellberg is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Jonas Lindberg is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at the Department of Economy and Society, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

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