Analysis of the Education for Democratic Citizenship Policies in Norway (Global Education; No. 5)

There are growing concerns about Islamophobia and far-right and anti-democratic movements across Europe. Norway’s vulnerability was not perceived until the July 2011 attacks happened in Norway in which 77 people died. This paper will examine education for democratic citizenship policies in the context both of extreme right political activity happened nationally and inter- nationally, considering ways in which it supports the national identity, cultural diversity, social cohesion, seeking the value orientation, core content and weaknesses of education for democratic citizenship policies in Norway.