Contesting the politics of negative emotions in educational policymaking: a ban on asylum seekers’ school visits in Finland

What is it about?

This article discusses the asylum seekers’ school visit ban in Finland. We propose that negative political emotions (mostly fear and anger) played a role in the ban. We go on to suggest that negative political emotions might have problematic consequences for democratic decision-making processes. We argue for following established democratic procedures and for the reinforcement of positive political emotions as a long-term educational objective.

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