{"id":75978,"date":"2025-02-24T00:20:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T05:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.edu\/?p=75978"},"modified":"2025-02-24T00:20:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T05:20:53","slug":"how-to-teach-hope-when-democracy-is-retreating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/how-to-teach-hope-when-democracy-is-retreating\/","title":{"rendered":"How to teach hope when democracy is retreating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75980\" src=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Attack-on-American-Democracy.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Attack-on-American-Democracy.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/world.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Attack-on-American-Democracy-250x140.jpeg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>In the wake of Donald Trump\u2019s reelection, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/feb\/07\/trump-executive-actions-democracy\">United States has lurched further toward a democratic crisis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Institutions once considered stable now feel precarious.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/trumps-lurking-assault-on-canada-rests-on-endless-lies-and-irrational-populism-249256\">The assault on truth<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 already well underway \u2014 has intensified, with political leaders openly flouting constitutional principles, suppressing dissent and dismantling democratic safeguards.<\/p>\n<p>The rhetoric of grievance and retribution has become the soundtrack of public discourse.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. is not alone. Across the globe,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idea.int\/gsod\/2023\/\">democracy is in retreat<\/a>. The list of nations such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/is-the-eu-subsidising-autocracies-hungary-and-the-rise-of-the-illiberal-model-89810\">Hungary, Poland<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/trump-2-0-the-rise-of-an-anti-elite-elite-in-us-politics-248180\">Brazil and India<\/a>\u00a0where autocrats and aspiring autocrats have tried to erode democratic norms is growing.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/mapped-europe-far-right-government-power-politics-eu-italy-finalnd-hungary-parties-elections-polling\/\">Far-right movements in France, Germany, Finland<\/a>\u00a0and elsewhere, bolstered by economic anxieties and digital disinformation, stoke resentment and fear.<\/p>\n<p>People, exhausted by economic precarity and what author, activist and documentarian\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.writerstrust.com\/authors\/astra-taylor\/\">Astra Taylor<\/a>\u00a0calls the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/houseofanansi.com\/products\/the-age-of-insecurity\">deliberate manufacturing of insecurity<\/a>, are drawn to the false promise of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/snyder.substack.com\/p\/the-strongman-fantasy-text-and-audio\">strongman rule<\/a>. The desire for stability \u2014 however undemocratic \u2014 threatens to eclipse commitments to liberty and justice.<\/p>\n<p>For educators or civic leaders who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/what-kind-of-citizen-9780807769720\">teach young people about democracy<\/a>\u00a0these are not abstract concerns. Civic educators\u2019 struggles to foster students\u2019 civic engagement and strengthen their commitments to democratic institutions and the growing crisis in democracy makes these efforts even harder.<\/p>\n<p>As a professor of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/01614681221086773\">democracy and education<\/a>, and as an educator, I cannot promise young people that their efforts will always succeed. But I can assure them that whether in the face of victories or defeats, they are walking a powerful and worthwhile path.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>The risk of civic despair<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>One popular approach to strengthening commitments to democracy is to engage students in community projects that address difficult societal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Some teachers take students to engage in community work that is deeply tied to the curriculum, through approaches known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.edweek.org\/policy-politics\/action-civics-enlists-students-in-hands-on-democracy\/2019\/03\">action civics<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/servelearn.co\/blog\/what-is-service-learning\/\">service learning<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But when young people take on social action projects \u2014 especially those aimed at addressing systemic injustices \u2014 the experience\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/what-kind-of-citizen-9780807769720\">can backfire<\/a>\u00a0if it leads only to frustration and failure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/370402869_The_Limits_of_Efficacy_Educating_citizens_for_a_democratic_society\">Studies have shown that<\/a>\u00a0students who participate in civic initiatives that do not produce tangible change often become less likely to engage in civic life in the future.<\/p>\n<p>When efforts to improve conditions in their schools, communities or governments meet bureaucratic obstacles or outright resistance, young people do not always emerge more energized. Instead, many walk away discouraged, cynical and convinced that the system cannot be moved.<\/p>\n<p>This is not to say that teachers, parents or other adult mentors should avoid encouraging activism \u2014 far from it. But if educators\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawacitizen.com\/opinion\/westheimer-keeping-students-from-political-events-undercuts-their-civic-education\">fail to prepare students<\/a>\u00a0for the realities of social change \u2014 that it can be slow and difficult \u2014 we risk reinforcing exactly the kind of disengagement we seek to combat.<\/p>\n<p>If young people see the struggle for justice only as a series of disappointments, it\u2019s easy to understand why they may turn away.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Redefining hope<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>To counter this despair, we need to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hachettebookgroup.com\/titles\/paul-rogat-loeb\/the-impossible-will-take-a-little-while\/9780465031733\/\">redefine what it means to hope<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We need to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/global.oup.com\/academic\/product\/learning-how-to-hope-9780190062651\">cultivate the kind of hope<\/a>\u00a0that sustains action despite uncertainty \u2014 the kind that fuels long-term struggles for justice, even when victories are slow in coming.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e1clav Havel, the Czech playwright and political dissident who later became president,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.ca\/books\/76913\/disturbing-the-peace-by-vaclav-havel\/9780679734024\">wrote that hope<\/a>\u00a0is not the same as choosing struggles that are headed for quick success: \u201cHope \u2026 is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This distinction is vital. As I explore in my book about education for democracy, hope is not a guarantee of success, but the insistence that working for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/what-kind-of-citizen-9780807769720\">justice is meaningful in and of itself<\/a>. When we work collectively on projects we believe in, we form bonds that are valued and energizing.<\/p>\n<p>Howard Zinn, the late historian and activist,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zinnedproject.org\/materials\/peoples-history-of-the-united-states\">echoed this idea<\/a>\u00a0when he urged us to \u201chold out, even in times of pessimism, the possibility of surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Being part of something bigger<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>History is filled with unexpected turns, reversals and moments when change happens against all odds. As German theorist and activist Rosa Luxemburg wrote,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.versobooks.com\/en-ca\/products\/630-the-complete-works-of-rosa-luxemburg-volume-iii\">before the revolution, everyone says it\u2019s impossible<\/a>. After, they say it was inevitable.<\/p>\n<p>The singer-songwriter Holly Near expressed this artfully in her anthem to the many social change movements that have existed for as long as there have been things to improve. Change does not always happen at broadband speeds, but knowing one is part of a timeless march toward good goals makes much of what we do worthwhile. In her song \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/track\/75q3M7izW4bPAXW2eh52Ob?si=190a93c3b0994932\">The Great Peace March<\/a>,\u201d Near sings:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBelieve it or not \/ as daring as it may seem \/ it is not an empty dream To walk in a powerful path \/ neither the first nor the last \/ great peace march.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Social change is about connecting with one another and being part of something larger than ourselves \u2014 a \u201cpowerful path\u201d that stretches beyond any single moment or movement.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Hope as a practice<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>So how do we teach hope? How do we equip young people not just to work for change, but to sustain that work over the long haul?<\/p>\n<p>First, we must be honest about setbacks. Too often, we\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/thenewpress.com\/books\/peoples-history-of-united-states-1\">romanticize past movements<\/a>, presenting them as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www-2.rotman.utoronto.ca\/insightshub\/sustainability-social-impact\/linear-social-progress\">linear progressions<\/a>\u00a0toward justice. We do young people a disservice when we erase the years of struggle, failure and uncertainty that preceded social victories. A more honest history includes moments of despair as well as triumph.<\/p>\n<p>Second, we must frame civic action as an ongoing practice rather than a single event. Students should see their work as part of a continuum.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we must model hope ourselves. Young people are watching us. If we meet today\u2019s challenges with cynicism and resignation, they will learn that democracy is a lost cause. But if we demonstrate an enduring commitment to engagement and justice, they will see that democracy is not something we inherit; it is something we build.<\/p>\n<p>We can promise young people that to engage in the work of justice is to be part of a legacy that stretches across generations. And that, I believe, is hope worth teaching.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Author Bio:<\/strong> Joel Westheimer is University Research Chair in democracy and education at L\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa\/University of Ottawa<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of Donald Trump\u2019s reelection, the United States has lurched further toward a democratic crisis. Institutions once considered stable now feel precarious.\u00a0The assault on truth\u00a0\u2014 already well underway \u2014 has intensified, with political leaders openly flouting constitutional principles, suppressing dissent and dismantling democratic safeguards. 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