A just future with fair work - but for whom?

The idea of a society that offers equal opportunities for all, regardless of their origin, class, gender, or age, is under threat. Access has always been exclusive in many areas, but at least educational equality, gender equity, and intergenerational justice seemed to be visions that mainstream society could agree on and that institutions were committed to.

Today, ideas about individual performance and natural leadership are gaining ground at an alarming rate. Trust in the balancing power of our chronically underfunded social, educational, and academic systems is fading. At the same time, expectations that teachers and educators could bridge milieus that are falling apart, are huge.

We want to discuss whether our society's values are currently shifting and what we need to do to break down barriers for just access nevertheless. What can academia achieve in this complex situation; what can politics do? What role do the conditions under which schools and kindergarten operate play? And is it reason to hope that “class” is subject to politicization again these days?

Panel discussion:
Maike Finnern, Marlen Hobrack, Dario Schramm and Micha Klapp