Europe has seen a national populist turn in recent years, a movement away from liberal elites and the rise of ‘post-truth’ politics. While populist parties may have passed the high point of their success, their politics has had a considerable impact on the mainstream, drawing traditional parties in populist directions. In this article, I consider the consequences of this for those of a liberal persuasion, who value openness and diversity and who are suspicious of those bringing simple solutions to complex problems. I reflect on the findings of a series of comparative education policy and pedagogy studies that I have conducted with colleagues in northern Europe over the past ten years, and in their light, make a number of suggestions for how education can defend liberalism while taking the concerns of national populists seriously.

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动荡时期的通识教育：政策、教学法及其在欧洲比较中的影响

近年来，欧洲出现了民族民粹主义转向、远离自由精英的运动以及“后真相”政治的兴起。虽然民粹主义政党可能已经过了他们成功的高峰，但他们的政治对主流产生了相当大的影响，将传统政党拉向民粹主义方向。在这篇文章中，我考虑了这对那些重视开放性和多样性以及对那些为复杂问题提供简单解决方案的人持怀疑态度的自由派说服的后果。我反思了过去十年我与北欧同事进行的一系列比较教育政策和教学法研究的结果，并根据他们的观点，就教育如何在考虑问题的同时捍卫自由主义提出了一些建议国家民粹主义者的严重。