1 Cultural identity in the global era -- 2 Globalisation and the decline of national identity? An exploration across sixty-three countries -- 3 The changing meaning of citizenship and a perspective model of citizenship education -- 4 Upper secondary social studies curriculum in Singapore and national identity -- 5 Cultural identity in Russian teacher-training textbooks: The use of Vygotsky in critiquing cultural mediation -- 6 Embodied identity making and bilingual digital storytelling in a virtual space: Affordances of material-informed netnography -- 7 The construction of cultural identity: National identity and collective forgetting in Japan-South Korea relations -- 8 Directions for global citizenship education: Lessons from two Australian primary schools -- 9 An examination of the role of the media in the construction of gender identity: Its impact on the status and educational opportunities of women in India -- 10 Evaluating research on cultural identity education globally.

This book critiques dominant discourses and debates pertaining to cultural identity, set against the current backdrop of growing social stratification and unequal access to quality education. It addresses current discourses concerning globalisation, ideologies and the state, as well as approaches to constructing national, ethnic and religious identities in the global culture. It explores the ambivalent and problematic connections between the state, globalisation, the construction of cultural identity, and the nation-building process – also in connection with history education and the history textbooks used in schools. The book also explores conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches applicable to research on the state, globalisation, nation-building and identity politics. Drawing on diverse paradigms, ranging from critical theory to globalisation, the book, by focusing on globalisation, ideology and cultural identity, critically examines recent research in history education and its impact of identity politics, as well as the most significant dimensions defining and contextualising the processes surrounding nation-building and identity politics globally. Given the need for a multiple perspective approach, the authors, who have diverse backgrounds and hail from different countries and regions, offer a wealth of insights, contributing to a more holistic understanding of the nexus between the nation-state and national identity.