Thomas Krüger is the Director of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education. After being a founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the former GDR, and becoming the executive director of the SDP in Berlin (East), Thomas Krüger became deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in Berlin (East/West). Subsequently, he was the city’s Senator for Youth and Family Affairs (1991-1994) and a member of the German Parliament, the Bundestag (1994-1998). He lives in Berlin.
Higher Education and Democracy in the Age of the Metropolis: More Evidence, Less Theory In a recent essay, Henry A. Giroux, a pioneer in pedagogy, youth studies, media studies, and
