Title: Sustainability citizenship through economics education? Contributions from the German debate on business ethics

Authors: Christoph Schank; Alexander Lorch

Addresses: University of Vechta, Driverstraße 22, 49377 Vechta, Germany ' Kiel Center for Philosophy, Politics and Economics, University of Kiel, Leibnizstraße 4, 24118 Kiel, Germany

Abstract: Criticism of an economics education usurped by neoclassical economics has become louder and more explicit, especially following the recent crisis. Economics and economics education often seem disconnected, disinterested and helpless. This article discusses contributions from the field of (German) business ethics, notably integrative economics ethics to an economics education centred around a responsible citizen, empowering him/her to lead a sustainable life in contemporary society. Starting with a discussion of contrarian approaches, the building blocks of a sustainability citizen will be developed which can serve as an educational ideal of an enlightened economics education along the lines of a good life.

Keywords: economics education; sustainability citizenship; economic citizenship; business ethics; integrated economics ethics; sustainable development; competencies for sustainable development; socio-economics.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPEE.2019.106125

International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education, 2019 Vol.10 No.4, pp.401 - 417

Received: 08 Nov 2018
Accepted: 23 Oct 2019
Published online: 30 Mar 2020 *

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