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This chapter sets the stage by introducing the problem and the aim, the theoretical and empirical focus, the scholarly contributions, and the outline of the book. The book’s starting point is a concern with how the idea of ESD as an enterprise that unites humanity in a common pursuit of a more just and sustainable word is reconciled with the fact that the world is enormously unequal. This leads up to the book’s aim, which is to explore how ESD is implemented in different socio-economic and geographical contexts around the globe, and how inequality is managed in these processes. The chapter briefly introduces why a biopolitical comparative perspective is relevant and how it can add to our understanding of ESD. The book’s conception of inequality is also introduced and the significance of distinguishing conceptually between inequality and difference is underscored. The chapter further introduces the book’s comparative case study approach and offers a brief overview of the empirical material and the various contexts and levels of scale where the research was conducted. Ultimately, the chapter discusses the limitations of our approach as well as the contributions of the book in relation to previous research.

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