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1 Introduction: The Feasibility of Re-Imagining Adult Education as Empowerment Part I Structure, Agency, and Empowerment in Adult Education Reconsidered 2 The Lifelong Learning Hybrid 3 The Heuristic Potential of the Capability Approach in Studying (Adult) Education 4 Adult Education as an Agency and Empowerment Process 5 The Social Embeddedness of the Capability to Participate in Adult Education 6 Lifelong Striving for Recognition: A Recognition Perspective Towards Adult Education Part II Adult Education, Public Goods, and Common Goods 7 Towards a Holistic Understanding of the Missions and Roles of Adult Education 8 Equity for Whom, to What and Where: The Multi-Dimensional Character of Social Justice in Adult Education 9 Fragile Sociality: Inequalities in Access to Adult Education and Social Trust 10 Irreducibly Social: Rethinking Adult Education as a Common Good 11 Conclusion: Adult Education as an Instrument for Empowerment or Social Control? 12 Methodological Note: Pros and Cons of Large-Scale International Surveys
