Mathematics and citizenship: Disordering the taken-for-granted

Mathematical models are presented in the context of political decision making without reference to relevant preconditions and with the mathematics providing a neutral and apparently value-free tone. Mathematics is an engine for continued economic growth despite the life-threatening damage to the planet this is causing. Most often, in contemporary society, we see citizenship used to support an inherently conservative agenda: the good citizen as individual, conforming, law abiding and accepting of the status quo.