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Published in: HomeHumans of the World Forum for Democracy
"The problem is not with democracy, but with how the elites are practicing it": our youth newsroom went behind the...
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Published in: HomeDemocratic schools and knowledge sharing: an oD youth newsroom roundtable
“Knowledge may not be enough. We may know a lot about democracy, but still be very bad at it.” Our openDemocracy...
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Published in: HomeThe colonisation of knowledge: an interview with Nora Bateson
"There is a ghost that we live with, and it's the ghost of colonialism. The ghost of the conquerors."
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Published in: HomeMaking global citizenship education possible for refugees
Our students, learning about global values, become frustrated that they are unable to experience this world....
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Published in: Home“Together tomorrow” (Ensemble Demain): an intergenerational and intercultural programme of education
Together Tomorrow is an intergenerational project unique in Europe. It was selected as nationally innovative by the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKForeword to ‘Is segregation increasing in the UK?’ by Ted Cantle and Eric Kauffman
"This report, authored by two of our country’s leading experts on social integration, uncovers a picture that is...
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Published in: HomeIs segregation on the increase in the UK?
Can mixed communities and a shared society in the UK become recognised as a desirable objective, supported by a...
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Published in: HomeSchools to drive democracy change in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Schools for Democracy Programme will be at the World Forum for Democracy 2016, demonstrating how it...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What UK-EU relations do we want and what is the 'good society'?
An interview with Catherine West, MP, secretary and co-founder of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on UK-EU...
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Published in: HomeNext steps in the democracy argument
Any engagement approach not focused on getting the widest possible range of voices, and creating multiple...
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Published in: HomeKosovo youth engaged in greater political participation - more still to be done!
“These platforms utilise the skill sets of young participants, enabling them to take initiatives that will...
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Published in: HomeFireflies shine brighter together
Vagalume means firefly in Portuguese and, like the fireflies, the organization went on an expedition all over the...
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Published in: HomeEducating for democracy
"In education our duty is to... help people cultivate a desire to seek out truth and separate it from lies. This...
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Published in: Home7 steps to education for democracy for all
Education should be an engine for democracy and not just for business, argues Democracy Matters participant in the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChile: the philosophical question
The global trend against humanities is hitting Chile, a country where thousands of students regularly take to the...
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Published in: HomeThe Think Project, Brexit and the urgent need for better citizenship education
The Think Project in Wales, born from a project to combat home-grown Islamic extremism, demonstrates that open...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s cautionary tale
The case of Academics for Peace in Turkey shows us academics trapped between authoritarianism and precarity, and why...
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Published in: TransformationHappiness and children
Depression and anxiety are rising rapidly among young people: what’s going on?
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Published in: HomePaul Gilroy in search of a not necessarily safe starting point…
A conversation about university education today that rearranges some of the deckchairs on the Titanic.
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Published in: HomeThe beginning of free university education in Chile
Free university education was a central demand of the Chilean student protests in 2011. Why was the student movement...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job