Creating Civic Learning Spaces: Citizenship Education in Unfavorable Social Environments

Abstract

It is conventional knowledge that citizenship education is best achieved "by living it", where the students are learning citizenship skills through participation in democratic practices like community work or elections. But there is growing number of cases, where such practices are not available, particular in authoritarian and corrupt regimes and in conflict-torn regions, where citizenship identities are deeply troubled. Our Panel is seeking to explore the limits and opportunities of citizenship education in troubled social environments and how citizenship education can be organized, and what role can it play in such unfavorable conditions.

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