The work of the Council of Europe and the European Commission towards the promotion of active citizenship and participation in democratic life and the nature of citizenship today provide the basis for a research seminar to be held at the European Youth Centre, in Budapest (Hungary), 23-25 November 2006.
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The aim of the seminar is to delve deeply into the meanings of citizenship and their contemporary applications, as well as into the impact of the work of the European youth field in this domain. Theoretical, policy-oriented and evidence-based papers are sought by the seminar organizers in order to contribute to building a holistic picture of the issues at stake in the discussion of active European citizenship and young people.
Papers may address one of the following (not exhaustive) list of topics:
§ Theorisations of European citizenship and/or identity;
§ Political/historical context of European citizenship;
§ Competing definitions of citizenship;
§ Citizens and non-citizens;
§ Participation of young people in civic life (participation in local projects, voluntary activities, organisations, etc.);
§ Participation in representative democracy (voting, being elected, participating in political parties, role of ICT in voting, role of peers as ambassadors etc.);
§ Access to active citizenship (inequality in participation, social exclusion etc.).
§ Learning to participate (link between formal and non/informal learning: role of schools in civic education and learning by doing);
§ Participation in policy shaping: dialogue with young people on the development of youth related policies: starting the debate at the local level and making timely contributions to European fora.
A maximum of 15 applicants will be selected to give papers. Other participants shall include non-researchers (policy makers, youth trainers, secretariat of the Council of Europe and European Commission) who will join the debate.
The working language of the seminar will be English.
Those interested in participating in this seminar should send the following documentation by email to [email protected] (mentioning “Citizenship Seminar” in the subject line) by
15 September, 2006.
For more information, see www.youth-knowledge.net.
[Source: REC Caucasus]
