NECE – Networking European Citizenship Education – Conference “Crossing Borders. Migration and Citizenship Education in Europe”
Against the background of a global "refugee crisis" deeply affecting the state of the European Union and its neighbours, NECE 2016 will aim at two areas: Firstly, it will look at the ongoing European response to the issue of migration including the divisions within and between European societies. Secondly the conference will discuss how citizenship education should react to the polarising debate and the controversies about migration, diversity and identity which have been triggered by the new wave of migration since summer 2015.
The refugee crisis seems to re-open the gap between the East and the West in Europe and between those who see cosmopolitan values as a threat and those who are struggling to defend these as the core of a new European identity
In order to successfully participate in this debate and add new perspectives, NECE 2016 will address three questions of fundamental relevance for citizenship educators:
- How can societies learn to live with uncertainties in an age of hybrid identities caused by migration and a "world without borders"?
- What kind of competencies, tools and/or projects do we need to deal with fears about migration and the future of the "West"?
- And against the background of the current crises: What is our vision of Europe, its values and its future?
Your participation in debating these complex issues is needed and most welcome. A rich variety of sessions and panels will enable participants to actively shape the conference. Please find further details at www.nece.eu.
The current conference programme is available here. Conference language is English (without simultaneous translation). There is no conference fee. The organisers do not cover travel and accommodation costs but you can find information about the possibility of financial support and a list of hotels near the venue at www.nece.eu.
NECE 2016 is organised by the Federal Agency of Civic Education in Germany, the Federal Ministry of Education and Women’s Affairs in Austria and Pro Demos – House of democracy and the rule of law in cooperation with the CEO – Center for Civic Education in Warsaw, the Centrum Občanského Vzdělávání – Civic Education Centre, DARE – Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe and the University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Social Sciences. The NECE 2016 conference is supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung and the ERSTE Foundation.
Source: bpb.de
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Entry created by Anna Sirocco on July 13, 2016
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