Tasks For Democracy

Author : Josef Huber (Educator),Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard,Ildikó Lázár
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Education
ISBN : UGA:32108057215181

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TASKs for Democracy by Josef Huber (Educator),Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard,Ildikó Lázár Pdf

This publication contains a rationale for the necessity to focus on competences for democracy in all areas of education, an explanation of what transversal attitudes, skills and knowledge mean and why they are important for and should be taken on board by all education professionals.A list of components forms the heart of the publication, describing the core attitudes, skills and knowledge which need to be developed by every individual in order to be able to live in and to contribute to the development and maintenance of democratic societies in their full diversity. The collection of learning and re-learning activities will help practitioners to promote the development of these components in their day-to-day educational practice.

Author : Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard,Ildikó Lázár
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789287185709

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TASKs for democracy by Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard,Ildikó Lázár Pdf

60 activities to learn and assess transversal attitudes, skills and knowledge! TASKs for democracy is a handbook of 60 activities, developed within the Council of Europe Pestalozzi Programme Community of Practice, for practitioners in formal and non-formal educational settings to learn and assess the attitudes, skills, values and knowledge needed to support democratic culture. Democratic culture is more than institutions, laws and procedures. While essential elements of democracy, they do not in themselves make societies democratic: they only work when rooted in what we call “democratic culture” or “a culture of democracy”, the set of attitudes and behaviours required to make democratic institutions and democratic laws function in practice. Competences for democratic culture are therefore essential for building the kind of society in which we would like to live. This 2nd edition of TASKs for democracy supports the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture endorsed by the Council of Europe Standing Conference of Ministers of Education in April 2016. This publication aims to help build European societies characterised by a culture of democracy and human rights. This is a formidable task and it can only be achieved if European teachers and trainers rise to the challenge with competence and enthusiasm. The collection of learning and “re-learning” activities will support them to promote the development of competences for a democratic culture in their day-to-day educational practice.

Author : James Hayden Tufts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:458413676

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Our Democracy, Its Origins and Its Tasks, by James H. Tufts,... by James Hayden Tufts Pdf

Author : Adam Przeworski
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-05-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781107053397

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Democracy in a Russian Mirror by Adam Przeworski Pdf

This book examines the current state and the prospects for democracy in Russia in the light of the experience of existing democracies. Posing several challenges to our understanding of democracy, thirteen contributors argue some of the central questions vital to understanding the conditions of emergence and survival of successful democracies.

Author : Georg Sorensen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429974953

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Democracy and Democratization by Georg Sorensen Pdf

What is democracy? What are the pitfalls and the positive potentials in the growing trend toward democratization? This book examines the prospects for democracy in the world today and frames the central dilemma confronting all states touched by the process of democratization. Georg Sorensen clarifies the concept of democracy, shows its application in different contexts, and questions whether democratic advancement will continue-and if so, at what price. The consequences of democracy for economic development, human rights, and peaceful relations among countries are illuminated in both their positive and negative aspects. This third edition includes an entirely new chapter on the promotion of democracy from the outside which covers current issues of state building in Iraq. Further revisions include updates to the section on the prospects of democracy in today's world, an extended discussion of the economic performance of recently democratized countries, and an evaluation of the possibilities for further democratic consolidation. There are also new case studies, examples, and anecdotes to illustrate historical as well as contemporary instances of democratic transition. Democracy, as Sorensen convincingly portrays it, is a value in itself as well as a potential promoter of peace, prosperity, and human well-being. But democracy is not inevitable, and actions at every level-from the individual to the international-are necessary to ensure that frail or 'frozen' democracies do not flounder and that established democracies flourish.

Author : Rolf Gollob,Peter Krapf,Wiltrud Weidinger,Ơlöf Ơlafsdơttir
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9287169209

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Educating for Democracy by Rolf Gollob,Peter Krapf,Wiltrud Weidinger,Ơlöf Ơlafsdơttir Pdf

The objective of this manual is to support teachers and practitioners in Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE). It addresses key questions about EDC and HRE, including competences for democratic citizenship, the objectives and basic principles of EDC/HRE, and a whole school approach to education for democracy and human rights. The manual consists of three parts. Part I outlines the basic principles of EDC/HRE as far as they are helpful and meaningful for the practitioner. Part II gives guidelines and tools to design, support and assess the students' processes of constructivist and interactive learning. Part III provides toolboxes for teachers and students in EDC/HRE. The other volumes in this series offer concrete teaching models and materials in EDC/HRE for pupils from elementary to upper secondary level.

Author : Rolf Gollob,Peter Krapf,Wiltrud Weidinger
Publisher : EDC/HRE
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Education
ISBN : UIUC:30112100828646

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EDC/HRE Volume II: Growing Up in Democracy - Lesson Plans for Primary Level on Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights by Rolf Gollob,Peter Krapf,Wiltrud Weidinger Pdf

Growing up in democracy is addressed to teachers who want to integrate Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) and Human Rights Education (HRE) in their daily subject teaching. Nine teaching units of approximately four lesson plans each give step-by-step instructions and include student handouts and background information for teachers. The complete manual provides a full school year's curriculum for students in primary school (grades 4 to 6), but as each unit is also complete in itself the manual allows great flexibility in use. It is therefore also suitable for textbook editors, curriculum developers, teacher trainers, student teachers and beginning teachers.The objective of EDC/HRE is to teach children to become active citizens who are willing and able to participate in the democratic community. Therefore, EDC/HRE strongly emphasise action and task-based learning. The school community is conceived as a sphere of authentic experience where young people can learn how to participate in democratic decision making and may take responsibility at an early age. Key concepts for EDC/HRE are taught as tools of life-long learning.

Author : Brian C. Lovato
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317363262

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Democracy, Dialectics, and Difference by Brian C. Lovato Pdf

It has been nearly two centuries since Marx famously turned Hegel on his head in order to repurpose dialectics as a revolutionary way of thinking about the internal contradictions of our social relations. Despite critiques from post-structuralists, post-colonialists, and others, there has been a resurgence of dialectical thought among political theorists as of late. This resurgence has coincided with a rise in the mention of words like class warfare, socialism, and communism among the general public on the streets of Seattle in 1999, in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, in the actions of the Greek anarchists and the Spanish indignados, and in the rallying cry of "we are the 99%" of the Occupy Movement, and in academia. This book explores how it is that dialectical thought might respond to the critiques brought forth by those on the left who are critical of Marxism’s universalizing and authoritarian legacy. Brian C. Lovato singles out Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe as the key interlocutors in this ongoing conversation between Marxism and post-structuralism. Laclau and Mouffe argue that Marxist theory is inherently authoritarian, cannot escape a class-reductionist theory of revolutionary subjectivity, and is bound by a closed Hegelian ontology. Lovato argues the opposite by turning to two heterodox Marxist thinkers, Raya Dunayevskaya and C. L. R. James, in order to construct a radically democratic, dynamic, and open conceptualization of dialectical thought. In doing so, he advances a vision of Marxist theory that might serve as a resource to scholars and activists committed not only to combatting capitalism, but also to fighting against colonialism, patriarchy, white supremacy, and heteronormativity. The writings of Dunayevskaya and James allow for Marxism to become relevant again in these tumultuous early years of the 21st century.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Terrorism
ISBN : UVA:X004762033

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Conference on the Defence of Democracy Against Terrorism in Europe: Tasks and Problems, Strasbourg, 12-14 November 1980 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Patrick Watson,Paul W. Bennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Democracy
ISBN : OCLC:271429896

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The Struggle for Democracy by Patrick Watson,Paul W. Bennett Pdf

Author : Harihar Bhattacharyya
Publisher : Vedams eBooks (P) Ltd
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8179360075

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Making Local Democracy Work in India by Harihar Bhattacharyya Pdf

Author : John Dewey
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781473382800

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Democracy and Education by John Dewey Pdf

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive treatise on democracy and education, being an introduction to the 'philosophy of education'. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting expositions and thought-provoking assertions, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in the role of education in society, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Education as a Necessity of Life'; 'Education as a Social Function'; 'Education as Direction'; 'Education as Growth'; 'Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline'; 'Education as Conservative and Progressive'; 'The Democratic Conception in Education'; 'Aims in Education', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Author : Rajendra Vora,Suhas Palshikar
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 0761997903

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Indian Democracy by Rajendra Vora,Suhas Palshikar Pdf

Revised version of papers presented at a seminar, held at Pune in January 2000.

Author : Burkhard Wehner
Publisher : Springer
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030058289

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Universal Basic Income and the Reshaping of Democracy by Burkhard Wehner Pdf

How, where and when can a universal basic income be put into political practice? This book discusses these questions by analyzing the political logic of a basic income and its controversial political and scientific implications. The author studies the institutions, rules, and decision-making processes of conventional democracies to reveal an institutional framework in which a universal basic income for all citizens could eventually become politically viable. The work addresses a broad range of topics, such as nationwide experiments with a basic income, voters’ support for the idea, and the effects of a basic income on business cycles and demographic policies. As such, it will appeal to anyone interested in the preconditions and implications of introducing a universal basic income.

Author : Rolf Gollob,Peter Krapf
Publisher : Council of Europe
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9287163324

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Living in Democracy by Rolf Gollob,Peter Krapf Pdf

This is a manual for teachers in Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) and Human Rights Education (HRE), EDC/HRE textbook editors and curriculum developers. Nine teaching units of approximately four lessons each focus on key concepts of EDC/HRE. The lesson plans give step-by-step instructions and include student handouts and background information for teachers. In this way, the manual is suited for trainees or beginners in the teaching profession and teachers who are receiving in-service teacher training in EDC/HRE. The complete manual provides a full school year's curriculum for lower secondary classes, but as each unit is also complete in itself, the manual allows great flexibility in use. The objective of EDC/HRE is the active citizen who is willing and able to participate in the democratic community. Therefore EDC/HRE strongly emphasize action and task-based learning.