Global Civic Engagement Education - Building Connections in Pedagogy

Abstract

A thriving and peaceful democracy requires an informed and engaged citizenry, but such citizenship must be learned. Declining rates of civic and political knowledge and engagement among young adults across the world have sparked calls to action in the last twenty years or so as well as a strengthening commitment to teaching the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to sustain a democracy. Educators around the globe are faced with challenges in teaching politics in an era in which populist values are on the rise, authoritarian governance is legitimized, and core democratic tenets are regularly questioned and undermined by leaders and citizens alike. To combat anti-democratic outcomes and citizens’ apathy, educators need a wider range of pedagogical tools to help the current generation learn to effectively navigate and lead debates and changes in local, national, and global political issues, policies, and systems. In this panel, two of the co-editors (Matto and McCartney) will begin by briefly reviewing the overall book to provide context for the papers. Then, panelists will review the overall situation of civic engagement education around the world and recommend next steps to advance the scholarship of teaching civic engagement around the globe. Attention will be paid to civic engagement in established democracies as well as establishing democracies. The panel is composed of a selection of authors from the forthcoming, open access American Political Science Association publication, Teaching Civic Engagement Globally (2021).

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Teaching Civic Engagement Globally	View Paper Details