Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights as Integral Part of European Integration Policy
Journal Title: Krakowskie Studia Międzynarodowe - Year 2015, Vol 0, Issue 4
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to examine human rights issues through the prism of the human rights education, together with education for democratic citizenship. In order to gain the above purpose, we will address contentious questions concerning individual freedom and democratic citizenship education in the contemporary Europe. Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education (EDC/HRE) are the founding principles of active citizenship. They connect the spheres of individual identity and civil society by bringing in the dimension of democratic values. These democratic values are the link to social cohesion in Europe. Active citizenship is an integral part of any education, and the EU needs to refer to the special importance of learning about Human Rights and Democratic Citizenship for a cohesive and prosperous Europe. One of the key questions of the present time is not so much whether human rights survive but what should be done in order to develop “democratic citizenship”, a skill that everyone needs. Democratic citizenship is not only the ballot box, it is also the skill we need to live well in a multicultural community. It shows us how to make sure that our rights are respected therefore it needs to be learned. In brief, this presentation aims at providing a general, and at the same time, comprehensive picture of the citizens’ participation in the democratic life in the process of European integration. It will try to prove that the European Union has yet to define, in fact, citizens’ organizations activity in the public arena in terms of rights, thus confining this matter to the field of policy making.
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Bogusława Bednarczyk
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