Teaching Civic Engagement Globally

Session Submission Type: In-Person Roundtable

Session Description

"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.
This roundtable features a selection of editors and contributors to the new publication by the American Political Science Association, Teaching Civic Engagement Globally. Participants will discuss the key theoretical discussions and challenges regarding global civic engagement education, highlight successful evidence-based pedagogical approaches, review effective programmatic ways to reach across disciplines and throughout the global educational community, and provide tangible steps to link democratic educational research with action that reflects contemporary global circumstances.
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Sub Unit

• APSA Panels and All Meetings and Receptions

Chair

• Elizabeth C. Matto Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Presenters

• Alison Rios Millett McCartney Towson University

• Abraham Goldberg James Madison University

• Dick Simpson University of Illinois, Chicago

• Nicole Webster