Seminar Young people and Active European Citizenship

• Seminar report by Ditta Dolejšiová, Miguel Ángel Garcia López and Marta Mędlińska
• Abstracts from papers presented during the seminar
• Link to the pdf version of the publication : European citizenship - In the process of construction - Challenges for citizenship, citizenship education and democratic practice in Europe (provisional layout) by Ditta Dolejšiová and Miguel Ángel García López (eds). Council of Europe, 2009.
• Order the publication European citizenship - In the process of construction - Challenges for citizenship, citizenship education and democratic practice in Europe

Thursday, 23^rd November 2006

Morning - Introductions:

• Welcome words
• Introductions of Participants, Chairs, Seminar team
• Setting the Institutional Framework
• Presentation of the Seminar: Objectives, Programme…
• Exercise: "I am / (not)/ (more or less) European Citizen because…"
• Key Note Input: “A Post-Colonial Critique of European Citizenship: A global challenge?" by Supriya Singh, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, New Delhi, India

Afternoon - Panel 1: Constructing European Citizenship: Meanings and Understandings (Chair Person: Miguel Angel García López)

• "European Citizenship between sentiments and universal rights" by Jan Dobbernack, Germany
• "Theoretisations of European identity: The case of eastern European countries" by Oana Balescu, Romania
• "No myth – No love? – European identity beyond emotions: Civic Concern" by Tamara Ehs, Austria

Friday, 24^th November 2006

Morning - Panel 2: “To be or not to be? – Citizens or non-citizens?” (Chair Person: Rui Gomes)

• "The approach of the Netherlands towards immigrants: cause of ‘exclusion’?" by Syuzanna Vasilyan, The Netherlands
• "The effect of citizenship status on political action, participation of immigrant youth living in Germany" by Meral Gezici Yalcin, Germany
• "The culture of Islam and the concept of European Citizenship: antagonism and compatibility" by Emin Amrullayev, Azerbaijan

Afternoon - Panel 3: Young people and participation in civic life (Chair Person: Ditta Dolejsiova)

• "Participation of young people in civic life: the role of sense of community" by Elvira Cicognani, Italy,
• "Engagement in political action, survey results" by Bram van Houtte, Belgium
• "Limited access to active citizenship: the case of young LGBT people" by Judit Takacs, Hungary
• "The participation of organized civil society interests in the open method of coordination as the new avenue for the EU input legitimacy" by Kamila Czerwinska, Belgium

 Saturday, 25th November 2006

 Morning - Panel 4: Citizenship in educational (formal and non-formal) practice (Chair Person: Marta Medlinska)

• "Choice, Voice and Engagement: An exploration of Models, Methods which promote active Youth Citizenship in the new Europe" by Terry Barber, Scotland, UK
• "Democratic Ideals and Practices, Utopian or What? School Effects on political attitudes among upper secondary school students in Sweden" by Tiina Ekman, Sweden
• "Strengthening Opportunities for Citizenship Education: Examples from practice" by Franziska Süllke, Germany
  

Afternoon

• Drawing conclusions 
• Final discussion
• Evaluation of the seminar 
• Closing of the seminar