Conference on Education for Democracy
November 20 – November 21
Event Overview
The DEMOCRAT conference on Education for Democracy aims to contribute to the debate about the role of civic education, and in particular democratic education, in fostering the resilience of the EU model of democracy.
Democracy is conceived not only as a political order, but also as a means of making collective, binding decisions in everyday life. Democracy is not a natural order. It has been achieved through social movements over the centuries and must be learnt and experimented with continuously in everyday life.
We believe that Education for Democracy can be implemented in schools and educational institutions not just through civic education classes, but as a distinctive pedagogical approach that acknowledges aesthetic, embodied and mutual learning, as well as co-creation.
Democracy is conceived not only as a political order, but also as a means of making collective, binding decisions in everyday life. Democracy is not a natural order. It has been achieved through social movements over the centuries and must be learnt and experimented with continuously in everyday life.
We believe that Education for Democracy can be implemented in schools and educational institutions not just through civic education classes, but as a distinctive pedagogical approach that acknowledges aesthetic, embodied and mutual learning, as well as co-creation.
Event Details
đź“… Dates: November 20-21, 2025
📍 Venue: Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat d’Economia i Empresa
đź“Ť Address: Diagonal, 690-696, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
🎯 Focus: Education for Democracy, Civic Education, Democratic Citizenship
Key Focus Areas:
- Democratic citizenship education as a holistic pedagogical approach
- Aesthetic, embodied, and mutual learning methodologies
- Co-creation and bottom-up educational innovation
- Grassroots initiatives in democratic education
- Policy frameworks supporting educational transformation
Who Should Attend
- Educators & Teachers seeking innovative democratic education approaches
- Educational Researchers focused on civic and democratic education
- Policymakers involved in educational policy development
- NGO Representatives working in civic education and democracy
- Students & Young Leaders interested in democratic participation
- Government Officials from education departments
Registration & Participation
Register Now: https://www.activacongresos.com/forms/democracy/
This conference represents a unique opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research, practical innovations, and policy discussions that will shape the future of democratic education in Europe and worldwide.
Organizers & Support
Funded by: The European Union (Horizon Europe Programme)
Supported by: Generalitat de Catalunya, Departament d’Educació i Formació Professional
In Collaboration with: Universitat de Barcelona
Collaborators:
- AECED Project: The AECED project aims to enhance democracy through a research-based, innovative aesthetic and embodied pedagogical framework that fosters democratic attitudes, values, and active citizenship by enabling experiential, reflective learning that deepens awareness of self and others, nurtures ethical impulses, and promotes new ways of seeing and relating democratically.
- Critical ChangeLab Network: Critical ChangeLab aims to build a resilient European democracy by empowering young people to envision and act on alternative democratic futures through civic interventions, using a flexible, arts- and technology-based democratic pedagogy grounded in a bottom-up approach that fosters ownership of everyday democracy and drives justice-oriented transformation, implemented by partners in 9 EU countries and tested across 15.