NECE Conference 2016 Crossing Borders. Migration and Citizenship Education in Europe

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1 NECE Conference 2016 Crossing Borders. Migration and Citizenship Education in Europe November 2016 Zagreb, Croatia #NECE2016 Conference venue: Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Croatia A conference organised by In co-operation with Supported by Media partner Partners

2 Background Against the background of a global refugee crisis deeply affecting the state of the European Union and its neighbours, NECE 2016 will aim at two areas: Firstly, we will look at the ongoing European response to the issue of migration including the divisions within and between European societies. Secondly the conference will discuss how citizenship education should react to the polarising debate and the controversies about migration, diversity and identity which have been triggered by migration movements and an unprecedented series of terrorist attacks in the past 18 months. According to political scientist Ivan Krastev, there is a clear danger that the migrants revolution" will radically change European politics and the world view of many on the continent towards exclusion and closure. The refugee crisis seems to re-open the gap between the East and the West in Europe and between those who see cosmopolitan values as a threat and those who are struggling to defend these as the core of a new European identity. In order to successfully participate in this debate and add new perspectives, NECE 2016 suggests to focus on three questions of fundamental relevance for citizenship educators: How do we assess the uncertainties and changes brought about by migration and a world without borders over the past decades? What kind of competencies, tools and/or projects do we need to deal with fears about migration and the other and how should citizenship education look like e in diverse societies? And against the background of the crisis of Europe and the European Union: What should be our vision for the future of Europe, its values and its political constitution? NECE 2016 will strive to act as: - An intellectual think tank involving a broad variety of international experts with different and controversial perspectives. - A European and international platform for stakeholders of civil society, scholars and citizenship educators. - A show case for good projects and a starting point for new ideas, concepts of citizenship education and transnational projects across Europe, its Eastern neighbours and countries of North Africa. NECE 2016 will offer a rich variety of lectures, workshops, and open formats/spaces, among them a Train the trainer workshop on controversial and sensitive topics in formal and nonformal learning, and a scenario workshop on the future of Citizenship Education in a world shaped by migration and plurality. Participants are invited to actively prepare and invest in the conference. A spotlight on Croatia and the state of citizenship education and field trips to Croatian initiatives and organisations working on citizenship and migration will provide background information about this years conference location. 2

3 Draft Programme Conference moderation: Almut Möller, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR, Germany) & Susanne Ulrich, Center for Applied Policy Research (C A P) / Academy Leadership & Competence (Germany) Thursday, 10 November :00 pm Coffee, registration & project market 03:00 pm Welcome & introduction Petra Grüne, Federal Agency for Civic Education (Germany) Eddy Habben Jansen, ProDemos (the Netherlands) 04:45 pm Coffee break Spotting citizenship education in Croatia Talks on different aspects of citizenship education and discussion with the audience Boris Jokić, Institute for Social Research in Zagreb Eli Pijaca Plavšić, GOOD Initiative, Zagreb Ivana Radačić, The Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb Berto Šalaj, University of Zagreb & GONG Council Vedrana Spajić-Vrkaš, University of Zagreb Chair: Caroline Hornstein Tomić, Federal Agency for Civic Education (Germany) 05:15 pm Networking in Times of Crises Thomas Krüger, Director of the Federal Agency for Civic Education (Germany) 05:25 pm Strategies for migration management in Europe: controversies and perspectives Keynote David Goodhart, editor and journalist (UK) 05:40 pm Roundtable discussion Noha El-Mikawy, Ford Foundation (Egypt) David Goodhart, editor and journalist (UK) Antonija Petričušić, University of Zagreb (Croatia) Nino Raspudić, University of Zagreb (Croatia) Jan Schneider, The Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (Germany) 07:00 pm Discussion with the audience 08:00 pm Dinner reception 3

4 Friday, 11 November :30 am Project market & networking 09:00 am What is NECE about? Presentation of the work of Focus group Hard to reach learners by Adam Newman Turner & Khalid Mahmood Presentation of the work of Focus group Exchange between Europe and North Africa by Nelly Corbel & Moez Ali 09:30 am Keynotes How to teach citizenship and democracy in diverse societies: remarks and ideas Michalis Kakos, Leeds Beckett University (UK) David Kerr, University of Bristol (UK) Discussion 10:45 am Project pitch: one minute presentation per project (project market) 11:00 am Coffee break 11:30 am Parallel sessions 1. Train the trainer (participation by application only) The training is focusing on How to handle controversial issues? It is designed to deepen practitioners understanding and particular skills with regard to citizenship education in evermore polarised and diverse European societies. David Kerr, University of Bristol (UK) 2. Scenario exercise (participation by application only) By identifying the key drivers that shape the ongoing debate on migration and integration in different EU member states and regions, the scenario exercise aims at outlining current challenges and elaborating consequences for citizenship education in Europe within different possible scenarios. Oliver Gnad, Bureau für Zeitgeschehen (Germany) 3. Speed Lab: Projects and approaches in citizenship education How to increase participation and empowerment of refugees? Different projects geared in particular towards participation and empowerment of refugees will be showcased. The SpeedLab offers the opportunity to discuss each project individually at a table, rotating from time to time. The examples will be then used to analyse the prerequisites for success and the pitfalls, positive and negative experience gained and will be compared with the experience gained by participants. The aim is to facilitate an exchange of experience, to provide ideas for participants' own work and to foster networking in relation to the various projects. As such, the focus will be placed on the general prerequisites for success and for transferring successful projects to other contexts. 4

5 Ramy Al-Asheq, Abwab The first European website written in Arabic, by refugees and for refugees (Germany) Abdullah Al-Kafri, Ittijahat (Lebanon) Monis Bukhari, Syrian House (Germany) Ernst Spek & Brahim Fattah, Participation Declaration by ProDemos (the Netherlands) Chairs: Eddy Habben Jansen, ProDemos (the Netherlands) 4. Speed Lab: Projects and approaches in citizenship education How to deal with cultural and religious diversity? What competences or approaches in relation to citizenship education are needed to deal with the growing diversity in society? How can we deal with the topic of migration? Do we need specific approaches/concepts for specific groups of society or do we have to redraw citizenship education from scratch for it to become inclusive and speak to all members of society? The SpeedLab offers the opportunity to discuss the projects that stand for different approaches/concepts/competences individually at a table each, rotating from time to time. The examples will be then used to analyse and to compare them with the experience gained by participants. Hassan Asfour, Dialog macht Schule (Germany) Farooq Mullah, Islam and Citizenship Education Project (UK) Chairs: Maja Dobiasz-Krysiak, Center for Citizenship Education (Poland) 5. Debate: Migration and diversity in citizenship education concepts, theories and approaches The session will offer a space to reflect and clarify (possible) contributions of citizenship education in answering challenges related to migration(s). There is a need to re-think and evaluate how citizenship education addresses variety of topics pertinent to migration and which are the key problematics and challenges that need to be reflected and resolved. In this light, the aim of the workshop is to explore and identify which concepts and topics as well as approaches of citizenship education are relevant and need to be reflected and re-thought in the future. Milan Hrubeš, Charles University / Masaryk University (Czech Rep.) Audrey Osler, Buskerud and Vestfold University College (Norway) / University of Leeds (UK) Zrinka Štimac, Georg Eckert Institute (Germany) Chairs: Tomaž Pušnik & Marinko Banjac, University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) 6. Debate: Will we be able to cope? Controversies around the politics of migration and diversity in European societies The controversy that has emerged in national debates about refugees and migration highlights the fact that there is a political lack of coherence and solidarity in the EU. As such, it has become evident that the issue of migration is not just being assessed on the basis of recent developments but also on the basis of different historical and social empirical contexts in western and eastern countries. These processes are also affecting the 5

6 ongoing discussions and are giving rise to questions such as: What are the reasons for the growing polarisation in European societies and the new divide between East and West in Europe? What impact are these developments having on endeavours to find European solutions to the refugee issue? Piotr Buras, European Council on Foreign Relations (Poland) David Goodhart, editor and journalist (UK) Jan Schneider, The Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (Germany) Drago Župarić-Iljić, Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies (Croatia) Chair: Piotr Buras, European Council on Foreign Relations (Poland) 7. Debate: Social media and post factual democracy Responses and approaches In the post factual democracy, politicians win by getting feelings right and facts wrong. Taking this comment by the social scientist Vincent F. Hendricks to the BREXIT as a starting point, this roundtable sets off to think about the role of social media and political bubbles as a challenge to democracy. It will try to come up with new ideas of how citizenship educators and civil society can react to these new threats. A workshop for journalists, citizenship educators and media makers. Oliver Baumann, Kooperative Berlin (Germany) Mads Vestergaard, Center for Information and Bubble Studies, University of Copenhagen (Denmark) Chair: Sarah Portner, eurotopics (Germany) 8. Roundtable: Transnationalism and diaspora in times of crisis Immigration of migrants is not a new phenomenon. However, the large number of refugees who have arrived in Europe in the past few years has certainly brought the debate to a head. As such, the attitude frequently shines through that permanent co-existence can only succeed if foreigners not only adapt to statutory regulations and values in their country of residence but also thoroughly readjust their loyalties and ties with their new homeland. Against the backdrop of the concept of transnationality, the panel is pursuing the question as to what conclusions might be drawn if being somewhere "in between" was acknowledged as an option. What opportunities or risks would this create particularly in times of crisis? Are conflicts, for instance, exported from the countries of origin to other regions, or on the contrary, does transnationality also have the potential to combat the causes of migration and refugee movements? And what challenges does this create in terms of citizenship education? Jenny Kuhlmann, Minor Projektkontor für Bildung und Forschung e.v. (Germany) Francesco Ragazzi*, Leiden University (The Netherlands) Chair: Petr Čáp, Civic Education Centre (Czech Republic) 02:00 pm Lunch Project market networking 6

7 03:00 pm Field trips: Exploring citizenship education in Zagreb and surroundings Visiting local initiatives, projects and activists dealing with citizenship education, migration and integration. (open for all participants; prior registration required) (Scenario exercise continues) 08:00 pm Reception and concert "Pavel" live at National and University Library in Zagreb Saturday, 12 November :00 am Parallel sessions & project market Consultation Panel: Funding and lobbying for establishing institutions for citizenship education (top-down and bottom up) During this consultation panel participants from France, the Czech Republic, Poland and the Netherlands will share their experiences in founding organizations dealing with citizenship education. From where to receive structural funding? How to insure the (ideological) independence of such an organization? And what organizational structure does suit the purpose most? - This and other questions will be discussed during this session and continued in a second part during the open space session. Are you busy with the establishment of such an organization in your home country? Please join! Eddy Habben Jansen & Tatjana Meijvogel-Volk, ProDemos (the Netherlands) Milan Hrubeš, Civic Education Centre (Czech Rep.) Benjamin Kurc, Vote-et-vous (France) Alicja Pacewicz, Center for Citizenship Education (Poland) Chair: Daniel Kraft, Federal Agency for Civic Education (Germany) Education Policy Panel: Future trends and programmes on citizenship education By focusing on the current key processes in European education policy the panel will address the question of what NGO s as citizenship educational providers can do in their work with the European policy frames. How to advance these processes from the perspective of their educational work? Policy frames: review process of the Council of Europe Charter on EDC/HRE; the process of drafting a recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member States on Youth Work; EU-Declaration on Promoting citizenship and the common values of freedom, tolerance and non-discrimination through education (March 2015). Michalis Kakos, Leeds Beckett University (UK) David Kerr, University of Bristol (UK) Sogol Noorani, Eurydice (Belgium) Yulia Pererva, Council of Europe (Belgium) Vedrana Spajić-Vrkaš*, University of Zagreb (Croatia) Chair: Georg Pirker, DARE (Germany) 7

8 Networking Panel: Fostering transnational and interdisciplinary dialogue This session shall offer a forum to networks or international platforms and is directed to networks, initiatives or institutions looking for networks and for further exchange. It is focusing on the presentation and exchange of experiences and knowhow on how to set up functioning/effective/valuable transnational projects and how to use, figure out and create synergies across the European countries. By short presentations and active contributions to the subsequent discussions NECE would like to foster a transnational and interdisciplinary dialogue. Moez Ali, Nelly Corbel & Petra Grüne, Networking Arab Citizenship Education (NACE) Marko Kovačić, GOOD Initiative Martin Pairet, European Alternatives (EA) Vladimir Sestovic, European Civic Forum (ECF) N.N., European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA)* 10:15 am Results of the Scenario exercise 10:30 am Intro Open Space 11:00 am Coffee break 11:30 am Open space Citizenship education in Europe: challenges, needs, tools, topics and projects 01:15 pm What do we take away? Exchange of conference results Farewell 02:15 pm Lunch 8