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Decolonising Deliberation: Citizens’ Assemblies as a Claimed Space for Forging Bottom‐Up Democracy in Lebanon and Tunisia

Politics and Governance
Tunisia and Lebanon, two states with distinct political trajectories, face converging crises of democratic governance marked by systemic corruption, economic hardship, and public disillusionment.
Mariam Daher, Sonia Chabane, Muzna Al-Masri, Ala'a Shehabi   +3 more
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Falling pupil numbers and school closures: Setting a research agenda for a new era of precarity

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the significant phenomenon of decreasing pupil numbers in England due to lower birth rates and the impact of a school closure on a school community. It then discusses how the sociology of education might research this major issue.
Eleanor Fagan, Alice Bradbury
wiley   +1 more source

Municipal election systems and their implications for ethical and accountable democratic governance at eThekwini Municipality

Journal of Local Government Research and Innovation
Background: The electoral systems adopted for local government offer the citizens the democratic opportunity to elect their representatives through a proportional representative system and constituency electoral system.
Ndwakhulu S. Tshishonga
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Effective methods for increasing levels of political self‐efficacy for girls and disadvantaged students in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study addresses the gap in rigorous evaluation of inclusive Citizenship Education methods in reducing gender and socioeconomic inequalities in political self‐efficacy. This article tests the effectiveness of two pedagogical approaches: counter‐narratives and think‐pair‐share.
Bryony Hoskins, Khuyen Dinh, Christian Christrup Kjeldsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anticipatory AI Governance in the Age of Supercomputing: A Mixed-Methods Multistakeholder Approach in the Basque Country

Big Data and Cognitive Computing
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded in public governance, raising new challenges for anticipating its societal implications while safeguarding democratic accountability within expanding computational infrastructures.
Igor Calzada, Itziar Eizaguirre
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What is a curriculum for life? Using youth participatory action research and applied arts to understand and amplify undergraduate students', children's and young people's mental health and wellbeing recommendations for education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Mental health is a critical issue globally, with young people being one of the most affected groups. Young people have campaigned vehemently for a ‘curriculum for life,’ arguing that their education is failing to meet their needs (British Council, 2022).
Lisa Stephenson, Helen Young
wiley   +1 more source

Climate crisis, health equity, and democratic governance: the need to act together. [PDF]

J Public Health Policy, 2020
Krieger N.
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English teachers' journeys since the 2020 Iteration of Black Lives Matter

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2020 resurgence of Black Lives Matter (BLM) mobilised students in England to demand greater representation of racially minoritised voices in English curriculums—a call highlighted by stark inequity: just 1.5% of GCSE texts studied are by racially minoritised authors, despite racially minoritised students comprising 38.0% of the student ...
Adrian Fernandes
wiley   +1 more source

The critical role of teacher educators in promoting socially just mathematics teaching

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper focuses on the enablers and constraints that shape mathematics teacher educators' agency in addressing social justice issues within their practice and how these can be harnessed or overcome. Given the potential impact of teacher educators on the student/practising teachers they work with, and consequently on the agency of classroom ...
Pete Wright, Jane Goodland, Caroline Hilton, Sinem Hizli Alkan, Gwen Ineson, Balbir Kaur, Manjinder K. Jagdev, Cristina Mio, Sam Parkes   +8 more
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How Much "Good Governannce" in Croatian e-Governance ?

Anali Hrvatskog Politološkog Društva, 2006
Through an analysis of the relationship between the concepts of governance, good governance and e-governance, and democracy, the article deals with the issue of whether and to what extent the Croatian authorities use the Internet to strengthen democracy ...
Nives Miošić Lisjak
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