The Europäische Akademie Otzenhausen is organising an international three day workshop on new ways and opportunities of political participation from September 13th to 16th 2014 as part of the newly designed French-German-Dialogue (DFD)

The DFD will offer a forum for exchange of information and experience for 30 citizens politically active in civil society, who deal with cross-border issues at different levels and use various – institutionalized and non-formal tools and instruments of political participation.
The objective is to systematize challenges and to propose possible solutions on the basis of practical experience, which could result in joint projects.
Challenges, concrete approaches to solutions and projects will be presented at a public event at the end of the three-day workshop and critically discussed at a round table with scientists, decision-makers and the general public.

You will find below the concept and registration form for the seminar in English, French and German.

EAO - Concept new ways and opportunities of political participation
EAO - Konzept neue Wege und Möglichkeiten der demokratischen Teilhabe
EAO - Concept nouvelles voies et possibilités de la participation démocratique

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Apply for the Congress “A new narrative for Europe!” in Germany from 31.8. to 03.09.2014

Until today the spirit of peace and prosperity is one of the key arguments for explaining the idea of an integrated Europe. This also goes for the enlargements in the last 10 years.
But is this enough for the idea behind Europe for generations that haven’t experienced war or fear of existence caused by other military and political powers? Or is the crisis of Ukraine a game-changer?

The Regional Representation of the European Commission Bonn (RRep) and the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb) in Germany want to invite 60 young people (between 18 and 25) from all Member States of the EU to a conference to discuss about the future explanation of the European Union in the 21st century.

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NECE – Networking European Citizenship Education – Conference
“1914-2014: Lessons from History? Citizenship Education and Conflict Management“
16-18 October 2014, Vienna (Austria)


The 2014 NECE Conference will address challenges in Europe against the background of its history of war and conflict in the 20th century. It will ask how citizenship education can deal with the great variety of conflicts in and around Europe today.
The 2014 NECE Conference offers a platform for pursuing current issues in citizenship education in Europe: Are our current patterns of thinking and discourse still appropriate for dealing with the particular challenges and crises of the European democracies today?

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