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This podcast series is focused on democratic education: how to encourage citizenship in education? Several renowned guest speakers will highlight different aspects of this topic.

Podcast Episodes

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  How can education help democracy thrive? What role do emotions, vulnerability, and discomfort play in democratic learning? In this episode, IOS Futures of Democracy host Maurits de Jongh speaks with leading scholar Michalinos Zembylas professor of Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies at the Open ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ of Cyprus.
  Join us as we unpack these complex issues and explore how education can remain a pillar of democratic resilience, also on or .

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  What kind of perspective can philosophy offer for citizenship in vocational education? What challenges emerge when talking about mandatory citizenship exams, and how do we take into account the professional contexts present in vocational preparation? In this episode, IOS Futures of Democracy host David Napolitano speaks with Anouk Zuurmond, assistant professor in philosophy of education at the department of Educational and Family Studies at the ‘Vrije Universiteit’ Amsterdam. Join us as we unpack complex issues regarding citizenship and secondary vocational education and training, specifically the growing concerns about the quality and content of this type of citizenship education on or .

  This episode is completely recorded in dutch.

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  How can we navigate between indoctrination and neglect? What role does citizenship education have in demarcating those boundaries, and what kind of impact can academia have to meaningfully contribute to defending and improving democracy. In this episode, IOS Futures of Democracy host David Napolitano speaks with Bram Eidhof, founder of ‘Bureau Common Ground’. An independent and specialised agency that focuses on assisting schools with citizenship education. Join us as we unpack different topics concerning legislation, academia, and citizenship education. Specifically, on the best way to educate a new generation of democratic citizens. This podcast can be found on and . This episode is completely recorded in Dutch.