“Democracy is not a noun, but a verb: it only happens if we do it.” Political Education at The School of Public Life Cover Image

„A demokrácia nem főnév, hanem ige. Csak akkor van, ha csináljuk!” Politikai oktatás a Közélet Iskolájában
“Democracy is not a noun, but a verb: it only happens if we do it.” Political Education at The School of Public Life

Author(s): Éva Tessza Udvarhelyi, Ágnes Fernengel, Gabriella Csoszó
Subject(s): Civil Society, Labor relations, Welfare systems, Politics and communication, Politics and society, Adult Education, Radical sociology , Inclusive Education / Inclusion, Sociology of Education
Published by: Fordulat
Keywords: critical pedagogy;political education;

Summary/Abstract: In this article we discuss the political education program of the School of Public Life, which works for a just and democratic society, where people regardless of their social status can participate in public life. Thus we host events where adult participants can learn about grassroots organizing, advocacy and movement building. In the article we discuss how this activist school was founded, our educational, research and strategic planning activities, the difficulties we face, and we also write about how we develop our curriculum. Finally we demonstrate our practice of critical pedagogy through the examples of three training series: Basics of organizing, Photography and activism and Municipal election workshops.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 28
  • Page Range: 182-211
  • Page Count: 30
  • Language: Hungarian