Miejsce wydania: Warsaw
Data wydania: 1996-01
Redaktor: Jakowska Anna
Wydawca: Institute for Democracy in Eastern Europe
Wymiary: 88 s.
Księgozbiór: EEDC — biblioteka Wschodnioeuropejskiego Centrum Demokratycznego, ul. Proletariacka 11, Białystok (egzemplarz papierowy)
Numery inwentarzowe: EEDC — [2773]
What is the "Newsletter”? The Newsletter is a quarterly compendium of information about activities conducted in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union by Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that work in an area generally called "civic education." What is civic education? This term has several meanings, but we use it in its widest sense: all activities that allow people to become citizens, and all citizens to become better citizens. What are the "Centers for Pluralism"? These are NGOs that form a voluntary, informal network. These NGOs are active, outreaching organizations that conduct diversified programs in the general area of civic education. These NGOs are independent, willing to work with NGOs in their own countries, and also willing to work with similar organizations in other countries. (fragment)
Katalog: EEDC
Periodyki: Centers for pluralism
The idea of general civic education is inseparably connected to the idea of democracy. Already in ancient Athens, it was assumed that every citizen should actively and fully participate in the governance of the country. Thomas Jefferson’s statement above points directly to the need to introduce various forms of civic education. The introduction of general civic education is often also connected to the aim of authorities to introduce a n... Więcej »
17 November 2001 was a historic date for the citizens of Kosova. For the first time, they participated in free parliamentary elections, choosing from among 18 political parties, three coalitions, one civic initiative, and three independent candidates running for 100 of 120 seats in the Kosova Assembly. Twenty seats were reserved for minority parties as “set-asides”. Kosova Action for Civic Initiatives (KACI), building on its previous wo... Więcej »