Democrative is actively involved in supra-regional and international exchange with pracititioners and stakeholders in the area of civic education. This results, on the one hand, from the diverse professional activities of its members and project collaborators and, on the other hand, from its membership and work in network organisations. The following is a list of the most important activities:
Non-school actors Education for Sustainable Development
(Ausserschulische Akteure Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung BNE)
Since 2017, the Demokrative has been a member of the Network of Non-school actors in Education for Sustainable Development. This network brings together non-school actors who offer educational formats in the field of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). In this network, civic and human rights education is understood as a field under the umbrella of education for sustainable development. The network is coordinated by the éducation21 foundation.
On the occasion of our Round Table 2019 and together with a team from éducation21, Demokrative organised a workshop for network members. The goal was exchange about our understanding of civic education. We revied and discussed mission statements of various member organisations, as well as national and international reference documents.
Campus für Demokratie
Demokrative is in regular exchange with the Campus für Demokratie, the national platform for civic education and participation in Switzerland. In particular, female representatives have participated and continue to participate in the regular Campus networking events.
Event "Spiel, Spass und Politik – Gamification, Edutainment und Demokratie." 24.11.2020. Sarnen. Workshop "Politische Bildung durch (analoge) Spiele im Unterricht" by Demokrative co-founder Rebecca Welge.
Event "Politische Bildung damals und heute." 18.11.2019. Altdorf. Building blocks of democracy Workshop by Demokrative co-founder Sabine Jenni.
Event "Die Schweiz in Europa. Perspektiven für die politische Bildung." 17.09.2018. Solothurn. Keynote speech by Demokrative co-founder Sabine Jenni. [listen to the talk here (in German)]
DARE, Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe
Since 2018, Demokrative has been a member of DARE, Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe. DARE is a Europe-wide network for strengthening democratic citizenship and human rights with member organisations from 24 countries. DARE is also one of our project partners in the project Demogames.
The DARE General Assembly 2020 took place virtually on 04 June. In addition to statutory decisions, members also shared information on current projects and network activities.
The DARE General Assembly 2019 took place from 26 to 28 August in Berlin. Among other things, we presented our project Demogames.
The DARE General Assembly 2018 took place during the conference in Nafplio (GRE) from 12 to 15 June. Report on the meeting by Robert Lovell.
Focus group NECE
The focus group reflected the implementation of the Council of Europe's Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) in various countries and projects and drew up recommendations. Together with experts and practitioners from Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Italy, Demokrative co-founder Rebecca Welge was a member of the focus group. In the focus group, we put up for discussion the experiences gained in the projects Building blocks of democracy and Demogames.
Presentation of the projects by Demokrative at NECE conference, 6 november 2020 - [download here as PDF].
Final report of the focus group "NECE Focus Group on ‘Competences for Democratic Culture’. Recommendations and Documentation" - [download here as PDF].
Association L200
(Verein L200)
Since 2019, Demokrative has been a member of the L200 association. L200 is a communally used space at Langstrasse 200, one of the busiest streets in Zurich. Among other things, in November 2019 we held our Round Table in L200 and are in exchange with other members of the association.