@article {Otte:2015:1323-5761:49,
title = "Education for Democracy and Human Rights European Experience in a Global Context",
journal = "Political Crossroads",
parent_itemid = "infobike://jnp/pc",
publishercode ="jnp",
year = "2015",
volume = "22",
number = "2",
publication date ="2015-01-01T00:00:00",
pages = "49-63",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1323-5761",
eissn = "2201-0653",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jnp/pc/2015/00000022/00000002/art00005",
doi = "doi:10.7459/pc/22.2.05",
keyword = "Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, European Convention on Human Rights, Council of Europe",
author = "Otte, Reinhild",
abstract = "During the last years, education for human rights and democracy has become a more and more growing issue not only in many countries but also for many intergovernmental organizations. The Council of Europe (CoE) has been working in this field for a very long time. It has achieved important
results and has become one of the leading agencies in Europe and beyond. After a short introduction into the CoE in general and its work as a human rights watchdog and a guardian for democracy and the rule of law, the contribution will be structured around
the CoEs flagship initiative Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights (EDC/HRE). It will give an overview of its aims, main elements, and outcomes. Among them a special focus will be laid on the wealth of materials produced and the political framework, in
particular the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democracy and Human Rights Education as well as on the project: Explore and Act for Human Rights: Learning Human Rights through Landmark Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. In its second part the contribution
describes the partnerships and networks established and strengthened and how this work is in manifold ways inter-connected and embedded also on international level, in particular with international organizations. Although the experiences described here have their origin in Europe they are
by no means restricted to this continent. The hope is that they will provide a useful basis for cooperation and food for thought also for a wider audience in other parts of the world.",
}