The European Union and Education for Democratic Citizenship

Dr. Kris Grimonprez

doi:10.5771/9783748902034

Summary

The study makes an analysis of the legal framework which Member States must take into account when designing their policies on citizenship education. The Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education of the Council of Europe and the international right to education are read in conjunction with EU law. Suitable content for the EU dimension in mainstream education is explored. A method for objective, critical and pluralistic EU learning is proposed, based on the Treaties and on case teaching (stories for critical thinking). Member States are invited to take more action to ensure quality education. The EU has the legal competence to support the EU dimension in education. In the present state of EU law, quality education is no longer conceivable without an EU dimension incorporated in various key competences.

At present the author works at the implementation of the ideas developed in the book as an Affiliated Senior Researcher at Leuven University (Case4EU-project in Belgium and other EU Member States).

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2020
Publication date: 27.01.2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-6074-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-0203-4
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Luxemburger Juristische Studien - Luxembourg Legal Studies
Volume: 20
Language: English
Pages: 698
Product type: Book Titles

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 26 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. Contrasting observations
2. The gap between the EU and its citizens
3. The two-fold challenge for ‘EU citizenship education’
4. Three anchor points
5. Research questions, method and objectives
1. Introduction: Relevance of Council of Europe norms on education for the EU and its Member StatesPages 61 - 72 Download chapter (PDF)
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  1. 1. Legal status within the Council of Europe legal order
    2. Concept and principles of Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC)
  2. 1. Genesis of the Charter on EDC/HRE (2010)
    2. EDC standards after 2010: authoritative value of Charter on EDC/HRE confirmed
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  1. Relevance for the interpretation of ECHR provisions
  2. Limitation of member states’ margin of appreciation
  3. 1. Strengths
    2. Weaknesses
    3. Implications for the duty to act in good faith
  4. Law in context—some caveats
4. Conclusion to Part onePages 178 - 180 Download chapter (PDF)
1. Introduction: The schema of modes of reception of exogenic normsPages 181 - 190 Download chapter (PDF)
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  1. 1. General
    2. Indirect relevance of accession to conventions for Education for Democratic Citizenship
  2. 1. General
    2. The bold proposition of a general principle on Education for Democratic Citizenship
  3. 1. General
    2. Occasional reception of EDC standards by incorporation of the title
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  1. 1. General
    2. Fragmented incorporation of the substantive content of EDC standards
  2. 1. General
    2. Shared inspiration and cooperation to implement EDC standards
  3. 1. General
    2. Taking account of the Charter on EDC/HRE in the interpretation of EU law
4. Conclusion to Part twoPages 291 - 294 Download chapter (PDF)
1. Introduction: Criteria for determing content for the EU dimensionPages 295 - 320 Download chapter (PDF)
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  1. 1. A European constitutional space
    2. Foundational values, objectives and principles of the EU
  2. Case teaching: critical thinking and pluralism
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  1. The right to move and to reside freely
  2. 1. The right to equal treatment in European Parliament and municipal elections
    2. The right to equal diplomatic or consular protection
    3. The right to petition the European Parliament
    4. The right to apply to the European Ombudsman
    5. The right to communicate in a Treaty language
    6. The right to a European citizens’ initiative
  3. The ambiguities of EU citizenship do not preclude the relevance of EU citizenship rights for EDC
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  1. The right to participate in the democratic life of the Union
  2. The right to vote for the European Parliament
  3. The right to vote for the national parliament and its EU dimension
  4. Rights and opportunities in participatory democracy
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  1. 1. Additional content
    2. Significant content
    3. Inviting critical thinking
    4. Affecting the large majority of citizens
  2. 1. Free movement rights and fundamental rights
    2. Equality rights and obligations
    3. Social rights and obligations
    4. Privacy rights and obligations
    5. Consumer rights and obligations
    6. Environmental rights and obligations
6. Conclusion to Part threePages 586 - 588 Download chapter (PDF)
1. Introduction: ActorsPages 589 - 594 Download chapter (PDF)
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  1. The principles
  2. 1. Quality education at UN level
    2. Quality education at Council of Europe level
    3. Quality education at EU level
  3. Developing the European dimension in education
  4. Encouraging the participation of young people in democratic life in Europe
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  1. Subsidiarity and proportionality of EU action
  2. Member State action
4. Conclusion to Part fourPages 686 - 688 Download chapter (PDF)
Summary and general conclusionPages 689 - 698 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. The Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education
2. Relationship between democracy, human rights and the rule of law
3. The Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture
4. EU Recommendation on key competences for lifelong learning
5. Forms of citizenship education
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1. EU
2. UN human rights instruments
3. Council of Europe
4. EU/CoE
5. Some comparative law sources
6. Authors