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In 2023, two reports have been published corresponding to two research projects started in 2022. The first was conducted at a national level in collaboration with Porticus, and the second in partnership with a European research network (CIVICS INNOVATION HUB).

These works reflect our involvement in a line of research that is always present in our discussion forums and our areas of interest: the education of and for citizenship, training in civic competence, and the ACT project.

The first report works to address the status of civic education within Spain and the work being done by many of the institutions invested in developing civic competences in the country.

Mapping of non-formal civic education in Spain

The authors of this first report use social mapping as a methodological tool. This makes it possible to create a map of civic associations which operate in the field of non-formal civic education in Spain.

The study organizes and classifies the actions of the mapped institutions by areas of work, by the type of civic compentencies they promote and by the plausible effects they generate in the innovation and democratic quality of our country.

The report is accompanied by an interactive data dashboard which allows the reader to become familiar with the main data, categories, and classifications defined by the the research team.

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The second report to come out this year is focussed on how some current organizations are actively working throughout Europe to improve their respective societies through civic education.

Great expectations. Demands and realities of civic education in Europe

The authors of this report compiled information from 21 EU countries with the aim of highlighting the crucial role of civic education in promoting active citizenship and democratic resilience.

The creation of a pan-European civic education network is proposed to foster collaboration, learning and innovation among civic education actors, providing resources and platforms for peer-to-peer learning, financial stability, fundraising and advocacy.

Sociedad y Educación, through one of its researchers, Rafael López-Meseguer, has been responsible for preparing the section dedicated to Spain and providing data for the interactive map coordinated by CIVICS. This was done with the aim of collecting and highlighting the civic education initiatives within these 21 European countries.

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