I-CIVIC
Innovating Civic Engagement Pedagogies for a Resilient Generation
About the project
I-CIVIC addresses some of today’s most pressing social and democratic challenges, including the rise of authoritarianism, declining civic engagement – particularly among young people – growing democratic deficits, vulnerability to misinformation, limited critical digital literacy, and persistent socio-economic and inclusivity gaps.
It responds to the disconnect between schools and their surrounding communities, where educational institutions often operate in isolation from museums, NGOs, cultural organisations, and local governments, limiting opportunities for meaningful, community-based democratic learning.
To tackle these issues, the project develops innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to democratic education that strengthen critical thinking and equip learners to navigate the digital landscape responsibly. By connecting formal education with real-life community contexts and local governance, it seeks to make democracy part of everyday experience. Through strong international exchanges, researchers and practitioners collaborate across countries to compare contexts, test ideas, and co-create new, practical models of democratic learning.
I-CIVIC is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Staff Exchange project funded under Horizon Europe. It promotes democratic education, critical digital literacy, and inclusive civic participation through innovative pedagogical approaches.
Latest News
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Exploring New Ways of Knowing
On the morning of 14th October, Charlie Moreno and Paola Boccia from EUDEC and Garazi Arizkorreta-Orzamabal from UPV/EHU took part in Transformative Research & Embodied Inquiry, a hands-on workshop exploring embodied inquiry as a methodology for transformative research. Designed particularly for faculty members, PhD candidates, and early-career researchers, the workshop invited participants to explore how…
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Inspiring Reflection and Awareness Among Teachers
On Saturday, 10th October, Charlie Moreno and Paola Boccia from EUDEC joined a workshop on democratic education promoted by Prof. Alessandra Romano at the University of Siena, engaging with approximately 100 upper secondary school teachers. Their contribution offered an inspiring opportunity to reflect on the principles and practices of democratic education, encouraging participants to question…
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I-CIVIC: An EU Success Story
The I-CIVIC project has been officially designated as a Success Story in democracy research by the European Commission. This recognition comes within the framework of the Commission’s recent report, Democracy Research in the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), which provides a comprehensive evaluation of nearly 500 projects addressing core democratic challenges, ranging from institutional accountability and…