Activities
The International Consortium, in collaboration with the Council of Europe through its Steering Committee on Educational Policy and Practice (CDPPE), undertakes activities that support its mission to promote education for democracy and human rights. These include presentations at major conferences, as well as specific projects.
Selected Books, Articles and Presentations
(see timeline for complete list)
- Higher Education’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Building a More Sustainable and Democratic Future
- Sjur Bergan, Tony Gallagher, Ira Harkavy, Ronaldo Munck, Hilligje van’t Land (eds)
- Council of Europe higher education series No. 25 – 2021
- Academic Freedom, Institutional Autonomy, and the Future of Democracy
- Sjur Bergan, Tony Gallagher, and Ira Harkavy (eds)
- Council of Europe higher education series No. 24 – 2020
- Higher Education for Diversity, Social Inclusion and Community: A democratic imperative
- Sjur Bergan and Ira Harkavy (eds)
- Council of Europe higher education series No. 22 – 2018
- Higher education for democratic innovation
- Sjur Bergan, Tony Gallagher, and Ira Harkavy (eds)
- Council of Europe higher education series No. 21 – 2016
- Reimagining democratic societies: a new era of personal and social responsibility
- Sjur Bergan, Ira Harkavy and Hilligje van’t Land (eds)
- Council of Europe higher education series No. 18 – 2013
- “Cooperating Across the Atlantic: Helping Realize Higher Education’s Democratic Mission“
- Sjur Bergan and Ira Harkavy
- Diversity & Democracy, Volume 16, Number 1, Winter 2013
- “Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy in the United States: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities“
- Molly Corbett Broad, President, American Council on Education
- Strasburg, FR – November 8, 2010
Projects
- Toolkit for Linking Higher Education and Sschools on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights, led by Council of Europe’s Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Education for DEmocratic Citizenship and Human Rights. Council of Europe published two volumes on this project:
- Douglas Barrera and Virgilio Meira Soarer (2010): Advancing democratic practice: A self-assessment guide for higher education.
- Matt Hartley and Ted Huddleston (2010): School-community-university partnerships for a sustainable democracy: Education for democratic citizenships in Europe and the United States of America
Other Developments
Review of Activities
Recommendation on the Public Responsibility for Higher Education and Research
On May 16, 2007, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommendation on the Public Responsibility for Higher Education and Research.
Official Text of the Recommendation