To fully engage in our society, between challenges and transformation processes, we must be active and aware as citizens. What skills are needed to participate in democratic processes with awareness and responsibility? What educational paths should we envision to support adults as active actors for change?

These questions are the starting point for the thematic focus that EPALE, in 2023, dedicates to skills for democratic life.

In this Resource Kit, we have traced a path to orient ourselves among the many contents published on the platform on this topic. We’ll look at how skills for democratic life have been interpreted, practised, and discussed on EPALE in the past months.

Our itinerary begins with reflections on the very nature of skills for democratic life: What are they? We’ll then delve into specific areas, looking at skills necessary to build communities, navigate media complexity and foster sustainability. 

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