Event type:

In person

Date & time:

17 Mar 2021, 17:30 – 19:00

VIRTUAL EVENT: On truth, rightness and education

In this webinar, Dr Anniina Leiviskä from the University of Helsinki will discuss the general significance of the Habermasian procedural model for educating students about legitimate forms of democratic discussion.

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VIRTUAL EVENT: On truth, rightness and education

17 Mar 2021, 17:30 – 19:00

Anniina Leiviskä

University Lecturer

the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki

Anniina's research focus areas include democracy and democratic education, social and political inclusion and global citizenship education.

She is currently starting a new research project 'Democratic Education and Political Polarisation in the Era of Global Crises' (funded by the KONE foundation), which focuses on the current challenges of democratic education, including the climate crisis and the increasing political polarisation of democratic societies.

Further information

Ticketing

Pre-booking essential

Cost

Free

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Alison Brady

alison.brady.14@ucl.ac.uk