CANCELLED

Civic education in Poland, a philosophical assessment
Igor Czernecki (University of Warsaw)

As young liberal democracies in East-Central Europe face a structural and spiritual crisis, a renewed emphasis is being made on the role of civic education in re-invigorating our societies. This paper will assess the current state of civic education in Poland, including the recent reforms enacted by the right-wing government concerning the civic education programme in high schools, placing it in a broader context of the philosophical debate concerning the aims of education.

Igor Czernecki, PhD, is an intellectual historian at the Artes Liberales Institute, University of Warsaw. He is a graduate of Columbia University and the London School of Economics. His interests include the history of Western political thought, philosophy of education and contemporary civic education. He has written a book on Alexis de Tocqueville (2019) and published in the Tocqueville Review; he has also written on the historic role of international NGOs in East Central Europe for the Cold War History Journal. He is a board member of EFC Foundation, the biggest privately endowed educational foundation in Poland.

For further inquiries: Yuxin Su (yuxin.su.16@ucl.ac.uk).

Please note that this seminar series is run by academics on an entirely voluntary and unpaid basis, on top of existing teaching and other work commitments. While we endeavour to make these events as inclusive and welcoming as possible, we cannot undertake any extra work regarding the presentation, dissemination or planning of the talks or make adjustments to the existing programme.