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Global Citizenship and Youth Participation in Europe Year of publication: 2016 Author: Douglas Bourn Corporate author: Oxfam | Oxfam Italia | UCL Institute of Education | CARDET | Pah Global Citizenship has been recognized as an important component of education by UNESCO through the Sustainable Development Goals launched in 2015 and the recent Global Education Congress in Croatia.While there has been considerable activity across Europe in encouraging youth engagement in democratic institutions, this report suggests that insufficient attention has been given to the linkages young people make between their outlook on the world, their personal and social identity and the ways they use tools such as social networking to engage in societies.The report also suggests to teachers that they need to address and respond to the interests of young people in issues such as refugees and migration, climate change and global terrorism by equipping them with the knowledge and skills to effectively engage in these debates. 
Putting the Voice of Young People at the Heart of Global Citizenship Education Year of publication: 2014 Author: Douglas Bourn Corporate author: UCL Institute of Education | Erasmus+ This briefing is aimed at policy-makers across Europe who are engaged with, or interested in ensuring that education and international development programmes give consideration to the voices of young people. It also aims to contribute to policy-makers responses to how they are implementing the Sustainable Development Goals.