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Central Asian States in the International Rankings of Democracy Development Year of publication: 2021 Author: E.G. Garbuzarova Each Central Asian state has its own features and dynamics/statics of democratic transit, but they are all united by the personification of power and loyalty to the autocrat rather than to the political institutions. The author attempts to trace the current state of the political systems of Central Asian states, highlighting the positive and negative trends in their democratization. 
“Can Education Transform Our World?: Global Citizenship Education and the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” Year of publication: 2020 Author: Joel Westheimer Corporate author: Brill This book chapter is taken from the book Grading Goal Four: Tensions, Threats, and Opportunities in the Sustainable Development Goal on Quality Education, which aims to support the immplementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4 by exploreing various tensions, threats, and opportunities. This chapter specifically focuses on the role of eucation in fostering global citizenship and how educational systems and policies can be improved to facilitate creating a sustainable society and contribute to the 2030 SDG Agenda. 
Citizenship Year of publication: 2020 Author: Zeyad Alawana Corporate author: Ministry of Political and Parliamentary Affairs The booklet aims to deepen the culture of good and effective citizenship among young people, inform them of their rights and duties contained in the Jordanian constitution, and also introduce them to the values of good citizenship that are based on the rule of law, respect for equality, tolerance and acceptance of others, and acceptance of pluralism and diversity in society. In more detail, the booklet contains topics, knowledge, questions and experiences aimed at:First, the definition of the concept of citizenship, rights and duties, and the distinction between a good and a good citizen.Second, introducing the principles of good citizenship, such as freedom, active participation, and equalityEquality of opportunity, solidarity and preservation of public property.Third, the definition of the goals of citizenship, such as commitment to the principles of democracy, freedom from fanaticism and distinction, belief in human brotherhood and the scientific method in disunity and the rule of law, commitment to the constitution, active political participation, respect for human dignity, and the acquisition of true citizenship values. 
Education for Global Citizenship: Promoting Democracy Year of publication: 2019 Author: Manuela Mesa Corporate author: Autonomous University of Madrid | Red Iberoamericana de Investigación sobre Cambio y Eficacia Escolar (RINACE) This paper makes a reflection on the role of education in the current international context, marked by profound changes and by a situation of uncertainty and instability and reverse in rights. It discusses the various interpretative frameworks that explain the current world and that are articulated around the global-local axis and ethnic-national identities and multiple identities. In a world characterized by the complexity and speed of changes, it is very important to overcome the the compartmentalization of knowledge in areas such as mathematics, social, language, etc and look for global approaches. Education as a transformative practice cannot be outside of the major challenges facing humanity at the national and multilateral. The 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals gives opportunities for the consolidation of the Education for Global Citizenship. 
The Value Logic of Public Opinion Governance from the Perspective of Democracy Year of publication: 2022 Author: 杜粉 This article examines the governance of public opinion in the online environment from the perspective of democracy. 
A "good" Citizen: Understanding Citizenship in Kyrgyzstan Year of publication: 2021 Author: Kemel Toktomushev This paper is an attempt to reflect on what a citizen of a modern democratic society really is, and what knowledge and competencies he/she should possess in order to meet the challenges of today. 
Prospects for Ensuring Human Rights and Freedom in Uzbekistan Year of publication: 2022 Author: F.F. Khatamov This scientific article analyzes the trends in ensuring human rights and freedoms in Uzbekistan. It is emphasized that the category of human rights is not only a universal human value, but also has national and mental characteristics. The National Strategy of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Human Rights has also been studied and analyzed. 
Missing Links in AI Governance Year of publication: 2023 Corporate author: UNESCO | Mila – Quebec Artificial Intelligence Institute Over the next decade, Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) will continue to significantly impact societies. While these scientific and technological advances take place at an extraordinary pace, it is necessary that we simultaneously stimulate a global and inclusive conversation around their development and governance. It is in this context that Mila and UNESCO join forces to steer a collective work to identify and understand missing links in AI governance. This publication is a compilation of 18 selected submissions from a global open call for proposals launched in 2021. The works featured cross disciplinary and geographical boundaries, and include the perspectives of academics, civil society representatives, and innovators to help shift the conversation on AI from what we do know and foresee to what we do not, the missing links. The topics covered are wide ranging, including AI and Indigenous rights, Deepfakes, Third-Party Audits of AI Systems, AI alignment with SDGs, and the centralization of decision-making power AI allows. Policymakers and civil society members will benefit from the insightful perspectives brought forward to face the immense task they are presented with – which is to ensure the development of AI in a human-centred, responsible and ethical way, in accordance with human rights. 
Homo phobic and Transphobic Bullying in Educational Centers: Sensitization Workshop for Prevention; Facilitation Guide Year of publication: 2015 Author: María C. Arango-Restrepo | José Angel Aguilar-Gil | Esther Corona-Vargas Corporate author: UNESCO Santiago This practical manual is presented as a strategy to support teachers and educational authorities with the aim of addressing homophobic and transphobic violence from a human rights perspective. Through a series of lessons consisting of concepts, activities and reflections, the emphasis is on the importance of visualizing and respecting sexual diversity through the acquisition of knowledge, awareness-raising processes and the strengthening of competencies that teachers need to overcome stigmas and prejudices. 
Building Citizenship from Universities; University Social Responsibility and Challenges in the XXI century Year of publication: 2011 Author: Eduardo Gasca-Pliego | Julio César Olvera-García Corporate author: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México The present essay contributes with a reflection on the role universities must take as agents of transformation and consolidation of the democratic model, mainly before the challenge of building full citizens, interested in the need of the physical and social environment, in collective decision making, who think of themselves as participant citizens and not only voters with their own interests in view. Distinguishable is the primordial role of university social responsibility to promote the social management of knowledge for everyone, which has as an end the construction of informed, responsible and participant citizenship, which responds to injustice, non-sustainability, violence and corruption. Rethinking the social function of the university requires defending the values proper to public education, in the sense that every citizen has equal opportunities to develop their capabilities, eliminating obstacles of social and economic nature, as well as the cultural and political that affect and hinder said development.