I have followed, with some interest, the developing protests in the US and now across the world in relation to black lives matters. I’m certainly not one to speak about the validity of any such protest movement, nor one to explain its causes, motives or methods – there are far more articulate and involved individuals…
Category: Citizenship
COVIDSAFE and Citizenship
One of the areas related to civics and citizenship education and active citizenship that I am finding particularly interesting is the way that various groups and individuals are reacting to the release of the COVIDSAFE app by the federal government. This app will be used to trace the contacts that people who have tested positive…
Education and Complexity
One of the things that I’m really enjoying about my sojourn into higher education at the moment is the chance to really engage with – and do some deep thinking about – some of my previously cherished notions about education. I guess this is part of becoming an increasingly critical thinker – and consumer –…
Some reflections on The Civic Organisation and the Digital Citizen
This will be a series of blog posts that I am writing to assist me in the work of developing my book. Basically, I want to engage in a critical analysis, as it pertains to my interest in civics and citizenship education, of some of the key scholars in a range of different fields. I…
Pandemics and Active Citizenship
The COVID19 pandemic is a scary situation. Even in Australia, where thankfully its spread appears to have been limited thus far, it has already changed society in a temporary fashion. Whether this leads to more permanent changes is, at this point, unknown, but we can certainly hope that the recognition shown to so-called ‘unskilled workers’…
Citizenship and Complexity
One of the key features of my thesis was my application of complexity theory – or at least some concepts related to that that theory – to civic and citizenship education. It’s a theme that I imagine I am going to return to quite regularly, and it is currently informing the work that I am…
Some reflections on The Net Delusion
This will be a series of blog posts that I am writing to assist me in the work of developing my book. Basically, I want to engage in a critical analysis, as it pertains to my interest in civics and citizenship education, of some of the key scholars in a range of different fields. I…
Some reflection on Civic Life Online
This will be a series of blog posts that I am writing to assist me in the work of developing my book. Basically, I want to engage in a critical analysis, as it pertains to my interest in civics and citizenship education, of some of the key scholars in a range of different fields. I…
Some reflections on Generation Citizen
This will be a series of blog posts that I am writing to assist me in the work of developing my book. Basically, I want to engage in a critical analysis, as it pertains to my interest in civics and citizenship education, of some of the key scholars in a range of different fields. I…
Some reflection on Networks of Outrage and Hope
This will be a series of blog posts that I am writing to assist me in the work of developing my book. Basically, I want to engage in a critical analysis, as it pertains to my interest in civics and citizenship education, of some of the key scholars in a range of different fields. I…