The Malmö University, School of Education host this year's Nordic Educational Research Association (NERA) congress on "Active citizenship". The 38th edition of the annual NERA Congress will take place March 11-13, 2010 in Malmö, Sweden.

Active citizenship and citizenship education have often been seen as having the potential to empower individuals to both use opportunities to participate in public life at various levels and to meet their civic obligations. The benefits of citizenship education and the development and exercise of active citizenship can thus be seen as the ability to consider differing perspectives and divergent values from individual to group level, from local to global level, and to take action on political and ethical decisions that are often controversial, concerning, for example, environmental issues and social justice.

Five scholar keynote speakers/panel discussion experts have been invited to participate and lead discussions on the topic Citizenship Education. The congress is opened with a moderated discussion between three of the keynote speakers and Malmö University Vice Chancellor, Lennart Olausson. The focus of the opening theme will be Active citizenship in local, regional and global perspectives: critical and interdisciplinary approaches.

Parallel lecture sessions will present evaluations of and reflections on various issues and contributions representing perspectives of the congress theme and related areas.

For more information, please view the Congress website.