Purpose
The research group conducts cutting edge and impactful multi-disciplinary research on how to reduce inequalities in the education system with the aim to strengthen democracy and social cohesion.
The research projects in the centre are mixed methods and comparative across countries with a focus on young people, Life Skills, Citizenship Education and Democratic Competences.
The group works with education practitioners, civil society, international organisations and policymakers to create meaningful and evidence-based change to secure the future of democracy and social cohesion more broadly.
11th Annual Conference on Citizenship Education - Call for Papers
Date: 10-11 November 2026
Location: University of Roehampton, London, The United Kingdom
Deadline submission abstracts: 6 July 2026
Projects
Who we work with
GEPIC
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Brussels, Belgium
- Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
- University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Charles University, Faculty of Education, Prague, Czech Republic
- Danish School of Education (DPU), Aarhus University, Denmark
STRIDE
- Oslo Metropolitan University (OSLOMET), Norway (NO)
- Roehampton University (RU), United Kingdom (UK)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece (EL)
- VIA University College, Denmark (DK)
- TÁRKI Social Research Institute (TÁRKI), Hungary (HU)
- Jagiellonian University (JU), Poland (PL)
Measuring and assessing the democratic performance of education systems