Publications

Publications

A position paper is a paper that clarifies a key concept in the AECED project and which the project commends as providing a useful insight into that concept, thereby helping to anchor the project’s shared conceptual framework.

The project’s Concepts Group oversees the position papers and contributes to their production, but the Authors are responsible for their theoretical perspectives.

Members of the Concepts Group:
Pauliina Jaaskelainen*
Claudia Neves*
Karine Oganisjana*
Monika Pazur*
Susanne Weber*
Philip Woods*
*current members

Lea Spahn**
Joonas Vola**
** former members

The four dimensions of holistic democracy. This paper provides an elaborated description and explanation of the four dimensions of holistic democracy, which comprise: holistic learning, relational well-being, power sharing and transforming dialogue. They comprise important principles, offering guides for action in the creation of holistic democracy as a process of becoming. This paper is authored by Philip Woods.

The importance of the aesthetic-embodied dimension in learning for democracy. This paper explains why it is crucial to involve the whole body in learning processes to fully understand and bring into practice democratic values and principles. This paper is authored by Pauliina Jääskeläinen, Philip Woods and Karine Oganisjana.

Democratic sensibility. This paper explains the concept of democratic sensibility, a quality important for democratic practice which aesthetic and embodied learning for democracy is intended to nurture. This paper is authored by Philip Woods and Monika Pazur.