World Forum for Democracy 2016: Speakers
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Lyn CARSON
Professor at the University of Sydney
Australia
Lyn Carson is a professor in applied politics with the University of Sydney Business School. She has convened, facilitated, researched, designed or evaluated many innovative projects including: Australia's first Consensus Conference, Australia's first two Deliberative Polls, Australia's first Citizens' Parliament, numerous Citizens' Juries and Community Summits. Her introduction to formal politics and the challenges of active citizenship began as an elected representative in local government. She has published widely: books, book chapters, and articles on related topics, and is a director of the newDemocracy Foundation (nDF), currently involved with overseeing many deliberative projects for local and state governments.
Theme 1
A, B, Citizenship, Democracy, and Education
Theme 2
Education bridging social divides – pass or fail?
- LAB 10
Gamify democracy - LAB 11
Embracing Global Citizenship - LAB 12
DemocrARTization - LAB 13
Refugees: Opportunities without borders - LAB 14
Deciphering media - LAB 15
Global classroom - LAB 16
Learning respect - LAB 17
Education on the move - LAB 18
Intergenerational learning - LAB 19
Education for Democracy: innovative experiences in the Francophone world