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Developing and Applying to Run a CiCea International Webinar

In the autumn of 2022, the Children’s Identity and Citizenship European Association (CiCea) inaugurated the CiCea International Webinar Series Events. Through these webinars, CiCea members and friends of the Association have the opportunity to provide an international audience with interesting, topical and thought-provoking discussions, research and practices on a particular topic relevant to the Association interests. Webinar materials and recordings (depending on availability and recording quality) are available here.

If, having read the above, you believe you have work of substantive interest and/or import you wish to share with the Association and wish to apply to run a webinar, you may do so, by clicking on the link below:

Application to present a Webinar for the International Webinar Series of the Children's Identity and Citizenship: European Association

Best Publication Award Winners

AWARD WINNERS

Each year, the association makes an award for the best publication(s) of the preceding year in the field of citizenship education and identity related to children and young people that has been written by a CiCea member or members. Information on the nomination and selection processes are available in the Activities section of the website or directly, by clicking here. Below you can find the awardees for each year, from 2010 to the present.

 

2025 Awardees

Fifteen (15) submissions were considered for the 2023 award. The award winners were announced at the Annual General Assembly meeting held in September 2025. By category the winners are:

    Best Book:

  • Kennedy, K. J. (2025). Disruptions and civic education: How should young people be prepared for an uncertain future? Springer Nature. DOI:10.1007/978-981-96-5875-6.

    Best Praxis Paper:

  • Lozic, V., & Poulter, S. (2025). Exploring citizenship education and social action: Towards emancipatory education. Citizenship Teaching & Learning, 20(2), 137-151.

    Best Research Paper:

  • Freires, T., Faria, S., & da Silva, S. M. (2025). Understanding the public participation of young people in border regions of mainland Portugal: youth as local development agent. Journal of Youth Studies, 28(2), 410-427.

 

2024 Awardees

Fifteen (15) submissions were considered for the 2023 award. The award winners were announced at the Annual General Assembly meeting held in May 2025. By category the winners are:

      Best Research Paper Award:

  • Freires, T., Thomas Dotta, L., & Pereira, F. (2024). Young People’s construction of identity in the context of Southern Europe: Finding leads for citizenship education. Societies, 14(1), 9.

     Best Praxis Paper Award:

  • Kalessopoulou, D., Sidiropoulou, T., Sotiropoulou, E., & Psatha, F. (2024). Exploring social justice awareness in young children's shopping pretend play at ECEC settings and museums. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 32(1), 55-70.

 

 2023 Awardees

Fourteen (14) submissions were considered for the 2023 award. The award winners were announced at the Annual General Assembly meeting held in June 2024. By category the winners are:

     Best Research Paper Award:

  • Essomba, M. À., Nadeu, M., & Tarrés, A. (2023). Youth democratic political identity and disaffection: Active citizenship and participation to counteract populism and polarization in Barcelona. Societies, 13(12), 245.
  • Chistolini, S. (2023). The Heart of the Citizenship Education and Revival of New Schools in Europe. European Journal of Education, 6(1), 45-51.

     Best Book Award:

  • Hall, E. (2023). Mellan rörelse och stillhet: minne och flykt i unga människors berättande 2009-2021 [Between movement and stillness: memory and escape in young people's storytelling 2009-2021]. Malmo: Malmo University.

 

2022 Awardees

Twelve (12) submissions were considered for the 2022 award. The award winners were announced at the Annual General Assembly meeting held in May 2023. By category the winners are:

     Best Research Paper Award:

  • Chong, E. K. M., Hu, J., Tang, H. H. H., Cheng, E. C. K., Davies, I., Leung, Y. W., & Hung, S. C. F. (2022). Hong Kong secondary school teachers’ pedagogical approaches to controversial issues at a time of social and political turmoil. Teacher Development, 26(1), 34-54. 

     Best Theoretical Paper Award:

  • Gilligan, C. (2022). Methodological nationalism and the Northern Ireland blind-spot in ethnic and racial studies. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 45(3), 431-451.

     Best Praxis Paper Award:

  • Palla, L., & Vallberg Roth, A. C. (2022). Inclusive ideals and special educational tools in and out of tact: didactical voices on teaching in language and communication in Swedish early childhood education. International journal of early years education, 30(2), 387-402.

 

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