Art for Democracy's Sake? Group Membership and Political Engagement in Europe

Art for Democracy's Sake? Group Membership and Political Engagement in Europe

Art for Art's Sake?

Artists, alongside scientists and entrepreneurs, are role models for innovation in our societies. Not surprisingly, arts education is commonly said to be a means of developing skills considered as critical for innovation: critical and creative thinking, motivation, self-confidence, and ability to communicate and cooperate effectively, but also skills in non-arts academic subjects such as mathem...

Teaching Political Science in Europe

Thisarticle first reviews the history of political science teaching in Europebefore going on to consider a range of recent developments in the teaching of politicalscience, including cross-national joint programmers; technologically enhancedlearning; placement learning and problem-based learning. The last sectionconsiders a range of issues facing political science teachers, includingfinancial p...

The Impact of Political Engagement on Social and Political Tolerance Toward Immigrants in Southern Europe

Research in the area of attitudes towards immigration could benefit from a more thorough discussion of the relationship between degrees of political engagement and trust towards specific social institutions and the variance of political and social tolerance towards immigrants. Drawing upon three general theories: realistic group conflict theory, social identification theory, and institutional t...

Societal Discrimination against Muslims in Europe: Racism and Political Opportunism