The EWC Statement Series Fourth Issue 2014 The 4th issue of the EWC Statement Series Highlighting current trends, research and scholarly debates All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be translated, reproduced or transmitted, in any forms or by any means, electronic (CD-ROM, Internet, etc.) or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without the prior permission in writing from The European Wergeland Centre. The opinions expressed in this publication are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The European Wergeland Centre Please contact:
[email protected] Authors: Vitor Tomé, Andrea Petõ, Monique Eckmann, Audrey Osler, Jan Šerek Cover design and layout: The European Wergeland Centre The European Wergeland Centre C J Hambros plass 5 NO-0164 Oslo Norway ISSN 1893-3556 Publication – 1 issue/year http://www.theewc.org/ewc.statement.series ©The European Wergeland Centre, March 2014 Published in Norway 2 Contents Editorial 4-5 Preventing on-line hate speech through social media and democratic participation 6-9 by Vitor Tomé Far right mobilization and gender 10-14 by Andrea Petõ Education in the Context of “Divided” Memories – 15-20 How can a “Pedagogy of Conflict elaboration” contribute? by Monique Eckmann Democracy and diversity in schools: recognising political realities 21-26 and re-imagining the nation by Audrey Osler Three myths on civic engagement among Roma youth 27-30 by Jan Šerek About the contributors 31-32 3 Editorial Welcome to the 4th issue of the EWC Statement Series. We are very happy to publish a collection of five statements that in different ways are related to the Council of Europe’s vision of “Living together” in diverse societies in Europe and which highlight both challenges and possible strategies for educators.