Notes from the Istanbul Lab on Trust and Polarisation December 18, 2025 By Kameliya Tomova For years, our work at THE CIVICS has been shaped by close collaboration with civic education practitioners who ...

Navigating corporate civic responsibility Insights from the NECE Lab in Vienna December 17, 2025 By Martin Kirbach With Vienna’s year as European Capital of Democracy nearing its close, 25 professionals from across Europe ...

Civic integration of migrants in Croatia and across Europe December 17, 2025 On 29 October 2025, civic educators and civil society practitioners from Croatia and across Europe met in Zagreb for a NECE ...

Networks and collaboration show impact October 22, 2025 By Sabrina Räpple Networks and collaboration make a difference, as we saw at this year’s RedeNEC annual meeting. Brazil’s Ministry of Education (MEC) has ...

NECE Festival HOPE: A Recap September 25, 2025 By Kameliya Tomova In Oslo, close to 300 civic educators, practitioners, and thought-leaders from 40 different countries gathered to test a demanding idea: hope can ...

Navigating polarisation in conflict and post- conflict societies July 29, 2025 By Martin Kirbach From 11–14 June 2025, Sarajevo became a space for deep reflection, dialogue, and exchange on one of the most urgent ...

Youth co-create democratic futures at NECE Lab in Naumburg and Leipzig June 24, 2025 By Martin Kirbach Against the backdrop of rising political polarisation and democratic backsliding in Europe, 15 young changemakers from ...