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Universities are under pressure — particularly the study of subjects like languages, history, social sciences and the creative arts. This lecture looks back to a time, post war, when governments turne...

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We know this has been a challenging year for all dedicated to greater justice and rights. These are difficult times, with moments of uncertainty and loss. But what carries us through, and gives us hope for a better future, is each other.

Festive Greetings from HRER We are thankful. To our authors, readers, reviewers, guest editors, human rights activists, researchers, and educators across the word, we value you! Your support during this year of growth and development for HRER has inspired us.

Free webinar on #citizenshipeducation #globalcitizenship December 10 2025 brought to you from The Social and Citizenship Education Association of Australia www.sceaa.net.au/news

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NEW in our Special Issue edited by @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh, Alexander Krouglov’s review of #Globalisation #HumanRights & #Education A wide-ranging edited collection by Yvonne Vissing & Joseph Zajda doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Globalisation, Human Rights and Education

Published in Human Rights Education Review (Vol. 8, No. 3, 2025)

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📣#callforpapers for those working in #history #education and #inclusion

Human Rights Education Review@hrer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

✔️NEW Call for Papers from HRER ✔️Intercultural history, human rights and citizenship education for inclusion in diverse societies ✔️Scholars are encouraged to submit abstracts by 6 January 2026 ✔️Invited papers due by 31 May 2026 For further details visit global-iahre.org/get-involved/

Exploring how stories with female role models might contribute education for girls’ rights Kate Mackenzie explores possible tensions between human rights & global citizenship values @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Real-life and fictional role models as a resource for rights education for and about girls

Mae Jemison, Little People Big Dreams by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Janna Morton, tells the story of the first African American woman astronaut. In the novel Johnny Mad Dog by Emmanuel Dongala...

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Three excellent books on what the #ClimateEmergency means for higher education & how universities should respond 📚 🧵 1️⃣ Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis by @edufuturist.bsky.social www.universitiesonfire.com

📣#callforpapers for those working in #history #education and #inclusion

Human Rights Education Review@hrer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

✔️NEW Call for Papers from HRER ✔️Intercultural history, human rights and citizenship education for inclusion in diverse societies ✔️Scholars are encouraged to submit abstracts by 6 January 2026 ✔️Invited papers due by 31 May 2026 For further details visit global-iahre.org/get-involved/

From the new Special Issue of Human Rights Education Review examining the intersection of #Globalcitizenship and #humanrights

Human Rights Education Review@hrer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

NEW Lipei Wang discusses how a Chinese high school rethinks #HumanRights & #GCE thro’ Confuscian values Read this through a university library or join #IAHRE to read it & more for free global-iahre.org/membership/ @tandfresearch.bsky.social @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2535...

NEW How do national policy agendas shape understanding of #GCE & human rights? Studying #EFL teachers in China Enze Guo & @zczlpz1.bsky.social discuss views of justice-oriented #HigherEducation teachers @tandfresearch.bsky.social @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Patriotic global citizenship? Reinterpreting insights from university EFL teachers in China

This study investigates how Chinese university English as a Foreign Language teachers conceptualise global citizenship in the context of global polycrisis and China’s rising international prominenc...

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NEW Lipei Wang discusses how a Chinese high school rethinks #HumanRights & #GCE thro’ Confuscian values Read this through a university library or join #IAHRE to read it & more for free global-iahre.org/membership/ @tandfresearch.bsky.social @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Rethinking human rights and global citizenship education through Confucian values: insights from a Chinese high school

This article explores a Confucian perspective on human rights education (HRE) and global citizenship education (GCE). In dialogue with Western liberal and communitarian traditions of human rights a...

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✔️NEW Call for Papers from HRER ✔️Intercultural history, human rights and citizenship education for inclusion in diverse societies ✔️Scholars are encouraged to submit abstracts by 6 January 2026 ✔️Invited papers due by 31 May 2026 For further details visit global-iahre.org/get-involved/

Human Rights Education Review

Special Issue 2027: Intercultural history, human rights, and citizenship education for inclusion in diverse societies Call for Papers: deadline for abstract submission – 6 January 2026&n…

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⭐️NEW Ricardo Roemhild & Greg William Misiaszek argue Earth’s rights are integral to #HRE since social & environmental justice is interrelated ⭐️Check this out in Special Issue on #GlobalCitizenshipEd & human rights ⭐️Edited by @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Are human rights enough? – extending HRE frameworks through ecopedagogical perspectives

This article explores intersections of human rights (HR) discourses and (environmental) global citizenship education (GCE) by applying ecopedagogical perspectives to expand both HR frameworks and G...

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⭐️NEW #OpenAccess article by Lasni Buddhihashika Jayasooriya ⭐️Examines Sri Lankan #civics curriculum ⭐️ #HRE for living together #postconflict #peace #SriLanka #GlobalCitizenshipEd ⭐️in Special Issue on #gce with editors @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Human Rights Education and Global Citizenship: an analysis of Sri Lankan Civic Education curricula

Human Rights Education (HRE) is crucial for Sri Lanka, having endured a 26-year-long civil war and various violent experiences arising from ethnic, religious and political tensions. In the context ...

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Delighted to be publishing this, HRER’s first article focusing on #SriLanka Hoping to publish many more! @hrer.bsky.social has an open call for papers @kalpanid.bsky.social @rkshanks.bsky.social @suzanneegan.bsky.social @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social

Human Rights Education Review@hrer.bsky.social · 10mo ago

⭐️NEW #OpenAccess article by Lasni Buddhihashika Jayasooriya ⭐️Examines Sri Lankan #civics curriculum ⭐️ #HRE for living together #postconflict #peace #SriLanka #GlobalCitizenshipEd ⭐️in Special Issue on #gce with editors @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh doi.org/10.1080/2535...

⭐️NEW article by @doclazar.bsky.social exploring how #GlobalCitizenshipEd might be incorporated into US curricula ⭐️Special Issue #GCE & #HRE 🆓Access International Association for Human Rights Education members @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Cultivating global citizens: merging human rights and multicultural education into a global citizenship curriculum in the U.S

This article explores the integration of Global Citizenship Education (GCE), Multicultural Education (MCE), and Human Rights Education (HRE) to address global challenges and foster inclusive, equit...

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#CfP ‼️📣 Deadline approaching ‼️ #humanrights #education Scholars and practitioners: Submit your 300-word abstracts for the Conference of the International Association for Human Rights Education, Münster May 2026! global-iahre.org/research/

3rd International IAHRE Conference 26-27 May 2026 – Münster, Germany

Re-imagining Human Rights Education in a Turbulent World Abstract Deadline Extended until 17 November 2025 Venue: Zfsl An den Speichern 5, 48157 Münster, Germany Conference Announcement and Call fo…

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As humanitarian crises escalate, improving refugee education has never been more pressing. Julie Matthews and Quentin Maire highlight initiatives for refugee education around the world. https://loom.ly/Tb2oehY

For refugees, the right to learn is uneven. Here's how to change

Refugees: our book offers hope to respond to the multiplicity of forms of suffering and destruction for the marginalised and the dispossessed

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🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History. 🗃️ Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students! See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word... 👇👇👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...

Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) at University of Warwick

Explore an exciting academic career as a Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

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📣 Published! It has been a wonderful experience to guest edit this Special Issue of Human Rights Education Review with Dr Jia Ying Neoh on global citizenship education #gce & human rights education #hre Innovative scholarship expanding concepts in both fields www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhre20/c...

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Global Citizenship Education and Human Rights. Volume 8, Issue 3 of Human Rights Education Review

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📣 New publication! Special Issue of Human Rights Education Review Guest Edited by Dr Caroline Ferguson & Dr Jia Ying Neoh @sydney.edu.au on Global Citizenship Education #gce & Human Rights Education #hre Innovative scholarship expanding concepts in both fields www.tandfonline.com/toc/rhre20/c...

Human Rights Education Review

Global Citizenship Education and Human Rights. Volume 8, Issue 3 of Human Rights Education Review

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📣🎉New Issue of The Social Educator out now! This is the journal of The Social and Citizenship Education Association of Australia. Fresh, impactful articles on innovative practice, research & theoretical analysis of citizenship education search.informit.org/journal/socedu

#CfP ‼️📣 Deadline approaching ‼️ #humanrights #education Scholars and practitioners: Submit your 300-word abstracts for the Conference of the International Association for Human Rights Education, Münster May 2026! global-iahre.org/research/

3rd International IAHRE Conference 26-27 May 2026 – Münster, Germany

Re-imagining Human Rights Education in a Turbulent World Abstract Deadline Extended until 17 November 2025 Venue: Zfsl An den Speichern 5, 48157 Münster, Germany Conference Announcement and Call fo…

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📣🎉New Issue of The Social Educator out now! This is the journal of The Social and Citizenship Education Association of Australia. Fresh, impactful articles on innovative practice, research & theoretical analysis of citizenship education search.informit.org/journal/socedu

Congratulations on your publication, and thank you for publishing with us! 👏

Caroline Ferguson@drcarolineferguson.bsky.social · 10mo ago

New Special Issue published! @hrer.bsky.social Global citizenship education and human rights. What are the connections? Outstanding articles that expand concepts of GCE & HRE. Read our editorial here ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

How do we teach difficult history & avoid ethnonationalism when facing the past? Boeun Cha #Yonsei University Seoul & Jing Williams University of South Dakota discuss case of #ComfortWomen #HistoryEd #GCE & #HRE special issue @drcarolineferguson.bsky.social & Jia Ying Neoh doi.org/10.1080/2535...

Empowering global citizens beyond nationalism: teaching the ‘comfort women’ history through human rights education in South Korea

This qualitative case study examines how human rights education (HRE) is integrated into teaching the history of Japanese military ‘comfort women’ in South Korea to empower students as global citiz...

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