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Workshop 1 Overcoming ignorance NGOs and civic engagement

Workshop 1 Overcoming ignorance NGOs and civic engagement. Problematique ignorance of whom ignorance of what But also resolutique the role of NGOs recommendations. Ignorance of whom. The trained programmed only to be professionals  segmentated and outsourcing “unnecessary” elements

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Workshop 1 Overcoming ignorance NGOs and civic engagement

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  1. Workshop 1Overcoming ignoranceNGOs and civic engagement • Problematique • ignorance of whom • ignorance of what • But also resolutique • the role of NGOs • recommendations

  2. Ignorance of whom • The trained • programmed only to be professionals  segmentated and outsourcing “unnecessary” elements • The non-trained • illiterate to universal languages (science, maths, arts, music etc.)  also segmentated • Those obeying only traditions • lacking education for life • Victims of mass media • 70 % education is nonformal

  3. Ignorance of what • Ignorance of the other • inability to relate to other humans (the further away the worse) • Ignorance of hidden agendas and ideologies in media, education etc. • e.g. education should enhance critical thinking and participation • escapism vs. civic engagement • Ignorance of the systems of natural environment • detachment is the price of progress

  4. NGOs as part of resolutique • NGOs are already doing some of the government’s job • the strong question of mandate proves impact • They act when the government cannot deploy sufficient tools to deal with the problematique of public ignorance • eg. Limits to growth

  5. NGOs as part of resolutique • NGOs are about shaping and differentiating messages to their own target groups • answer to question of segmentation • NGOs are built on people’s ways of making sense of what is really happening and to provide feeling on significance • asking what is important in general • need to make personal relevance

  6. The way forward • Reducing indifference by connecting people • new forms of civic engagement to reach new segments not covered by current NGOs • more civic engagement by creating new roles for ”third sector” within first and second sector • Making again an issue of world problematique – encouraging people make sense of the graphs – practicing resolutique = education for life

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