Coady program staff member Julien Landry and associate Carmen Malena recently published an article focused on Coady’s pedagogies in the context of their work with “From Open to Inclusive Governance” (FOIG) partners. Over the past four years, with support from Voice, an innovative grant-making facility, Julien and Carmen have been accompanying civil society practitioners across five African countries in strengthening the inclusion of traditionally marginalized groups in governance.
The article argues that, in the current context of democratic decline and shrinking civic space, strengthening democratic practice is more important than ever. Acknowledging collective action as the foundation for democracy and social change, it discusses how the program placed equal importance on both “learning” and “linking” by actively supporting peer learning, networking, and coalition-building.
“Learning for participatory, accountable, and inclusive governance: Pedagogies, practices, and lessons from the field” is now available online at: https://tinyurl.com/FOIG-Lessons
The article will eventually be published in a Special Issue on Democratic Pedagogies in the Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy.
