Why are disruptive protests good for democracy? Some answers from democratic theorists: 1) Nicole Curato: they can redistribute voice and visibility, attention, and agency which, in turn, can lay bare the weaknesses of dysfunctional deliberative systems. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

More LGBTIQ people in Europe now live openly. YET, they face more violence, harassment, & bullying than before. The EU Fundamental Rights ➡️ #HumanRights’s new report shows that EU countries need to do more to achieve LGBTIQ equality. See ➡️ europa.eu/!r36Vnk #LGBTIQSurvey #OurDataYourAlly

Lasten kuolemat Gazassa olisivat estettävissä, jos avustustarvikkeet pääsisivät perille. Tilanne on sietämätön. Lapset eivät ole syyllisiä aikuisten pahuuteen. Kiitos ⁦Linda Konate⁩ ⁦Lääkärit Ilman Rajoja⁩ 🏥 #LapsenOikeudet #Gaza hs.fi/mielipide/art-…

Thrilled to be Guest Editor with Dr Ying Neoh for a Special Issue of the Human Rights Education Review on Global Citizenship Education and Human Rights Education. Please share the CfP humanrer.org/index.php/huma… Youth Climate Justice Aoife Daly #ceasefirenow Massimiliano Tarozzi Laura Lundy Lee Jerome

My latest on Iris Murdoch and the philosophy of love is now out! I discuss compassion, tolerance, and realism about the fact that human beings are historical and eccentric individuals. I also challenge some misappropriations of Murdoch's work. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Reimagining Teachers and Teacher Education for our Futures conference starts tomorrow with more than 300 participants from 53 countries. Welcome to University of Helsinki and #helsinki! #Reimagining2024 helsinki.fi/en/conferences…

What is the self?

Tuorin haastattelu tärkeää luettavaa kaikille, erityisesti poikkeuslaista päättäville kansanedustajille. Perustuslakivaliokunnan lausunnossa politiikka on ottanut niskalenkin oikeudesta. Oikeusvaltio on vaarantunut Suomessa ennen­näkemättömällä tavalla. hs.fi/politiikka/art…

Suomen kuvalehden haastattelussa akatemiatutkija ja filosofian tohtori Timo Miettinen. ”Demokratia on typistynyt intressipolitiikaksi pienempien kysymysten ympärille ilman aitoa pyrkimystä muuttaa historian suuntaa.” suomenkuvalehti.fi/paajutut/euroo…

Olen osallistunut aika monta kertaa Pride-miekkareihin eri ryhmissä, mutta eilinen marssi Tema ry:n ja venäläisten LHBTI-tp-hakijoiden kanssa jää ikimuistoiseksi. Todella ylpeä tästä porukasta ❤️🌈

Join the (Women) In Parenthesis Network! We are a research centre that supports scholarly work, philosophical engagement and projects on Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley and Iris Murdoch (as well as connected figures). Join us here: mappingthequartet.org

🆘 HÄTÄKERÄYS: Pakolaisneuvonnan toiminta turvapaikanhakijoiden, kidutuksen ja ihmiskaupan uhrien auttamiseksi vaakalaudalla! Lue lisää ja lahjoita nyt: lahjoituslomake.fi/pakolaisneuvon…

Next week's Thursday will be an exciting day when some of the world's leading philosophers come to Finland to speak Tiedekulma as part of our two-day conference celebrating 20 years of Alva Noe Action in Perception. You are welcome to join us - either University of Helsinki or online🌍

Join me to celebrate the launch of my book defending aesthetic education! There'll be a zoom link for remote attendees, and nibbles & drinks for those who arrive in person! Registration is free but essential. #philosophy #arts #aesthetics #philofed

🚨NEW BOOK (forthcoming)🚨 My first book, Children, Democracy and Education is forthcoming March 2025 from SUNY Press🍾📚🍷 sunypress.edu/Books/C/Childr… Super excited that my book will be published by one of my favorite presses😍

📢 General Registration open 4 our joint conference 7-8/11/24 University of Liverpool Details: lexnetwork.org/conferences/ All welcome Please RT Dr Sharron A. FitzGerald🇨🇮🇪🇺🇩🇪 Professor Miranda Horvath VAWG Research Network CSEL Professor Jill Marshall Feminist Legal Research and Action Network

I am so done with all the “but the Soviet Union wasn’t that bad”; “there is another side to it”; “why to talk about it now?” If anyone wants to engage with me on that, first read this article. It received an honourable award for a reason.

We have an exciting event coming up in Montreal on October 4th-6th: "Political Challenges of/for/in 21st Century Schools." We'll have Maya Goldenberg (Guelph) on disinformation, Bryan Warnick (Ohio State) on polarization, and Noah Weeth-Feinstein on climate change education. And

What's happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable. A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today. Six of our UNRWA colleagues are among those killed. These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now.

UNRWA Schools are #NotATarget