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Modern democracies face many challenges including the ability to sustain themselves particularly in times of crises. Over the past few years Europe has faced many challenges to sustaining democracy across a diverse range of culture, countries and political traditions. Yet a common theme to all democracies in Europe is the need for active, informed citizens who will sustain democracy.
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Print, M., Lange, D. (2012). Introduction. In: Print, M., Lange, D. (eds) Schools, Curriculum and Civic Education for Building Democratic Citizens. Civic and Political Education, vol 2. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-167-2_1
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