Newsletter No6/2023 - Championing inclusive citizenship
Editorial by Fadi Daou, Globethics Executive Director
I recently had the opportunity to address two different audiences on the same topic: inclusive citizenship. I had the joy of noticing that both groups share the concern about recognising the irreversible pluralistic reality of our societies, and the need to manage it... as a source of reconciliation, and creative coexistence.
Indeed, our world is more divided and polarised than ever. The challenge is how to make not from the other, but from the ignorance of the other, our enemy. It was very encouraging to see fifty young leaders engaged in this path of peace, and I believe that there is a growing number of youth who are genuinely committed to building together cohesive societies. Inclusive citizenship, not identity politics, is the way to build sustainable peace, and many young and senior ethical leaders are adopting this path, even if it takes them against the current.
Also on the blog
Connecting to Community through Research Ethics: Learning from Indigenous Peoples' Experiences
Globethics Academic Committee member J. Dorcas Gordon reflects on the learnings from the 2023 Online Conference of the Canadian Association of Research Ethics Boards, of which Globethics was proud to be a gold sponsor.
Save the date!
Globethics is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the ICDE Leadership Summit 2024 from 5-7 June 2024 at Campus Biotech in Geneva, Switzerland.
The ICDE Leadership Summit is a leadership-focused international conference which explores challenges and opportunities facing today’s educational leaders and innovators in the globally connected era. With delegates attending from around the world, the Summit offers a vibrant, inclusive space for unique networking and development opportunities. The 2024 conference will explore the theme "Ethical Standards in Knowledge Creation and Data Management in Education: Towards Achieving the Potential of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning".
Register your interest now to be the first to hear more information
Academy
Catch up on news and discover upcoming events.
Why Quality Ethics Education Matters in Uncertain Times
With its end-of-semester webinar on 7 July 2023, the Academy team wanted to bring to life the values of co-creation in partnership and inclusion of learning communities, who would traditionally not benefit from quality higher education.
Globethics Academy Online Information Session: Time for Ethics Education
Empower Yourself and Build Your Capacities for the Future
Discover the Globethics Publication process, explore the world's largest free online library on ethics, and learn more about the courses available this semester, including the brand-new World Class.
When 1 Sep 2023, 15:00-16:00 CEST
Register now for Autumn/Second Semester 2023 courses
World Class: Sustainability Ethics
3-day executive certificate course on economic, social and ecological ethics
Dates 15-17 November 2023
Cyber Ethics
12-week online course addressing ethical questions around cyber space and AI
Starts 18 September 2023
Responsible Leadership
12-week online course to develop critical thinking on the theory and practice of responsible leadership
Starts 18 September 2023
Ethics in Higher Education for Teaching Professionals
8-week online course to reflect on ethics in the context of teaching, research and HE policies
Starts 9 October 2023
Ethics in Higher Education for Administrative Professionals
8-week online course to understand and address ethical issues in HE administration roles
Starts 9 October 2023
Interreligious Cooperation for Peace - Ethical Studies
8-week online course on the role of ethics and values in building trust among religions
Starts 9 October 2023
Blue Table Webinars - Register now for next semester!
Registration is open for the next three Blue Table Webinars, held monthly during Autumn/Second Semester 2023. Hear from subject matter experts and thought leaders on the topic of Reimagining the Future of Higher Education.
Open, Flexible and Distance Education
20 September 2023, 15:00-16:00 CEST
Learning and Intercultural Knowledge Circulation
18 October 2023, 15:00-16:00 CEST
Re-Imagining Learning and the Future of Higher Education
22 November 2023, 15:00-16:00 CET
Library
Make the most of the world's largest online library on ethics.
Find library resources on sustainable development
This month's featured collections, Ethics and Sustainable Development Goals and Religion and Sustainable Development, compile resources around the UN SDGs and their relation to ethics and religion.
Book of the Month: Translating Human Rights in Education. The Influence of Article 24 UN CRPD in Nigeria and Germany
This book proposes a refined human rights model of disability in education that shifts the analytical focus toward the global politics of formal mass schooling as a space where discrimination is sustained.
Search for resources by author in the Globethics Library
Searching for works by a particular author in the Globethics Library? Learn how to filter resources in the library by author/contributor.
Publications
Read the latest releases by international authors, published by us.
Ethics Education, Interdisciplinarity and Pluriperspectivism
At the 11th International Conference on Ethics Education, Managing Editor Ignace Haaz proposed Globethics' vision and mission of ethical leadership through higher education and global engagement as concrete applied ethical ways of practising interdisciplinary education.
Urban Poverty in Burundi: Salient Reasons and Church Response
This handbook is a deep dive into the causes of urban poverty in Burundi (Africa) guided by the results of extensive research carried out by the author, a Doctor in Theology and expert in Urban Ministry and Missiology. The analysis Thierry Bahizi offers here arises from a holistic viewpoint, including not only the variable of physical, but also called material, poverty, but also its spiritual side.
Alternatives to Populism From a Human Rights Perspective
In this book, edited by Elizabeta Kitanović, Patrick Roger Schnabel, and Sofia Caseiro, the Conference of European Churches (CEC) endeavours to look at the phenomenon of ‘populism’ from different angles and perspectives and shine a light on its links to religion and religious actors, highlighting the many ways in which religious communities are already part of a wider alliance to combat the populist threat.
Community and Policy Engagement
Read news about and from the Globethics network.
Digital Innovation for a Sustainable World: Globethics represents CoNGO at High-Level Political Forum Side Event
Christine Housel affirmed the multi-stakeholder approach taken by WSIS and the relationship with the NGO community as essential for the achievement of the WSIS Action Lines.
Globethics Board Member joins global experts calling for urgent action to redesign society
Obiora Ike is featured alongside Jeffrey Sachs, Jane Goodall, and Brian Wong in a short film created by GIFT.ed exploring the realities of our future based on how our societies operate today.
Promoting responsible governance in Ghana
Globethics Western Africa Centre (Ghana) Regional Manager Susan Ackah took part in a workshop on the impact of anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism measures.
Ethics leader quotes Mandela's maxim of transforming an enemy into a partner at Peacemakers Forum
Executive Director Fadi Daou spoke about peacebuilding and citizenship at the 5-14 July Emerging Peacemakers Forum at the Ecumenical Institute at Bossey and the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva. Article and photo credit: WCC.
Public engagement and policy dialogue towards national development in Ghana
Globethics Western Africa Centre (Ghana) Regional Manager Susan Ackah supported the facilitation of plenary sessions and the development of communiqué from the Ghana National Development Conference.
ACAP participants - take part in the Learning Review!
The main purpose of ACAP (African Church Assets Programme) V is to apply the past 8 years' learning so that Churches and CROs can be more sustainable. ACAP participants are therefore invited to share your learning by responding to the ACAP Learning Review survey.
Upcoming events
Ethics of Digital and Emerging Technologies Webinar
When 04-05 August
Where Online
Conference on Ethics, Justice and Peace
When 26-28 September
Where Onsite in Nairobi, Kenya and online
Conference on Secular Spirituality
When 20-21 October
Where Onsite in Kerala, India
Register now: 29th International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) World Conference
Globethics Deputy Executive Director Lucy Howe-López and Academic Dean Amélé Ekué will be at the conference exchanging knowledge and experiences around flexible education ahead of Globethics hosting the ICDE Leadership Summit 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland.
When 6-10 November 2023
Where San José, Costa Rica