In contemporary educational contexts characterised by the resurgence of ableist, racist, classist and cisheteropatriarchal norms, the body becomes the primary site where democratic participation is negotiated. Disabled, queer and otherwise marginalised subjects increasingly encounter surveillance,…
Desiring, self-determined bodies that position themselves within the social palimpsest as “other” with respect to the hegemonic narrative are often subjected to practices of repression, censorship, and incorporation. Media representations – both audiovisual and otherwise…
In a time when the democratic role of public schooling and inclusive education is being challenged, this panel seeks to offer a crucial space for dialogue concerning various forms of resistance aimed at constructing and…
We invite submissions for a panel exploring the multifaceted role of care in higher education, both within and beyond university walls. This panel aims to foster dialogue between two interconnected dimensions of care reshaping our…
Democratic education is lifelong and must include older adults who have lived with disability since childhood or early adulthood. Ageing with disability (AWD) raises specific challenges: early onset of frailty, fragmented welfare systems, and the…
When talking about people with disabilities, popular imagination tends to represent only some kinds of disabilities: after all, you can easily recognise a person with mobility disability or someone who is blind. Incredibly, d/Deaf people…
Research has long shown how educational institutions operate as sites in the reproduction of inequalities, defining which subjectivities, forms of knowledge and behaviours are deemed valid. Policies, teaching practices, assessment procedures and pedagogical tools establish…
The panel will offer a critical discussion of the links between educational democracy, equity and inclusion within contemporary school systems. Socio-educational inequalities are increasingly evident at international level in learning processes and students’ trajectories. Democratic…
Inclusive education is increasingly recognised as a core condition for democratic schooling, yet its enactment takes place in school environments marked by social tensions, fragmentation and competing expectations. Teachers are called to sustain inclusive practices…
This panel explores how Czech primary and lower-secondary schools address diversity, inclusivity, and multidimensional inequalities in the context of the large-scale arrival of Ukrainian refugee students after 2022. Based on a comprehensive research project that…