Programme
Monday February 6, 2023
| 09.00-09.30 | Seminar opening Music performance Pedavoces Tom Gullberg Kristina Kaihari Room: Akademisalen (C302) |
| 09.30-11.00 | Panel discussion: Introduction to past and current research on democracy and human rights by Nordic university representatives Panelists Room: Akademisalen |
| 11.00-12.00 | Lunch |
| 12.00-14.00 | Sámi National Day Festivity Session Room: Akademisalen |
| 12.00-12.30 | Sami educational and school history in a Nordic Context Otso Kortekangas, Postdoctoral researcher, Åbo Akademi University |
| 12.30-13.00 | Sami visibility in Finnish teaching and course literature Pigga Keskitalo (online presentation), Professor, University of Lapland |
| 13.00-13.30 | Teaching Sami Pasts and Presents: Complexities in Teaching Practice in Contemporary Swedish Classrooms Björn Norlin, Docent, Umeå University Anna-Lill Drugge, Lecturer, Umeå University |
| 13.30-14.00 | WINTER OF CHANGE Robert Fox, VR Biosphere Matti Rautianen, Senior University Lecturer, University of JyväskyläNOTE! Room: C215 |
| 14.00-14.30 | Coffee
The foyer |
| 14.30-17.00 | Minority pedagogy in the Nordic countries Room: Akademisalen |
| 14.30-15.00 | An insight into the European Convention of Minority Languages Jarmo Lainio, Professor Emeritus, Stockholm University |
| 15.00-15.25 | From informative to transformative practice? Models of human Rights Education Knut Westerdal, Associate Professor, NTNU |
| 15.25-15.50 | Sweden-Finns in Swedish textbooks between 1950s and 2020s: a renegotiation on national identity through the concept of ”national minority Lina Spjut, Lecturer, Umeå University |
| 15.50-16.15 | Finnish ethnic minority youth’s civic identity: Implications for democracy education Anuleena Kimanen, University Lecturer, University of Turku |
| 16.15-16.40 | Emotions and controversial issues in social studies teaching Kristina Ledman, Associate Professor, Umeå University |
| 16.40-17.00 | Shared reflections from Day 1 Moderator Tom Gullberg |
| 18.00 | Dinner 3-course-dinner Music performance by Sofia Lundell Restaurant Hejm |
Tuesday February 7, 2023
| 09.00-10.00 | Agora: Democracy, participation and empowerment in a Finnish context Round-table sharing session Representatives from DIOK-schools around Finland Room: D402 |
| 10.00-10.30 | Reflections Reflections from the Agora session Moderator Matti Rautianen Room: D402 |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee in room D402 |
| 11.00-12.30 | Next step
Room: Auditorium Bruhn |
| 11.00-11.30 | The current situation and needs for change Geir Skeie, Professor, University of Stavanger |
| 11.30-12.00 | Dembra: A model for democratic readiness against racism and antisemtism Peder Nustad (online presentation) |
| 12.00-12.30 | Wrap-up discussion and closing words Tom Gullberg Kristina Kaihari Jørgen Haavardsholm |
| 12.30 | Lunch at Restaurant Bacchus |