Understanding the political self
This activity aims to raise awareness about the fact that people have different amounts of power or influence and how they act in different situations and how they can influence them.
Objectives
- Raising awareness about one’s own political biography
- Exploring socialisation and power relations
- Introduction to the topic of participation
Democracy Skills Addressed
- Self-knowledge
- Critical thinking
- Human rights
- Article 19*: Freedom of expression
- Article 20*: Freedom of assembly and association
- Article 26*: Right to education
*Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Format
Timeframe: between 30 and 60 minutes
Age Group
16+
Number of participants
3 to 30 participants
