DDS – Die Deutsche Schule: Issue 1/2/2025, 117. Volume From Re-Education to Democracy Education in Schools

This article provides a historically oriented overview from re-education policy to contemporary democracy education. It outlines key stages, paradigms, and debates from the post-war period to the present. A broad approach is adopted, encompassing not only institutionalized citizenship education but also less formalized approaches to Democracy education, which are particularly relevant in the current socio-political context.

Keywords
democracy education, re-education, political education, democracy pedagogy, informal learning