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ENTRADA WebQuest Introductory Level THEME ALLOCATED: Civic Inclusion TITLE OF THE WEBQUEST: Making Connections: Thinking About Democracy INTRODUCTION For the Italian philosopher Roberto Mancini, of the University of Macerata, Civic inclusion means promoting the assumption of democratic, active, and responsible citizenship. This foundation requires recognizing the meaning and perspective of civic education itself in the convergence between anthropological awareness (who is the human being, what is the dignity of human society), the ethics of the common good (what is the appropriate way of living together the world), the historical conscience (in which season of humanity's journey the school and its educational action are placed) and the educational method (which is the most correct training method). The anthropological foundation is outlined by understanding that educating is promoting the maturation of the essential human traits of the person: uniqueness, relationship, openness of consciousness to the meaning of life and knowledge, integrity, responsible freedom. Civic education must guide teaching so that these traits are developed as the commitment to participate in the life of democratic society takes shape. The ethical foundation consists in promoting the learning of ethics, understood not only as adherence to the rules of coexistence, but also as the internalization of a way of living together with society and nature with care and responsibility. So those who grow up can take seriously the fact that it matters not power but justice, not individualism but solidarity. The historical foundation is implemented by cultivating the awareness of being, as well as members of a local community, citizens of the Common House which is the land in an era that asks us for an attitude of life inspired by fairness and ecology. Only in this way will we escape self-destruction by reaching the historical salvation of the species. FURTHER RESOURCES If you want to know about the democracy all over the world: https://www.eiu.com/topic/democracy-index The twelfth edition of the Democracy Index finds that the average global score has fallen from 5.48 in 2018, to 5.44. This is the worst average global score since The Economist Intelligence Unit first produced the Democracy Index in 2006. Driven by sharp regressions in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, four out of the five categories that make up the global average score have deteriorated. Although there were some dramatic downturns in the scores of certain countries, others have bucked the overall trend and registered impressive improvements. Download the free report to find out where your country ranks.