Dynamic citizenship and its foundation in collaborative argumentation

Greco, Sara; Lupatini, Marco; Plata, Andrea; Jermini, Chiara

doi:10.61299/ae127nl

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Dynamic citizenship and its foundation in collaborative argumentation

Greco, Sara ORCID Istituto di argomentazione, linguistica e semiotica (IALS), Facoltà di comunicazione, cultura e società, Università della Svizzera italiana, Svizzera
Lupatini, Marco Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
Plata, Andrea Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana (SUPSI)
Jermini, Chiara Istituto di argomentazione, linguistica e semiotica (IALS), Facoltà di comunicazione, cultura e società, Università della Svizzera italiana, Svizzera

2025

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Amsterdam Museum Journal. - 2025, vol. 4, p. 203-188

English This paper integrates research on citizenship education and argumentation studies, positing that argumentative dialogue holds the potential to foster dynamic citizenship, which is essential in the co-creation of cities. Our contribution has a dual purpose. Firstly, we discuss the theoretical interrelation between argumentation studies and dynamic citizenship, focusing on the concept of "collaborative argumentation", and taking the Toolkit for Educating to a Dynamic Citizenship project (TEDYC), addressed to young people aged 12 to 18, as an exemplar of this interrelation. Second, based on qualitative results from a test phase of the TEDYC project, we identify empirically what aspects related to argumentation emerge as prominently important for dynamic citizenship. Based on our findings, we discuss the importance of two aspects: promoting "inventio" (discovering arguments) and reflecting on the delicate role of non-canonical third participants in argumentative discussions on the coconstruction of cities.

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