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DELIBERATE-consortium aims to create a novel, elaborated, and practicable understanding of the practice of deliberation in democratic education. The project combines three intertwined lines of research with theoretical (University of Oulu), empirical (University of Turku) and pedagogical (Tampere University) research approach.
(In English below.) Oikeusministeriö on elokuussa 2025 käynnistänyt läpi vuoden 2026 jatkuvan hankkeen Kansalaispaneelit ministeriöissä. Lasten ja nuorten kansalaispaneelit ja kansalaispaneelien vakiinnuttaminen ministeriöissä, jonka tarkoituksena on kehittää kansalaispaneelien käyttämistä ministeriöissä ja vakiinnuttaa se valtioneuvoston hyödyntämäksi osallistumismuodoksi. Tiedote: “Ministeriöt testaavat uutta tapaa tuoda lasten ja nuorten näkemyksiä päätöksentekoon”. Erityisenä kohderyhmänä ovat siis lapset ja varhaisnuoret (6–9 […]
University of Oulu, 11.–12.6.2026(With pre-seminar & workshops 10.6.2026) DELIBERATE consortium organizes a joint conference that specifically invites academic researchers engaged in the study of dialogue, democracy, and education. Researchers from philosophy, pedagogy, history, political science, and related disciplines are encouraged to contribute their expertise as we collectively advance academic understanding and innovation within democratic education.Dialogue […]
DELIBERATE research group (Julia Jaakkola, Hanna-Maija Huhtala and Katariina Holma) attended the FERA Conference on Education at Rovaniemi, Finland on 5.-7.11.2025. Members of the research group organized the theme group “Future-proof Democratic Education” which had three sessions with 10 presentations in total. Jaakkola and Huhtala chaired the theme group. The presentations in the theme group […]
The Finnish annual main event in the field of educational sciences, the FERA Conference on Education (Kasvatustieteen päivät), will be held this year at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi. The DELIBERATE research group organizes a thematic group on democratic education (chaired by consortium researchers Hanna-Maija Huhtala, Julia Jaakkola, and Tuukka Tomperi).Kasvatuksen tutkimuksen vuosittainen päätapahtuma […]
In 2025, the Finnish annual main event in the field of educational sciences, the FERA Conference on Education (Kasvatustieteen päivät), will be held at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi. The DELIBERATE research group will be responsible for organizing a thematic group focused on democratic education. In line with the general theme of the conference, […]
Researchers from the DELIBERATE consortium have published texts and appeared in scientific and broader public forums on several occasions during the past months. Some of these activities have already been reported in previous blog posts, such as the most recent publication “Demokraattisen harkinnan valmiudet kasvatustieteen tutkimuskohteena“ – a jointly written project introduction by the consortium […]
/dɪˈlɪbəɹət/ (adj.)
/dɪˈlɪbəɹeɪt/ (verb)
From Latin deliberatus (“considered”), from libra (“a scale”, “a balance”), libro (“I weigh”), delibero (“I consider, weigh well”).
Adjective:
1. Done on purpose; intentional.
2. Formed with deliberation; carefully considered; not sudden or rash.
3. Of a person, weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; slow in determining.
4. Not hasty or sudden; slow.
Verb:
1. (transitive) To consider carefully; to weigh well in the mind.
2. (intransitive) To consider the reasons for and against anything; to reflect.
