From apathy to action: Promoting active citizenship and global responsibility amongst populations in the global north

Global Society

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-296

  Wilson, Erin K ^a  

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Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; CRIME; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POVERTY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 77951058312     PISSN: 13600826     EISSN: 1469798X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600821003626609     Document Type: Article

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98. Steph Cousins, pers. comm., November 2008. Three trials of the simulation kits are planned for 2009/10. The first of these trials was run in Mildura, a mid-sized country town in Victoria, Australia in early December 2009. The other two will be run at schools in 2010. Another major simulation similar in size to the first is planned for Canberra, the Australian capital, in May 2010. As Australian government policy towards asylum seekers and refugees continues to be a prominent issue in parliament and the media, this second major exhibition is likely to generate significant interest.
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