Concepts of Citizenship in the Educational Materials of the EU and the Council of Europe

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Concepts of Citizenship in the Educational Materials of the EU and the Council of Europe. / Moulin-Doos, Claire.
Rethinking Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe: Insights from Education and Political Research. ed. / Nina Kolleck; Ireneusz Pawel Karolewski. Bristol University Press, 2025. p. 221-240 (Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education).

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Harvard

Moulin-Doos, C 2025, Concepts of Citizenship in the Educational Materials of the EU and the Council of Europe. in N Kolleck & IP Karolewski (eds), Rethinking Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe: Insights from Education and Political Research. Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education, Bristol University Press, pp. 221-240. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529240818.ch011

APA

Moulin-Doos, C. (2025). Concepts of Citizenship in the Educational Materials of the EU and the Council of Europe. In N. Kolleck, & I. P. Karolewski (Eds.), Rethinking Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe: Insights from Education and Political Research (pp. 221-240). (Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529240818.ch011

Vancouver

Moulin-Doos C. Concepts of Citizenship in the Educational Materials of the EU and the Council of Europe. In Kolleck N, Karolewski IP, editors, Rethinking Citizenship in Central and Eastern Europe: Insights from Education and Political Research. Bristol University Press. 2025. p. 221-240. (Bristol Studies in Comparative and International Education). doi: 10.51952/9781529240818.ch011

Bibtex

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