🌐 Erasmus+ Online E-Learning 🏛️ The Polarities of Democracy: Live Webinar with Dr William Bennett 🎤

Freedom and authority. Diversity and inclusion. Justice and due process. These are not contradictions to be solved — they are polarities to be navigated. The Polarities of Democracy is an Erasmus+ online course opening with a live webinar featuring Dr William Bennett, the founder of the framework, offering youth workers, trainers, and policy makers a powerful conceptual tool for understanding and working within democratic systems.

🎯 About the Course

Organised by Fondatsiya “Tsennosti, Dobrodeteli, Integritet” (VVIF) in Bulgaria, this opening webinar sets the conceptual foundation for a broader course running from June to October 2026 — consisting of 5 further webinars on key polarity pairs. The series is designed to help youth workers and educators apply polarity thinking directly to their practice.

📋 What You’ll Learn in This Webinar

🏛️ Understand the core principles of the Polarities of Democracy theory and its relevance in contemporary democratic contexts

🔟 Recognise the 10 basic values that form the polarities of democracy framework and differentiate them from problems that can be solved

⚠️ Explore the risks of over-focusing on one pole — leading to imbalance and democratic fragility

🗺️ Gain introductory skills in mapping polarities using real-life examples from civic and youth participation contexts

🔍 Reflect on your own practice and identify where polarity thinking can enhance your work with young people

💬 Engage directly with the founder of the framework through dialogue and Q&A

💶 Costs

✅ No participation fee

🖥️ Online event — no travel or accommodation costs

📜 Youthpass certificate provided

👤 Who Should Apply

This e-learning is open to 50 participants from Erasmus+ programme countries and a wide range of other countries worldwide. It is recommended for:

🧑‍💼 Youth workers

🎓 Trainers

🏛️ Youth leaders

📋 Youth policy makers

Working language is English.

🌍 Eligible Countries

Open to participants from Erasmus+ Youth Programme countries, Partner Countries Neighbouring the EU, and a wide range of countries worldwide — essentially global in reach. Check the full list on the SALTO training page.

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 26 May 2026

🖥️ Online

⏰ Deadline

11 May 2026

Selection results: 12 May 2026

📬 How to Apply

📝 Apply via SALTO Training Calendar: http://trainings.salto-youth.net/14767

📧 Elena Kirilova: vvi.erasmus@gmail.com

📞 +359 884 917 044

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