German Society for Democracy Education

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Demokratiepädagogik e.V. (DeGeDe) is a German non-profit association dedicated to democracy education (Demokratiepädagogik). According to its official website, the organization works to ensure that all children and young people can learn, live and shape democracy from an early age. It understands democracy not merely as a constitutional order of parliament and elections, but as a creative form of society that depends on participation, discourse and critique. The DeGeDe supports educational institutions in developing a democratic learning and organizational culture, and it provides practical materials for teachers, pedagogical staff, multipliers and students. Its activities include the "Toolbox: Diskriminierungskritik und Schule" (Toolbox: Discrimination Critique and School), which offers practice-oriented materials to help recognize, address and sustainably transform discrimination in school contexts. Another initiative, "Schule zeigt Haltung" (School Shows Attitude), supports teachers who stand up for democratic values, human rights and protection against discrimination, and argues that schools are not neutral spaces in the face of anti-democratic and misanthropic tendencies. The organization emphasizes that democracy must be lived and protected in schools, and that neutrality is not an option. The DeGeDe is based in Germany and operates primarily in the German education sector. It is a registered association (eingetragener Verein, e.V.), which under German law is a voluntary association of persons, typically non-profit. The website is degede.de. No parent company, ownership group or stock listing is associated with the organization; it is an independent civil-society actor. The available evidence does not specify its founding year, headquarters city, membership size or funding sources.

The available evidence does not provide a detailed history of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Demokratiepädagogik e.V. (DeGeDe). The organization is a registered association (e.V.) based in Germany and active in the field of democracy education. Its official website describes its mission and current programs, including the Toolbox: Diskriminierungskritik und Schule and the Schule zeigt Haltung initiative. No founding date, founding members, or historical milestones are given in the supplied sources. The Wikidata entry (Q132905410) exists but contains no descriptive text in the evidence provided. Consequently, a comprehensive historical narrative cannot be constructed from the available material without speculation.

Non-profit civil-society organization promoting democracy education and discrimination-critical school culture in Germany.

• Toolbox: Diskriminierungskritik und Schule

  Practice-oriented materials to help teachers, pedagogical staff, multipliers and students recognize, address and sustainably transform discrimination in school contexts.

• Schule zeigt Haltung

  Initiative supporting teachers who stand up for democratic values, human rights and protection against discrimination, arguing that schools are not neutral spaces.

1. 1Deutsche Gesellschaft für Demokratiepädagogik - DeGeDedegede.de
2. 2Wikidata entry Q132905410wikidata.org