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The traditional role of civic education, irrespective of the political system in which it is located, is to support local values and make a positive contribution to the development of society. Yet the assumption of an ongoing can no longer be assumed. The question that now confronts us globally is ? In this article, I discuss challenges such as and on the one hand, and the promise of social media and more radical forms of civic engagement on the other. Civic education needs to be a subject within the broader school curriculum. In democratic contexts the focus needs to be on those institutions that support democracy, on a curriculum that highlights not only twenty first century skills but also values and the cultivation of teachers as . Importantly, there needs to be a realistic assessment of social media and AI to assess the ways they can contribute to active and informed citizens.

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