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Addressing hate speech through education: A guide for policy-makers

Paris: UNESCO (2023), 68 pp.

Contains bibliogr. pp. 64-68

ISBN 978-92-3-100581-7

CC BY-SA

Other editions: Português

"This guide for policy-makers developed by the United Nations’ Office on Genocide Prevention and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG) and UNESCO provides specific strategies and approaches to address hate speech within and through education. Countering harmful, discriminatory and violent narratives in the form of xenophobia, racism, antisemitism, anti-Muslim hatred and other types of intolerance, whether online or offline, requires interventions at every level of education, in both formal and non-formal settings. This guide offers concrete recommendations, good practices and lessons learned on how to combat hate speech and provide safe and respectful learning environments, as well as the broader goal of fostering inclusive societies." (Back cover)
I. INTRODUCTION, 11
II. BACKGROUND, 13
III. DECODING HATE SPEECH: ROOT CAUSES, CHALLENGES AND CONSEQUENCES, 17
Defining hate speech, 17
Who determines the boundaries of hate speech? 21
Contextual challenges, 24
IV. ADDRESSING HATE SPEECH, 30
Educational approaches and practices to address hate speech, 31
Strategies to address hate speech in and through education, 40
Assessing the impact: evaluating educational initiatives to address hate speech, 56
Appendices, 58