PIE Themes Overview

To further develop the unique perspective that PASCAL International Exchanges (PIE) represents for its contributors and participants, this THEMES section highlights a number of major issues which have evolved since the inception of the project.

Initially, PIE was established with a core set of Stimulus Papers from key contributors representing cities and regions from around the world. This has provided a rich pool of information, experience and innovative ideas that all participating cities have benefitted from. Through this public web space we hope that a wider audience has also found the dialogue an interesting and valuable resource.

For a comprehensive review of the development of the PASCAL International Exchanges project, please see Building Inclusive and Sustainable Learning Cities by Peter Kearns, Michael Osborne and Denise Reghenzani-Kearns.

We now invite extended contributions and discussions on the following PIE Themes:

Cultural policy and cultural institutions as arenas for lifelong learning;
Responding to social change;
Preserving the environment;
Mobilising civil society to build successful cities;
ICT and media as vehicles for an inclusive learning society;
Healthy Cities;
Special Country Papers;
Sustainable Opportunity Cities.

To participate in the PIE project, contribute materials or simply to join in the discussions, please contact Peter Kearns.

PIE Themes Activity

Title	Author	Post date
Rethinking EcCoWell: In the Context of Sustainable Development Goals	Peter Kearns	Mar 3 2018
A second visit to Cork Lifelong Learning Festival	Norman Longworth	Apr 18 2015
Activate programme from University of Glasgow presented in Cape Town	Helen Martin	Jan 7 2015
Three items from Atlantic Arc Cities	Mike Osborne	Jan 1 2015
PASCAL Learning Cities Networks - Harnessing Cultural Policies in Building Sustainable Learning Cities - Rolling Workshops, 2015	Peter Kearns	Oct 21 2014
Making a Commonwealth Games Legacy Meaningful - a new International Legacy Network is launched	Josef Konvitz	Jul 17 2014

Latest Posts

Riots and the breakdown of society in England

Norman Longworth has long been a leading thinker and writer in the field of lifelong learning and learning cities, and has contributed much. The recent riots in England have prompted much discussion of social trends in England, and what is seen by many as a weakening of social bonds and connections, and a weakening of social, moral, and human capital in cities with growing inequality and exclusion.

Lifelong Learning and the Riots

Here is a timely and thought provoking piece from PASCAL Associate John Field. Noting that despite the controversial law and order response of the Thatcher government to the riots of 1981, there were nevertheless some important educational initiatives taken in the following months. John Field explores some ideas for further iniatives which could be pursued in response to the situation in England now, which range over reviews of the funding for learning, a fresh look at young men's education, and the potential for ad

PIE Discussion Paper 2 - Making Learning City Development Creative and Innovative

There is wide recognition that successful 21^st Century cities need to be creative and innovative in responding to the spectrum of challenges confronting them, including the pace and uncertainty of change.

There are also grounds for taking the view that a learning city and a creative city share common characteristics, so that committed learning cities should give close consideration to the extent to which policies and strategies to foster creativity and a capacity for innovation have been integrated in the strategic development of the city.