Unha Aproximación ao debate actual sobre cidadanía e o dereito á educación: lembrando a Giner

Being a free, active citizen is not an achievement that is unrelated to a context in
which each person can be fully educated. A citizenry that has initiative and moves at
the rhythm of a set of values that we esteem positive does not stem from a neglected
education system. Education is currently a right for everyone without restriction or
diminution in any group, but it is not enough to merely state it, we need the young
generations to manage to actively flourish within a community and to learn to live
alongside other groups that are different to their own. In this article an analysis is
made of the construction of the idea of European citizenry in its recent history, and
the thinking of Francisco Giner de los Ríos is recovered, especially as regards his idea
of the «social persona» which is most useful to understand the nature of what we now
call non-government organisations and the educational action they carry out.