“How Do You Wish to Remember?” – Youth Participation and Culture of Remembrance Using Geo-Information

Abstract

Democratic societies can function only when their citizens are actively committed to coexisting with equal rights. The remembrance of the crimes committed under National Socialism can also provide an impetus to reflect on current ills. The youth participation project “Wie wollt ihr euch erinnern?” (“How do you wish to remember?”), which enabled young people to get involved in the creation of a new memorial and education centre in Hamburg, is an example of how geo-information can be used in extra-curricular education work for the purposes of civic education.