Economic, socio-economic or political-economic education for adults is still rarely provided in Europe. Nevertheless, there are some organisations, institutions, universities, trade unions, etc. that are dedicated to these topics. By far the greater amount of education on understanding the economy, economics and financial literacy is provided for schoolchildren.
Below you will find an – incomplete – list of educational institutions that include (socio-)economic issues in their offers. It is deliberately uncommented. The ‘players’ show different emphases. Some focus more on macroeconomic issues, others on the economic behaviour of individuals, and others try to find different combinations. This can be associated with different political views on how to govern the economy and economic activity. In this respect, too, there are different approaches (“paradigms”) and proposals. With regard to the project partners and funding sources of the below listed organisations, articles on Wikipedia or Lobbypedia can provide further information. This list should encourage you to inform yourself broadly and develop your own judgement.
Organisations
Association des Professeurs de Sciences Economiques et Sociales (APSES), France
Association of European Economics Education, Europe
Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO), The Netherlands
CCFD-Terre Solidaire, France
Debt and Development Coalition Ireland
European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE), Europe
Finance Watch, Belgium
Fondazione Finanzaetica, Italy
French Association for Civic Education and Participation
Glopolis, Czech Republic
Pädagogische Hochschule Tirol, INSERT – International Research Network for Socio-Economic Education and Reflection, Austria
Institute for New Economic Thinking, USA/World
Institute for Sustainable Public Procurement / Instytut Zrównoważonych Zamówień Publicznych, Poland
Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr (IMVF) Foundation for development and cooperation, Portugal
International Student Initiative for Pluralism in Economics (ISIPE), Europe/World
Marie Jahoda – Otto Bauer Institut, Austria
Mirovni institut – Institut za sodobne družbene in politič študije | The Peace Institute. Institute for Contemporary Social and Political Studies, Slovenia
Network for Pluralist Economics, Germany/Europe, project Exploring Economics
New Economics Foundation, United Kingdom
Secours Catholique, Caritas France
Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, World
Südwind, Austria
The University of Manchester, Political Economy Institute, United Kingdom
Journals and Blogs
Citizenship, Social and Economics Education
ECONLAND. The macroeconomics simulation game
Project Teaching Economics with the ECONLAND simulation game and learning platform