Civic
Civic participation
A programme in preparation on civic participation in host countries. It explains how to vote, petition, volunteer and join public consultations.
- Status
- In preparation
- What it offers
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- Courses
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- Country programmes
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Before you begin IDCDC is a peer-to-peer network. It is not a university and acts for no government, party, corporation or faith body.
Courses are written and reviewed by peers. Outlines are drafts until expert review.
How this page handles evidence
Every figure carries its measure, year, source and label. Unknown is shown as unknown.
- Verified
- A label: the item matches its primary record, such as the official table or the Crossref entry.
- Secondary source
- A label: the figure comes from a reliable report about the source, not from the source itself.
- To verify
- A label: the item is listed as found and still needs checking against its source.
Sources
Open scholarly records on this subject, from approved indexes. Listed for reference, not yet reviewed.
- Sarah Pour Rohani, Sima Pour Rohani (2014). Afghan Immigrants in Iran and Citizenship. Journal of Public Administration and Governance. DOI 10.5296/jpag.v4i4.6625
- Hanieh Khodaparast, Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee (2023). Mothers of Children Without Citizenship: Lived Experiences of Iranian Women Married to Afghan Immigrants. Journal of Human Rights and Social Work. DOI 10.1007/s41134-023-00265-0
- Iranian Intellectuals and Cosmopolitan Citizenship. Iranian Identity and Cosmopolitanism : Spheres of Belonging. DOI 10.5040/9781472594686.ch-001
- Maryam Nabavi (2011). (Un)learning citizenship in Canada : Iranian immigrant youth’s silences, contradictions, and expressions. cIRcle (University of British Columbia). DOI 10.14288/1.0064644
01What it offers
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Country courses
Courses on how public life works in each host country.
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Practical guides
Guides on registering to vote, contacting representatives and joining consultations.
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Associations
Guidance on running a community association well.
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Non-partisan
Information on every party is factual and equal.
02Who it is for
- Citizens and residents
- New citizens
- Young voters
- Community associations
03How it works
- Choose
- a person chooses their country.
- Learn
- they take the course or read the guide.
- Act
- they take part through official channels.
- Update
- guides are refreshed before elections and rule changes.
04What it always keeps
- No party or candidate is endorsed.
- Every party is described by the same standard.
- Official sources are the authority.
- No voting intentions are collected.
05Courses
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Civic participation in Canada
How public life works in Canada, and how to take part in it lawfully and safely.
Wave 1 · 10 h Outline drafted
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Civic participation in Germany
How public life works in Germany, and how to take part in it lawfully and safely.
Wave 1 · 10 h Outline drafted
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Civic participation in the United States
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
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Civic participation in the United Kingdom
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
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Civic participation in Sweden
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
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Civic participation in the Netherlands
Outline in preparation.
Wave 2 Planned
06More in Civic
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Rights literacy
Plain guides to human rights systems and the rule of law.
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Media literacy
Skills to check sources, spot manipulation and read the news critically.
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Dialogue across divides
Moderated dialogue between people who disagree, with published rules.
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Newcomer guides
Country guides for newcomers: information and referrals, never legal advice.
Cite this page
- APA
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. (2026). Civic participation. iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/participation/
- Chicago
Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council. 2026. “Civic Participation.” iranians.global. https://iranians.global/civic/participation/.
- BibTeX
@misc{idcdc2026_civic_participation, author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Civic participation}, url = {https://iranians.global/civic/participation/}, howpublished = {https://iranians.global/civic/participation/}, }- RIS
TY - ELEC AU - Iranian Diaspora Cooperation & Development Council DA - 2026/// PY - 2026 ID - idcdc2026_civic_part N1 - Licence: CC BY 4.0 TI - Civic participation UR - https://iranians.global/civic/participation/ ER -
07Learn in the Academy
Courses and disciplines of the Academy on the subject of this page.
Courses
Disciplines
A completion record shows what was studied and assessed. It is not a certificate or a qualification.
08Research and sources
Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.
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Afghan Immigrants in Iran and Citizenship
Sarah Pour Rohani, Sima Pour Rohani · 2014 · Journal of Public Administration and Governance
ArticleOpenAlex
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Hanieh Khodaparast, Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee · 2023 · Journal of Human Rights and Social Work
ArticleCrossref
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Iranian Intellectuals and Cosmopolitan Citizenship
Iranian Identity and Cosmopolitanism : Spheres of Belonging
ChapterCrossref
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Maryam Nabavi · 2011 · cIRcle (University of British Columbia)
ThesisOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY-NC-ND
Sources, licences and fetch dates: Crossref (Metadata facts, any use; abstracts may be publisher-owned and are never shown), 2026-10-23; OpenAlex (CC0-1.0 data; metered API (free key)), 2026-10-23.