The Letters of Richard Cobden (1804-65) Online: an exploration in active citizenship

该项目将最大限度地发挥2002年至2006年期间由美国人权委员会资助的理查德·科布登信件项目转录的约5，500封信件的影响和参与潜力，这些信件没有出现在四卷牛津版中。该项目包括原项目团队Simon Morgan博士和Anthony Howe教授，以及新团队成员Helen Dampier博士，她在以信件为基础的项目中具有丰富的影响力和参与经验。我们建议将信件免费放在网上，并将其作为一系列旨在吸引中学生参与的活动的基础，政策制定者和公众围绕“积极公民”的主题。这些活动包括：-与大曼彻斯特和利兹的学校合作，设计与关键阶段3和4的国家课程公民部分兼容的教材和活动。汇集了世界各地的c.100档案馆，图书馆和博物馆，以创建一个以“积极公民”为主题的科布登材料虚拟展览，在项目网站上托管。组织一个研讨会，让政策制定者和从业者参与“贸易政策”主题，为历史与政策网站撰写一篇文章。与议会信托基金的历史发起了一场以积极公民身份为主题的征文比赛，将于2023年在议会大厦正式推出在线资源时颁发。2023年4月至6月，在曼彻斯特中央图书馆大楼的Archive+举办科布登手稿和材料展览，主题是“科布登作为公民”。为了举办这些活动，我们与许多合作伙伴组织合作：大曼彻斯特的钱德尔·胡尔梅高中;利兹的Lawnswood学校;议会历史信托基金;和Archives+。该项目是与教师协商制定的，以配合初中3年级和初中4年级国家公民课程的目标，确保学生：- 获得对联合王国如何治理、其政治制度以及公民如何积极参与其民主政府制度的良好知识和理解--对法律和司法制度在我们社会中的作用以及法律如何形成和执行的良好知识和理解--培养对参与志愿服务以及其他形式的负责任活动的兴趣和承诺，他们将带着这些东西进入成年。具备批判性思考和辩论政治问题的技能。教材本身将借鉴信件和相关材料，并围绕民主、包容、新闻自由和国际合作等主题进行设计。学生将比较和对比十九世纪和二十一世纪的积极公民身份的机会，鼓励他们进行自己的批判性比较，并制定自己的项目，以影响政治或社会变革。主要成果将是：-一个开放访问的数字库，包含5,500封以前未发表的Cobden信件，以及相关文章。一套基于信件的在线学习资源，以支持KS 3和KS 4的公民教育。一个永久性的在线展览，包括科布登文物的数字图像和来自世界各地档案馆的原始信件。一个研讨会和文章的历史和政策的教训科布登的职业生涯的现代贸易政策。- 在曼彻斯特市中心的Archives+临时展览将于2023年4月至6月举行。该项目展示了人文学科在这些学科的价值受到质疑时的持续相关性，而创造的资源将具有相当长的寿命。

This project will maximise the impact and engagement potential of c.5,500 letters transcribed by the AHRC-funded Letters of Richard Cobden Project in 2002-2006 which did not appear in the four-volume Oxford edition. The project involves the original project team, Dr Simon Morgan and Prof. Anthony Howe, alongside new team-member Dr Helen Dampier, who has significant experience of delivering impact and engagement with letters-based projects.We propose to make the letters available online free of charge and to use them as the basis of a range of activities designed to engage secondary school pupils, policy makers and the general public around the theme of 'active citizenship'. These activities include:- Working with schools in Greater Manchester and Leeds to design teaching materials and activities compatible with the Citizenship part of the National Curriculum at Key Stages 3 and 4.- Bringing together c.100 archives, libraries and museums worldwide to create a virtual exhibition of Cobden material on the theme of 'Active Citizenship', hosted on the project website.- Organising a workshop to engage policy makers and practitioners on the subject of 'Trade Policy', resulting in an article for the History & Policy website.- Launching an essay competition with the History of Parliament Trust on the theme of Active Citizenship, to be awarded at the official launch of the online resources at the Houses of Parliament in 2023.- Holding an exhibition of Cobden manuscripts and material at Archive+ in the Manchester Central Library building from April to June 2023, on the theme of 'Cobden as a citizen'.To deliver these activities, we are working with a number of partner organisation: Cheadle Hulme High School in Greater Manchester; Lawnswood School in Leeds; the History of Parliament Trust; and Archives+. The project has been devised in consultation with teachers to tie in with the aims of the National Curriculum in Citizenship at KS3 and KS4, which are to ensure pupils:- acquire a sound knowledge and understanding of how the United Kingdom is governed, its political system and how citizens participate actively in its democratic systems of government - develop a sound knowledge and understanding of the role of law and the justice system in our society and how laws are shaped and enforced - develop an interest in, and commitment to, participation in volunteering as well as other forms of responsible activity, that they will take with them into adulthood.- are equipped with the skills to think critically and debate political questions. The teaching materials themselves will draw on the letters and contextual materials and be designed around the themes of democracy, inclusivity, press freedom and international co-operation. Pupils will compare and contrast opportunities for active citizenship available in the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries, being encouraged to draw their own critical comparisons and develop their own projects to effect political or social change.The main outcomes will be:- An open-access digital repository of 5,500 previously unpublished Cobden letters, with contextual essays.- A set of online learning resources based on the letters, to support the teaching of Citizenship at KS3 and KS4.- A permanent online exhibition comprising digital images of Cobden artefacts and original letters from archives across the world.- A workshop and article for History and Policy on the lessons of Cobden's career for modern trade policy. - A temporary exhibition at Archives+ in central Manchester to run April-June 2023.This project showcases the continued relevance of the Humanities at a time when the value of these subjects is being called into question, while the resources created will have considerable longevity.