Leisure and sociocultural action for development of citizenship

Abstract

This communication will serve to share part of the state of the project I + D + i: ‘Leisure, sociocultural action and social cohesion’. Specifically the most relevant findings on the main actions that, in leisure time, favor the development of citizens generating social cohesion shall be presented, taking into account: 1. The theoretical contributions related to. 2. Social and educational policies –at local, national and international levels– that have been able to provide evidence of its positive impact on the development of citizenship. 3. Projects of social, educational intervention and/ or cultural nature, which also stand out for their contribution of evidence of positive impact on the population they target. Finally, provide the discussion about what kind of professional skills, which should influence from training to facilitate teams to promote successful actions in the field of social intervention.