IN BETWEEN DEMOCRACY AND NEOLIBERALISM: THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION FOR CITIZENSHIP ANA MARGARIDA NEVES FACULTY OF PHYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA ANA MARIA SEIXAS FACULTY OF PHYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA CES – CENTRE FOR SOCIAL STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA BRUNO DE SOUSA FACULTY OF PHYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES, UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA CINEICC - CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION, UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY FCT WITH THE REFERENCE SFRH/BD/145461/2019 AND IT IS PART OF THE PROJECT SHASDREM - ADDRESSING SOCIAL AND HEALTH CHALLENGES THROUGH NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN STRUCTURED ADDITIVE DISTRIBUTIONAL REGRESSION MODELS [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029443] CO-FUNDED BY FCT, FEDER AND PORTUGAL 2020.