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Embracing Intercultural Citizenship Education: Building Bridges for Social Cohesion

Explore the diverse facets of citizenship education, emphasizing intercultural dialogue and respect for uniqueness. Understand differing citizenship ideologies and their impact on societal harmony and inclusion. Learn how multiculturalism can foster social contribution, steering away from discrimination and ghettoization. Uncover the importance of promoting an intercultural citizenship culture that values diversity and shared public values, empowering individuals to contribute positively to society.

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Embracing Intercultural Citizenship Education: Building Bridges for Social Cohesion

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  1. “What is unique about intercultural Citizenship Education?”Alexandria, December 17, 2012

  2. IntroductoryAssumptions • Identity • Personal / individual • Complex, flexible, multidimensional (different spheres of belonging) • Diversity • Fact that needs to be accepted, acknowledged, valued, promoted and managed (denial that generates) • Cultural diversity is as a source of exchange, innovation and creativity (UNESCO declaration, 2001, Art. 1) • Education as capacity building about diversity management on the citizenship level • Citizenship • Geographical area, Sociopolitical framework (City, Country, Region [Arab, Europe?]; Euromed) • Attitude, awareness, behavior (based on rights [civil, political, social]; freedoms; participation; values) • Intercultural citizenship education • Empowering and Stimulating people to contribbute to social cohesion and cultural enrichment with respect for diversity and on the basis of equality (Steven++).

  3. Ideological Monolithic citizenship • No place for diversity • ideology of a monolithic national identity and static public values • No intermediate level between citizen and state • Melting pot process

  4. Humanistic Citizenship • Holistic understanding of Humanity • Respect for the individual uniqueness • No intermediate level between citizen and state • “Glocal” identification process

  5. Communitarian Citizenship • Only one culture is recognized as reference for the public sphere • No chance for real intercultural relations and contribution to the public life • Citizenship and political participation are understood in a dualistic approach (with / against ; within / outside…) • Communitarianism process - discrimination

  6. Multicultural Citizenship • Recognition of the cultural dimension of the citizen’s identity • Respect for the cultural diversity without chance for social contribution • toleration from the mainstream national community towards minorities • Risk of Ghettoisation and communitarian process and tyranny of minority on its followers

  7. Intercultural Citizenship • Recognition of the cultural dimension of the citizen’s identity • Beyond tolerance, recognition of the contribution of each culture to the society • The citizenship culture built through an ongoing intercultural dialogue and identification of shared public values

  8. Intercultural Citizenship

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