We invite you to take part in the special panel “Intercultural Dialogue – a Popular Trend or Chance for Belarus?” in the framework of the 5th International Congress of Belarusian Studies which will take place on 2-4 October 2015 in Kaunas, Lithuania. Application deadline is 18 May 2015. Registration link.
Universal values are not shared by all cultures even within the Western culture not to mention the illiberal cultural practices. The theory of intercultural dialogue has no answers to specific socio-cultural conflicts, but the essence of critical intercultural dialogue is in the persistent search for these answers. What is the difference between intercultural dialogue and multiculturalism, cross-cultural communications, and transcultural philosophy? Intercultural dialogue is a global value of the modern world, as well as a universal way of communication, a strategy of the European cultural policy, a tool for democratization, a social dialogue, and an attributive feature of the Belarusian cultural tradition. Intercultural dialogue is based on the intercultural philosophy and intercultural thinking, that’s why it is extremely important for Belarus. How can we use American and European experience in the field of intercultural dialogue for nation building and democratic transformation?