European Culture in Diversity

European Culture in Diversity
Author: Krystyna Kujawińska Courtney
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2011-08-08
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1443833312

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This collection of articles devoted to Europe was born from the urgent need to present the specificity of European culture, both its unity and diversity, and at the same time create a stimulating dialogue about European culture and its complexities. European culture, considered as all inherited beliefs and values behind social action, has been treated in the past as a complex phenomenon of superior value, as the result of a common past among European nations, the permeation of various cultural elements between cultures, and their absorption in different contexts. In the past the process of shaping European identity was often fierce and dramatic, influenced by the events taking place within, but also outside European borders. Now, it has undergone various transformations as a result of new political, economic and cultural challenges. For this reason, the authors and editors of this volume place emphasis on diachronic perspectives: their approaches often consider local European issues against a global background.

Aspects of European Cultural Diversity

Aspects of European Cultural Diversity
Author: Monica Shelley
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780415124164

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Three of the essays have been written from a German perspective, the fourth is by an English author, but all of them encompass a Europe-wide view of their subject. This book will help readers to place themselves within the context of everyday Europe and to identify those factors which make them and their own environment unique.

Aspects of European Cultural Diversity

Aspects of European Cultural Diversity
Author: Monica Shelley
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 364
Release: 2005-06-29
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134804261

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The word `Europe' is seen and heard constantly, in newspapers, on television and children are taught about it in school. But what does it really mean to us? Does it have the same meaning for everyone? How does it affect our everyday lives? Do we consider ourselves to be Europeans and what does that mean in practice? This book concentrates on aspects of European cultural diversity. The four essays included deal with language, education, the mass media and everyday culture. The issues under discussion are those that strongly influence the way in which we define our common, everyday identity. They are also issues which determine our access to opportunities of different kinds. The book is designed to enable readers to identify those factors which make them and their own environment unique and to place themselves within the context of everyday Europe.

Does European culture exist?

Does European culture exist?
Author: Karina Oborune
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 11
Release: 2010-08-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 364069189X

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Essay from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - Topic: European Union, grade: A, University of Basel (Europainstitute), course: European Union, language: English, abstract: “Even from different pieces of puzzle it is possible to make one European puzzle”(Georg Kreis) European diversity in unity... Was it paraphrased mistakably or is it ironically contradicting the motto of the European Union “Unity in diversity”? And what kind of diversity we are talking about - cultural diversity, European diversity or diversity of languages? (Kreis: 2009) In author‟s turn she would like to speak about cultural diversity and put forward hypothesis that common European culture does exist.

What is Europe?.

What is Europe?.
Author: Monica Shelley
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1993
Genre:
ISBN:

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Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe

Cultural Integration of Immigrants in Europe
Author: Yann Algan
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 359
Release: 2012-09-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0191635510

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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The concepts of cultural diversity and cultural identity are at the forefront of the political debate in many western societies. In Europe, the discussion is stimulated by the political pressures associated with immigration flows, which are increasing in many European countries. The imperatives that current immigration trends impose on European democracies bring to light a number of issues that need to be addressed. What are the patterns and dynamics of cultural integration? How do they differ across immigrants of different ethnic groups and religious faiths? How do they differ across host societies? What are the implications and consequences for market outcomes and public policy? Which kind of institutional contexts are more or less likely to accommodate the cultural integration of immigrants? All these questions are crucial for policy makers and await answers. This book aims to provide a stepping stone to the debate. Taking an economic perspective, this edited collection presents a current, comparative picture of the process of cultural integration of immigrants across Europe. It documents the main economic debates on the causes and consequences of cultural integration of immigrants, and provides detailed descriptions of the cultural and economic integration process in seven main European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. It also compares the European context with the integration of immigrants in the United States.

Facets of Interculturality in Education

Facets of Interculturality in Education
Author: Jean Michel Leclercq
Publisher: Council of Europe
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9287150885

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This publication is part of a series linked to the Council of Europe's project "Responses to violence in everyday life in democratic society" which considers various aspects of policy making and law enforcement to combat crime and violence in society. This book discusses practical aspects of interculturality, a concept defined as a set of processes through which relations between different cultures are constructed on a basis of equality and mutual respect. Issues discussed include: confronting differences to combat discrimination; communication in the context of linguistic and media pluralism; and its relevance to innovative classroom practices and the teaching of history.

Cultural Diversity, European Identity and the Legitimacy of the EU

Cultural Diversity, European Identity and the Legitimacy of the EU
Author: Dieter Fuchs
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2011
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9781848446298

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As a consequence of various rounds of EU enlargements, the degree of cultural diversity in Europe has intensified - a phenomenon which is increasingly perceived as problematic by many EU citizens. This fascinating book not only empirically explores the current state of the identity and the legitimacy of the EU as viewed by its citizens, but also evaluates their attitudes towards it.

The Cultural Diversity of European Unity

The Cultural Diversity of European Unity
Author: Wilhelmus Antonius Arts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 524
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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This book investigates and compares the values and dynamics of value changes in important life domains of the Europeans from an economic, political, social, and religious-moral point of view and explores the relationships between value orientations and societies' structural characteristics.

Intercultural Dialogue in the European Education Policies

Intercultural Dialogue in the European Education Policies
Author: Tuuli Lähdesmäki
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 122
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: Comparative education
ISBN: 3030415171

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This open access book analyses intercultural dialogue as a concept, policy and ideal in European education policy documentation. The core European transnational organizatons - the Council of Europe and the European Union - have actively promoted policies to engender inclusive societies and respond to challenges that diversification may entail. This book, in turn, offers suggestions for improving education policies in super-diversified Europe and beyond, where there is an increasing need for cultural understanding and constructive dialogue. The authors utilize concept analysis to reveal how these organizations seek to deal with dialogue between cultures, as well as weight given to cultural differences and intercultural encounters. This book will be of interest and value to scholars of intercultural dialogue and European education policies. .