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Interculturalitatea – „o naţiune, o limbă, o ţară”
Intercultural – “One nation, one language, one country”

Author(s): Cristina Poiana
Subject(s): Identity of Collectives
Published by: Asociația Cultural Științifică „Dimitrie Ghika-Comănești”
Keywords: interculturality; multiculturalism; interethnic relations; integration; intercultural exchanges; national minorities;

Summary/Abstract: The concept of interculturality has developed since 1950 in the international community as an attempt to bring this policy and diplomatic communication as close as possible to the individual, in the area of direct interaction. This development which first gained ground in the U.S. moved quickly and adapted easily in Europe where democratic systems proved to be a fertile environment for its development. What pushed this forward was on one hand the importance attached to it by the individual and its role in decision making, and on the other, the legitimate diversity of opinion and freedom.The concept of „nation” had already been compromised by radical nationalist ideologies that were trapped by the idea of the borders bounded state. Throughout this period interculturality was constrained,as policy and conceptual evolution

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 107-112
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian