intercultural dialogue/icd: the gaps between policy papers and policy reality

Intercultural dialogue/ICD: The gaps between policy papers

and policy reality

Vesna Čopič

The comprehensive body of knowledge

• Back up materials for Opatija Declaration on ICD and conflict prevention

• Publications and papers around UNESCO Convention o promotion and protection of diversity of cultural expressions

• CoE White paper on ICD• EU comparative study on • Sharing diversity• Rainbow paper • Etc.

Proliferation of national strategic papers

EU driven production of national strategic documents :

• Lisbon Strategy • i2010- A European Information Society for

Growth and Employment • 2008 – European Year of ICD

Reality:policy makers versus policy doers

• The limitations and power of ideas • Political courage • Financial resources• Structures• Knowledge

The limitations and power of ideas • Culture is not a magic tool.• Culture is not a substitute.• Culture and arts have their integrity.

Political courage

• Frozen situation• Weak cultural policy research• Unreliable cultural statistics• Absent of solid evaluation

Financial resources

Missing structures

HELP!

Unadequate Knowledge

BUT……

Misunederstandings

• Institutional

• Technical

• Cultural

• Legal

Institutionalmisunderstanding

Technical misunderstanding

Cultural misunderstanding

FUTURE

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