The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue: an analysis using the ethic of care
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2011
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Symposium Journals
Abstract
This article examines what an ethic of care could offer to discussions about
Europe’s increasing cultural diversity by analyzing the important White Paper on Intercultural
Dialogue published by the Council of Europe in 2008. The authors consider the White Paper
from the perspective of the political ethic of care and thus examine its adequacy in dealing
with issues of care. Their point of departure is that policy texts display normative ways of
speaking about certain issues – in this case, issues of diversity, multiculturalism and
citizenship in Europe. They first contextualize the discussions for promoting intercultural
dialogue in the Council of Europe and analyze the normative framework of the White
Paper. Then, they use the care perspective as a lens to comment on notions of diversity,
multiculturalism and citizenship. Finally, they discuss how the notion of care as a citizenship
issue could contribute towards further development of discussions on citizenship education
and intercultural dialogue in Europe.
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The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue, Ethic of care
Citation
Zembylas, M. & Bozalek, V. (2011). The Council of Europe’s White Paper on Intercultural Dialogue: an analysis using the ethic of care. Policy Futures in Education, 9(1):13-21