ERIC Number: EJ1379570
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-2291-7179
EISSN: EISSN-2563-6871
On Intercultural Interactions
Ghassib, Humam Bishara
International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, v10 n1-2 p87-95 Aug-Dec 2022
In this article, "physical" models and ideas are invoked to describe some overall aspects of intercultural interactions. It is emphasized, however, that actual intercultural interactions are much more complex than any physical or mathematical model can encompass. They constitute, in fact, just one more example of what scientists call "complex systems." These ideas are applied to the following examples: (1) Stuart Hall's "The West [versus] the Rest" and Samuel Huntington's "weltanschauung"; (2) interactions through Science and Technology as well as "Science Diplomacy," focusing on Silk-Road interactions. The article is concluded with a partial list of "necessary" conditions conducive to constructive intercultural interactions, although these cannot possibly be "sufficient." The wider implications for Cosmopolitan Education are also underlined.
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Models, Global Approach, Asian History, Sciences, Technology
International Centre for Innovation in Education (ICIE) & Lost Prizes International (LPI). Postfach 12 40, D-89002, Ulm, Germany. Web site: http://www.ijtdc.net/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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