Resolution of the participants of the conference „Internationalisation, conflict, cultural studies“ in Schlaining from 25th to 29th of March 1998

• Within the process of globalisation we as scholars have some common experiences. The main point is that the process of globalisation as conceived now is concentrated on economics and technology.
• Without creating spaces for cultural studies the potential of culture to facilitate processes of national and international understanding and resolution of conflicts cannot be realised, since „war starts in the mind and peace starts in the mind“.
• UNESCO as an international organisation should support in this connection the sophisticated infrastructure of communication as a basis for new information worldwide. UNESCO should directly support inter- and transdisciplinary studies in the area of cultural and peace studies at regional, national, inter- and transnational levels.
• Based on „Our Creative Diversity“ cultural studies as a special part of civil society is in a position to make a crucial contribution to world peace.

 

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Published/last change: 1999-03-20                                                  Location (URL): http://www.inst.at/dokumente/schlai_res.htm