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ALLEA discusses at UNESCO the evolving role of global Humanities research, 19 December 2011, Paris
19-12-2011
Following earlier exchanges on the role of SSH research in analysing and promoting social innovation and on the potential of global Humanities, this meeting looked more closely at specific areas of future collaboration.
Recent outcomes of UNESCO-sponsored research include publications on areas as diverse as “Urban Policies and the Right to the City in India”, on female migration under a human rights perspectives and on “Teaching Philosophy in Europe and North America”.
From 24 to 26 November 2011, the “World Humanities Forum” held at Busan (Republic of Korea), brought together researchers and artists in order to examine ways to mobilize the humanities and social sciences at the service of humanist values in the age of globalization, seeking recognition of their potential contributions of SSH in addressing major global issues. Organized by UNESCO, the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, and a number of other Korean sponsors, the Forum was convened under the heading “Universalism in a Multicultural World”, with sessions focusing on issues such as cultural relativism and universalism, identity in the age of globalization, conflicts among civilizations, global ethics and dialogue of cultures. The next round of exchanges will include the setting up of a global research agenda and an involvement of the relevant regional science organisations.
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