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Intellectual Potential from the Other Side of Europe's Colonial and Nationalist Past
Get PDFCurrently cultural policy is increasingly determined by ideological controversies in which different theoretical programmes irreconcilably collide and Europe's history and culture - or more generally 'the West' - have become the most controversial subjects. After the past decades have witnessed a rapid sequence of different theories - critical theory, cultural studies, deconstructionism, new historicism, visual studies, post-colonialism, new materialism, to name just the most influential schools – the debate is presently becoming increasingly normative. It is morally charged by references to the European hegemonic and colonial past, and emotionally charged by identity politics and questions of belonging, based in ethnicity, gender, and origin. Against this background, this paper aims to remind us of the cultural-political and epistemological potential of a particular movement in intellectual history named Kulturwissenschaft (cultural science), which emerged from the reverse side of the nationalist and colonial European culture at the end of the nineteenth century and during the first third of the twentieth century, and was then abruptly interrupted by the rise of national socialism. Destroyed and dispersed in 1933, it today inspires artists and scholars in different regions and fields, who are attracted by the work of Kulturwissenschaft scholars - and, as a side effect, also gain a new interest in the German language
Future International Higher Education Cooperation
Get PDFHigher education institutions are confronted with a complexity of tasks and contexts or framework conditions which they must manage and classify. The internationalisation of higher education institutions (HEI) provides the opportunity to work with new partners in teaching, research and transfer. At the same time, competition for German HEIs in the global science market is increasing. As internationalisation continues to increase, discourses on academic freedom and migration processes are also coming to the fore. Furthermore, the current digital transformation of society as a whole is also affecting scientific organisations in all areas of performance. Against the background of these profound global upheavals, the study explores the question of how future international higher education cooperation should be developed and what contribution transnational education (TNE) in particular can make to this
Netherlands: at a glance
Get PDFThe Dutch government describes international cultural policy as a “pillar of the Kingdom’s diplomacy” and sees ECP as a “unifying link between political, economic and social topics in cultural and foreign policy” (Government of the Netherlands, 2020). The government views ECP in a multi-faceted way: it explicitly uses the language of “soft power”, but also stresses the importance of economic and reputational benefits of cultural links, as well as supporting culture and the arts for their own sake. The Netherlands has important strengths in education and culture, yet without a targeted geographic footprint, population, or substantial investment, it lacks a truly global ECP strategy
Belgium: at a glance
Get PDFIn Belgium’s different language communities, ECP is generally approached through targeted project support and additional “cultural officers” in the Belgian embassies and Flemish and Wallonian foreign representations. Their work is complemented through a small number of targeted cultural centres and a network of educational institutions. In Wallonia, this group of institutions has been expanded and become more established in recent years. Flanders’ “follow the actor” model highlights the agency of individual artists or groups in the international realm
The Role of Religious Actors in the COVID-19 Pandemic
Get PDFThe subject of religion and the behaviour of religious actors in the COVID-19 crisis appear at first glance to constitute either just marginal issues or factors which tend to be negative. On the other hand, there is far less public discussion on the key role played by religious communities as civil society partners of governments or the WHO, as agencies providing charitable and pastoral assistance, and as a resource for hope and contingency management so as to successfully cope with the pandemic. This study analyses the ambivalent role of actors in the COVID-19 pandemic within the framework of a theory-based empirical analysis, presents the most important developments, learning effects and problem areas yet to be addressed and finally, based on this, draws up policy recommendations for action