Political, economic and social development is dictated by cultural values, symbols, norms and attitudes. Globalisation can lead to a homogenisation of local cultures, but it can also open perspectives for new stimuli and cultural diversity. Despite the opportunities, the national identity and cultural self-confidence of countries in the south and east are, in this epoch of globalisation, more important than ever. Issues of transcultural competence occur increasingly in the local/global continuum – no longer just in the context of diverse societal cultures.
| Gruppe 6a (EN) | Participatory-Action-Research and Visual Sociology for the study of migration from the social actors emphatetic perspective | Maria-Jose Aguilar Idañez | Spanien | |||
| Jovenes Y Cámara en Movimentos Culturales | Maria Helena dos Santos | Brésil | ||||
| Les cultures urbaines participent-elles à la construction de nouvelles images ethniques? | Yves Raibeaud | France | ||||
| Gruppe 6b (FR) | L'avenier des traditions populaires créoles de Guyane. Ebauche de réflexion. | Monique Blerald | Guyane | |||
| Hip-Hop: les contours locaux d'un mouvement global | Wanderley Moreira dos Santos | Brésil | ||||
| Des pratiques en animation socioculturelle dans deux contextes culturels différents: la Suisse romande et le Liban. | Claudia della Croce, Joëlle Libois | Suisse | ||||
| Gruppe 6c (EN/FR) | Transcultural Place Attachement - At Home Across Borders | Isabelle My Hanh Derungs | Suisse | |||
| Learning form (not about) other communities. | Geoffrey Wykurz, Claudette Carr | Great Britain | ||||
| Include us in | Patricia Bryant | Great Britain | ||||
| Community Mediation Services in Switzerland | Patricia Hasler-Arana | Schweiz | ||||