Contents
Introduction p.9
PART I
AGORA, BRIDGES, HOSPITALITY
1. Krzysztof Czyżewski: Practices of Intercultural Dialogue p.18
commentary: Interview with Krzysztof Czyżewski, Hamid Herishi, Artush Mkrtchyan, and Stanisław Zapaśnik by Viktoria Maksoeva for “Caucasian Accent” p.30
2. Elżbieta Matynia: An Old Bridge and a New Agora p.37
3. Cezary Wodziński: On Hospitality: Celan and Heidegger p.46
commentary: Discussion from the New Agora Symposium in Sejny 2008 p.57
INTEGRATION, TRUST, SOCIETY
4. Zygmunt Bauman: Terrorism and Religion p.74
commentary: Konstanty Gebert: How Not to Shame God: Commentary to Zygmunt Bauman’s Lecture p.86
commentary: Edwin Bendyk: Desire Called Utopia p.91
5. Isabella Thomas: Religion vs. Civil Society: The Right Question? p.98
6. Aleš Debeljak: Europe: Dream of Unity, Life of Divisions p.105
commentary: Ugo Vlaisavljević: Commentary to Aleš Debeljak’s Lecture p.115
CRISIS OF MULTICULTURALISM
7. Bo Stråth: The Multicultural and the Social p.122
8. Marina Elbaqidze: Multiculturalism in Georgia: Unclaimed Asset or Threat to the State? p.132
9. Nicholas Stavroulakis: Crete: A Borderland in a State of Denial p.144
10. Isabella Thomas: Living Together Apart: Lessons From “Multicultural” London p.157
PART II
HISTORY AND IDENTITY
11. Leonidas Donskis: Reflections on the Canon, Identity, and Memory Politics p.186
12. Mustapha Tlili: Islam And European Identity p.204
13. Selim Chazbijewicz: The Historical And Cultural Message of Islam And Europe p.208
14. Niyazi Mehdi: Philosophy of Crisis, Illness, and Complication in Light of Intercultural Dialogue p.223
commentary: Interview with Niyazi Mehdi for “Obozrievatel” p.227
15. Harutyun Marutyan: Historical Memory in Cultural Dialogue: Opportunity or Obstacle? p.229
RELIGION AND TOLERANCE
16. Mustafa Cerić: The Art of Tolerance p.242
commentary: Fr. Maciej Zięba OP: Christianity, Ideology, and Freedom p.250
17. Moshe Shner: On the Necessary Preconditions for Dialogues of Tolerance: Baruch Spinoza (Benedictus de Spinoza) & Moses Mendelssohn p.257
18. Stanisław Zapaśnik: Traditions of Tolerance in Local Muslim Communities in Central Asia p.269
19. Levan Berdzenishvili: Georgian Practices of Tolerance and Situations of Their Renouncement p.279
commentary: Discussion from the Tbilisi Colloquium p.290
commentary: Interview with Niyazi Mehdi for Obozrievatel p.300
commentary: Interview with Rev. Basil Kobakhidze by Bartosz Hlebowicz p.301
NATIONALISM AND XENOPHOBIA
20. Basil Kerski: Central and Eastern Europe: Germany and Poland p.304
commentary: Leszek Koczanowicz: The Rise of Post-post-communism p.313
21. Gabriela Adameşteanu: Central and Eastern Europe: Romania p.327
commentary: Aleksander Kaczorowski: The Price of Our Success p.336
PART III
LANGUAGE AND DIALOGUE
22. Sreten Ugričić: A Post-Balkan Symbolic Infrastructure p.342
23. Fatima Sadiqi: Native Culture In the Global Context: The Role Of Women p.350
24. Zaliko Kikodze: New Borders: Borderland Regions of Georgia p.363
commentary: Discussion from the Tbilisi Colloquium p.369
commentary: Interview with Neal Ascherson by Bartosz Hlebowicz p.372
EDUCATION AND DIALOGUE
25. Tadeusz Sławek: Apocalypse and Metamorphosis, Civic Education and Utopia p.378
commentary: Discussion From the New Agora Symposium in Sejny p.390
26. Richard Terdiman: Education, Enlightenment, Interdependence, and Difference p.398
commentary: Discussion From the New Agora Symposium in Sejny, 2008 p.400
27. Grzegorz Godlewski: The Community of Universitas p.407
commentary: Discussion From the New Agora Symposium in Sejny p.411
28. Moha Ennaji: Multiculturalism, Education, and Democracy: Debates and Contentions in Morocco p.426
CITY AND DIALOGUE
29. Eva Hoffman: Some Reflections on the Multicultural Cosmopolis Today p.440
30. Husein Oručević: Defending Public Spaces – Defending Our Future p.451
31. Elżbieta Matynia: Between the Local and the Global: or, What Wrocław Has Given Us p.464
Borderland Glossary p.473
The Contributors p.481
About the Editors p.489
Bibliography p.491
Index p.495
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