The document summarizes a UNIMED General Assembly held on October 25-26, 2018 at Ca' Foscari University of Venice. It discusses intercultural trends and social change in the Euro-Mediterranean region, presented by Eleonora Insalaco of the Anna Lindh Foundation. Key topics included preferred places for new life, actions that can help people live together in multicultural societies, the impact of media and intercultural encounters, and perspectives on cooperation between UNIMED and the Anna Lindh Foundation, including operational areas like mapping dialogue actions.

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Intercultural Trends and
Social Change in the
Euro-Mediterranean
Region
Eleonora Insalaco, Head of Intercultural Trends
Research and Programming - Anna Lindh Foundation

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Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 25-26 October 2018

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PREFERRED PLACE TO START A NEW LIFE

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LIVING TOGETHER IN MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES

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38
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44
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To ensure that schools are
places where children learn
how to live in diversity
To promote the
organisation of multi-
cultural events
To enable the expression of
cultural diversity in public
spaces
To incorporate the
expression of cultural
diversity at the work place
To restrict cultural practices
to the private sphere
European countries
Survey question: Today’s societies are becoming more and more diverse, with people from different cultures and countries living
together. How efficient do you think that each of the following actions would be in helping people live better together in a multi-
cultural environment?
Base: all respondents (%), by region
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41
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12
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Education and youth programmes to foster youth-led dialogue
initiatives
Support of youth participation in public life
Exchange programmes involving people across the Mediterranean
Cultural and artistic initiatives
Inter-religious dialogue
Trainings in diversity management and radicalisation prevention
Media training for cross-cultural reporting
European countries
Very efficient Somewhat efficient Not very efficient Not at all efficient DK/REF
ACTIONS THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE LIVING BETTER
TOGETHER

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IMPACT OF THE MEDIA
Survey question: During the past 12 months, have you seen, read or heard anything in the media that has influenced your view of people in countries
bordering the southern and eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea (asked in European countries)/European countries (asked in SEM countries)
Base: all respondents (%), by region

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IMPACT OF INTERCULTURAL ENCOUNTERS

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PERSPECTIVES OF COOPERATION ALF-UNIMED
To strengthen the Euro-Mediterranean cooperation:
creation of synergies between UNIMED-ALF networks of
universities, civil society, youth and media
maximize existing platforms and channels of communication to
promote the visibility of their cooperation
joint programming in the domain of intercultural research and
youth-led dialogue

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OPERATIONAL AREAS OF COOPERATION
Mapping of dialogue actions. Gathering and evaluation of intercultural
dialogue and cross-cultural reporting good practices to be replicated.
Directory of intercultural experts. Creation of an online directory of
experts to act as resource persons for the promotion of intercultural
relations in the Euro-Med region: a basis for a “media rapid response
mechanism” and production of regular analyses of intercultural issues.
Online (off-line) Intercultural Trends course. Development of a
comprehensive academic course on intercultural trends for online and
off-line delivery.
Media Dialogue encounters and exchange. Activities to bring together
media professional, academic experts, youth and CSO

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THANK YOU
www.annalindhreport.org
eleonora.insalaco@bibalex.org