Trust and conflict in intercultural processes

Abstract

This volume is the result of an international seminar held within the research project Marie Curie Actions of the theme: Stimulators and Inhibitors of Culture of Trust in Educational Interactions assisted by Modern Information and Communication Technology. Reflecting on the culture of trust requires to investigate the space and time of education, customs and communication. Within these contexts one can experience the complexity of the situations and conditions of the actions embedded in the achievement of trust. The awareness of the historical circumstances grounding the existential experience implies to rethink new processes of social cohesion for the construction of lasting synergies. The authors participating in this volume address the diverse dynamics of trust and conflict in our contemporary societies. They discuss and analyze the subject matter with an interdisciplinary approach so to focus on specific practices of interactions. Special emphasis is given to explore intercultural paradigms in education, ethics, literature, politics and law.