INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL RELATIONS RESEARCH ALLIANCE (ICRRA)

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Multilateral Organisations, Cultural Relations and the 2030 Agenda

Multilateralism and culture have a key role in realising the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals). The ICRRA Conference 2023 discussed the role that international cultural relations can play for multilateral and regional organisations.

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Portrait of Hans-Joachim Giessmann

How Does Peace Work?

Interview with Hans-Joachim Giessmann

Wars and crises are increasingly intertwined and can be followed in real time nowadays. Hans-Joachim Giessmann explains what this means for German and global peace and security policy. He calls for a stronger focus on researching the causes of peace rather than war.

Interview

Illustration: several figures hold hands and dance on a globe

Cultural Rights as a Cornerstone of International Cultural Relations

Interview with Karima Bennoune

Cultural rights are human rights, says Karima Bennoune. To address the great challenges in International Cultural Relations she calls for the systematic inclusion of insights from these fields.

Interview

Illustration: Two hands, megaphone, camera and eye

Changing the Story – Youth Empowerment Through Arts

Interview with Paul Cooke

“If this planet has got a future, we can’t ignore young people” says Paul Cooke. How to amplify their voices in conflict-affected areas worldwide? This question is central to the research and empowerment programme Changing the Story.

Interview

Installation of numerous cameras on a wall, photo: Matthew Henry, unsplash

Culture In Security – International Cultural Relations as an Enabler of Peace through Engagement

The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be achieved in less than 10 years. How can the cultural sector contribute to peace in an insecure world? How can cultural relations support partnerships in a global context? ICRRA Conference 2022 with Paul Cooke and Karima Bennoune.

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Ropes are knotted into a multidimensional net, photo: Alina Grubnyak, unsplash

Cooperation in a Fragmented World

International Cultural Relations at the Crossroads of Climate, Health and Political Crisis. ICRRA Conference 2021 with Nikita Dhawan, Walter Mignolo, Oby Ezekwesili.

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Illustration: Erik Mclean, unsplash

Culture and Crisis

Impact of Covid-19 in Europe, on cultural relations in the MENA region and on the integration of migrants and refugees. ICRRA Conference 2020 with Nasar Meer, Ilhem Allagui and Ivan Krastev.

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