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Participants in the WIKA workshop in 2019 sit in a large circle at tables
WIKA workshop 2019, photo and © bettinameister.com

Cultures Underway

Cultural Divides within and across Societies

4 Dec 2020
11:00–16:00 | Online via Zoom | Registration by email until 30 November 2020

WIKA-Workshop digital

The workshop addresses topics such as:

  • The influence of populism and nationalism on cultural relations and cultural diplomacy
  • The state of online hate and mitigation through networking
  • Discrimination as a threat to social cohesion and democracy
  • Persistent media literacies: civic empowerment and cultural participation in a time of rampant media cynicism

The WIKA Workshop 2020 welcomes researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and other stakeholders interested in critically discussing these interdisciplinary topics.

This year not only ifa celebrates the 10th anniversary of its Research Programme on Culture and Foreign Policy and the 20th anniversary of its Research Award on Foreign Cultural Policy, but also the WIKA workshop celebrates its 15th anniversary.

The WIKA Workshop 2020 is held in English and organised as a fully virtual event via the video conferencing tool 'Zoom'.

Please register by email to wika-workshop(at)zak.kit.edu until 30 November 2020.

Workshop programme

WIKA – Wissenschaftlicher Initiativkreis Kultur und Außenpolitik

The academic council for culture and foreign policy, “Wissenschaftlicher Initiativkreis Kultur- und Außenpolitik (WIKA)” accompanies research on foreign cultural and educational policy. The focus is on Germany and its international relations. The WIKA aims to anchor foreign cultural and educational policy more firmly in research and teaching and links it to the practice of international cultural exchange. Find out more on the ifa website.