http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2274 2026-04-14T15:09:28Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2520 Interculturalism in Italy: Is it merely a Language and Communication Problem? Pece, Emanuela It is unthinkable today not to promote or encourage intercultural communication, it being the only alternative to conflict: a dialogic interaction designed to promote all the instances in the game and to achieve equilibrium points that are recognized by the parties involved. It is necessary to activate transformation processes in the subjects' cognitive system, so that they experience occurrences as a synthesis and reinterpretation of several cultures. Indeed, the presence of different cultures leads to the construction of new cultural identities, either multi- or trans-ethnic ones, and multiculturalism is a multidimensional process of interaction between people with different cultural identities, who, through the meeting of cultures, live a deep and complex conflict/reception experience, as a valuable opportunity for their personal growth, from the standpoint of changing everything that creates an obstacle to the construction of a new civil society. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2155 Re-membering Borderless and Bordered Childhood in Cyprus : A Case Study on the Limits and Prospects of Oral Histories Caykent, Ozlem; Atay, Mesude Over the last century, ‘childhood’ has become a major field of study as childhood is an important stage in the formation of individual identity, and adult narratives of childhood reveal interesting data on both personal expe-riences and public memories. These memories are important to be captured especially in societies where perceptions of difference change and borders emerge. This article explores the complex narratives of history and cultural construction of childhood in Cyprus from such a perspective. Our aim is to assess the narratives of the borderless to a bordered Cypriot society dwel-ling mostly on Turkish Cypriot informants whose childhood was in the 1930s to the 1970s. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2154 I Saperi del Mediterraneo per il futuro dell’Europa Mangone, Emiliana Innovation starts from the “Mediterranean Knowledge”, and develops until it becomes common practice. These new ideas (products, services, and models) make it then possible to meet social needs (more effectively than their alternatives) and at the same time create new social relationships or new collaborations. Moreover, they enable to lay the foundations for the construction of a real and different European identity. The knowledge and cultural values of the Mediterranean “must” provide the driving force to overcome the impasse impeding the whole of Europe. They can become the fruitful stimulus for reviewing European policies (in particular integration ones) and provide a solid foundation for the protection and promotion of effective cultural heritage an knowledge matching up with our time, able to bring out a new future by the legacy of the different cultures. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://elea.unisa.it/xmlui/handle/10556/2153 Transition vers l’âge adulte et trajectoires d’individualisation. Une analyse des «modernités» à travers le cas du Maroc Fidolini, Vulca The Western sociological thought has conceived “individuals” as the product of Modernity. Indeed, the category of individual is placed at the core of the transition from the traditional social order to the modern one. Taking as a subject of analysis a set of sociological studies led by prominent scholars on the condition of young people living in urban Morocco, we investigate the transition to adulthood as a strategy of individualisation. The question is: how to think about the category of individual in a society where modernisation processes follow different paths as compared to the Occidental modernity? Nowadays, Morocco is going through a period of historical transition where especially young generations are developing new lifestyles through their private and public conducts. The Moroccan young adult becomes an example of a distinctive way of being individual-in-society which produces different paths of modernisation, linking together a “traditional” legacy with “modern” scenarios. 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z