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Dialogue of Civilizations to Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding

Dialogue of Civilizations to Foster Cross-Cultural Understanding

Lecture of the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” Founding President Vladimir Yakunin drafted for the interactive thematic debate on Fostering Cross-Cultural Understanding for Building Peaceful and Inclusive Societies at the United Nations Headquarters held on March 22, 2012 The lecture touches on the basic principles upon which the World Public...

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The New Social Media and the Reshaping of Communication in the 21st Century

The New Social Media and the Reshaping of Communication in the 21st Century

Lecture by the President of the I.P.O., WPF "Dialogue of Civilizations" ICC Member Dr. Hans Kechler at Doha Interfaith Conference At the invitation of the Doha International Center for Interfaith Dialogue (DICID), the President of the International Progress Organization (I.P.O.), Dr. Hans Kechler, delivered a special lecture on "The New Social...

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Addressing the Global Crises

Addressing the Global Crises

This is an edited text of the speech delivered by Prof. Kamran Mofid at the Concluding Plenary Session, Rhodes Forum, Sunday 9 October 2011 Reclaiming the Moral and Spiritual Roots of Economics: An Invitation to Dialogue Founding President, Dr. Yakunin, Madam Yakunin, Your Eminences, friends, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, Once again, our Rhodes...

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Who are We? What is WPF – Dialogue of Civilizations?

Who are We? What is WPF – Dialogue of Civilizations?

At this concluding session—and with a view toward our 10th anniversary next year—it seems proper to ask:  What is WPF?  What kind of organization is WPF?  Now, on a purely formal level, this question can easily be answered:  it is an NGO (a nongovernmental organization) concerned with (committed to) the...

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Peace & Justice in Modern World

Imperialism didn't end. These Days it's known as International Law Imperialism didn't end. These Days it's known as International Law An Article by George Monbiot, British writer and political activist, published at "The Guardian" on April 30, 2012 A one-sided justice sees weaker ... Read more
The Russian Federation tested by Multipolarism The Russian Federation tested by Multipolarism An article by Tiberio Graziani, President of IsAG – Institute for Advanced Studies in Geopolitics and Auxiliary Sciences, director of Geopolitica, J... Read more
This is Spain's Destiny This is Spain's Destiny An Article by Javier Solana, President of the ESADE Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, for El País, published at "The Guardian" on March 29... Read more

Solidarity Economies for Humane Society

Plutonomy And The Precariat Plutonomy And The Precariat An Arcticle by Noam Chomsky, Institute Professor Emeritus in the MIT Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, published at Outlookindia.com on May ... Read more
The World is Not Flat The World is Not Flat An Interview with Joseph Stiglitz, professor at Columbia University and a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, published at U... Read more
Goodbye, Neo-liberalism and Austerity. Hello, Democratic Socialism and Hope Goodbye, Neo-liberalism and Austerity. Hello, Democratic Socialism and Hope A Note by Kamran Mofid, Founder of the NGO "Globalisation for the Common Good Initiative", published at his Blog on May 7, 2012 Voters in France an... Read more

Sustainability of Modern World and Future

The Current Crisis Draws the Line Under the Basic Results of “Globalization” The Current Crisis Draws the Line Under the Basic Results of “Globalization” Opening address by Founding President of the World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations" Vladimir Yakunin at the opening of the Plenary Meeting o... Read more
Decoloniality and the Communal Decoloniality and the Communal The second part of Interview with Walter Mignolo, William H. Wannamaker Professor and Director, Center for Global studies and the Humanities, Duke U... Read more
Science and Economics: A Call to Dialogue and Action Science and Economics: A Call to Dialogue and Action A Note by Kamran Mofid, Founder, Globalization for the Common Good Initiative, Member of the International Coordinating Committee of the WPF Dialogu... Read more
Dear ladies and gentlemen!
We wish you a happy New Year!

In the year 2009 the World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” has traditionally developed its activities as one of the leading intercivilizational dialogue institutions and as an international network of world’s top public and educational organizations as well.

Together with our partners in the past year we have implemented conferences in Czech Republic, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The World Public Forum International Coordinating Committee held its sessions in February and September at our European Headquarters in Austria. For the first time the World Public Forum convened the Educational Youth School in Armenia in August 2009. And traditionally the Seventh Session of the Rhodes Forum was held in Greece in October. We have worked and continue to work with the world’s top experts in dialogue fields of sciences and knowledge. The Possible Futures Research Group work is in progress, the edition of the “Rethinking Russia” book is being prepared in close collaboration with Carleton University. We have published various studies in the past year and the Russian edition of the “In Search of the Good Life” by Fred Dallmayer is among the most recent of them.

The World Public Forum “Dialogue of Civilizations” network organizations developed and continue to develop their work all over the world. We are glad that the ideas of the dialogue of civilizations are widely implemented in your activities and call everybody for closer cooperation and wish to involve in World Public Forum activities more new participants, organizations and institutions.

We are grateful to all our participants, friends and guests who actively join the work of the World Public Forum. Together we definitely will make world a better place to moderate and fulfill an open and fruitful dialogue for the sake of all civilizations. We wish you health, prosperity and new challenging events!
Happy New Year!

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