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Special Edition on Education, Citizenship, and Interculturalism

 As our societies become progressively more diverse, the quality of relationships amongst different groups and cultures becomes increasingly important. Unfortunately, the close interdependence fostered by our societies also provides a fertile ground for the emergence of stereotypes, prejudices, and racist and discriminatory attitudes built over generations through collective imaginaries. These stereotypes hinder the resolution of structural inequalities, which in turn negatively affect ethnic minorities in our countries, and reproduce social asymmetries based on cultural diversity.

An authentic democracy – an aspiration for all of our societies – cannot coexist with racism, since democracy itself implies respect for those who are different, as well as the promotion of intercultural coexistence. The visibility of different cultures, and the possibility of making their voices, proposals, and expectations audible and visible, are indispensible for the vitality of a democracy founded on pluralism. The role played by education in this matter is undeniable.

Given the importance of this topic, we will devote an issue of the Interamerican Journal of Education for Democracy to exploring it. We invite you to submit papers that discuss the subject of education, citizenship, and interculturalism, both in terms of concrete, current realities, as well as desirable futures. Papers can be submitted in one of two categories; critical or review essay (2500 to 3500 words) or research article (7000 to 10000 words). Papers should be submitted following the guidelines found in the section “Publish on IJED” on our website www.ried-ijed.org. The deadline for submissions is September 15, 2008.

The Interamerican Journal of Education for Democracy is a biannual, bilingual, on-line, academic publication. Our main objective is to foster intellectual discussion and exchange about efforts to promote education for democratic citizenship across the Americas. The Journal is affiliated with the Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices, of the Organization of American States (OAS).