Diversity and Recognition

The Diversity and Recognition Hub is a collection of inter-related research and publications projects which seek to explore the meaning of what it is to live as persons in the context of communities which are increasingly characterised as plural, intercultural and multicultural. As well as mapping the meaning of these characterisations both individually and collectively, the projects will focus on the problems we experience when tensions emerge and conflicts arise within and as a result of these contexts.

The individual projects Pluralism, Interculturalism, Multiculturalism and Diasporas are a series of studies which are transdisciplinary in focus, drawing on the insights offered by the coming together of academics, professionals, ngo workers, vocational workers and business people. The projects are built on the acknowledgement that the communities in which we live are multi-layered and multi-dimensional phenomena which need a wide range of perspectives to be brought to bear if we are to grapple with their current realities, if we are to understand the issues which arise within them and more importantly, if we are to suggest possible solutions to contemporary conflicts.

The projects listed here are presently active and based around annual research conferences held in and around Central and Eastern Europe and the United Kingdom. Other projects are in the planning stage – and we welcome ideas and suggestions for further projects and events.

Hub Leader

Alejandro Cervantes-Carson is the Hub Leader for Diversity and Recognition. Alejandro is Director of Research & Project Development at Inter-Disciplinary.Net (Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain). His research and writing are situated at the intersection of Political Sociology, the Sociology of Intimacy and Cultural Sociology.  He may be contacted by clicking here.

Get Involved

The Hub is a centre of activity for all the various projects which presently take place within it. We welcome your involvement and interaction; you may choose to become involved as little or as much as you like.

The Hub Leader runs a blog which discusses issues and themes arising from all the projects within the Diversity and Recognition hub. The blog will be available from 1st March 2009. You will be able to access the blog by clicking here.

During the course of 2009 a number of email discussion groups will come in to existence, one for each of the projects we run. These will be listed here as soon as they ready along with details on how to subscribe.

From April 2009 there will be a series of eForums where people can share resources, access information and get involved in on-line discussions.

And from July 2009 we will be launching a Repository Wicki which will aim to become a comprehensive collection of materials and resources relating to the themes and issues covered by the hub and its projects.