Dialogical ethics in a global society : cultural difference and answerability Kostogriz, Alex 2006, Dialogical ethics in a global society : cultural difference and answerability, in ICDS 2006 : Proceedings of the International Conference on the Dialogical Self, ICDS, [Braga, Portugal]. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Dialogical ethics in a global society : cultural difference and answerability Author(s) Kostogriz, Alex Conference name International Conference on the Dialogical Self (4th : 2006 : Braga, Portugal) Conference location Braga, Portugal Conference dates 1 - 3 Jun. 2006 Title of proceedings ICDS 2006 : Proceedings of the International Conference on the Dialogical Self Editor(s) [Unknown] Publication date 2006 Conference series International Conference on the Dialogical Self Publisher ICDS Place of publication [Braga, Portugal] Summary Debates about multiculturalism are common to many late-modern societies today. Globalization has triggered a massive flow of people across state borders, challenging and changing assumptions about national identities and cultural politics. How to deal with difference without reducing it to sameness is becoming one of the main issues discussed by policy-makers, researchers and educators. This paper argues for the importance of turning to dialogical ethics before developing and implementing largescale political strategies in managing differences. It draws on the ideas of Bakhtin and Levinas to transcend the notion of ‘caring at a distance’ that is embedded in the neo-liberal construction of moral selfhood. As an alternative, the emphasis is made on spatial proximity – on ‘face-to-face’ relations with alterity – to conceptualize the dialogical self who is both responsive to and responsible for the Other. Bakhtin’s philosophy of the act and Levinas’ ethics of responsibility are mutually enriching in thinking about the role of the dialogical self in building a pluralistic society. The paper concludes with the implications of dialogical ethics for multicultural education. Language eng Field of Research 130302 Comparative and Cross-Cultural Education 220202 History and Philosophy of Education Socio Economic Objective 970113 Expanding Knowledge in Education HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30024275 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Related Links Link Description Connect to conference website Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 01 Mar 2010, 14:35:54 EST Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 08:53:03 EST Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 08:59:06 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 09:40:55 EST Mon, 22 Mar 2010, 09:43:58 EST Wed, 08 Feb 2012, 13:46:52 EST Wed, 15 Feb 2012, 08:02:27 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 19:11:54 EST Fri, 19 Sep 2014, 13:57:09 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 603 Abstract Views, 0 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 01 Mar 2010, 14:35:54 EST