World Public Forum's Meeting in Vienna Theme:
The participants in the Vienna meeting of WPF have agreed to establish a working group of experts that is to research the problem of creating a new paradigm of the global society.
Kamran Mofid: Globalisation for the Common Good and the “Dialogue of Civilizations”
"The question of the scope and potential of dialogue among cultures and civilizations is achieving unprecedented significance, especially in the present international context. More than ever before, dialogue poses a fundamental challenge and must be based on the unity of mankind and commonly shared values, the recognition of the world’s cultural diversity and the equal dignity of each civilization, culture and individual. Why is it necessary to engage in a Dialogue of Civilizations? What can we learn from past dialogues? What effect could an increased dialogue have on the substance and process of international relations? Could there be any such thing as a global ethos, a common overarching human value system, a globalisation for the common good that transcends cultural and civilizational differences? In my presentation an attempt is made to show how the "Dialogue among Civilizations and Globalisation for the Common Good" can be a path towards building a world that is just, free and prosperous." -- Dr. Kamran Mofid, 11/14/08
Read the Text of the Speech by Kamran MofidDelivered at the First Summit of the World Public Forum (WPF)“Dialogue of Civilizations” November 09-11, 2008Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria
http://www.dialogueofcivilizations.org/
Kamran Mofid PhD (ECON)Founder, Globalisation for the Common Good Initiativewww.globalisationforthecommongood.infoCo-editor, Journal of Globalisation for the Common Goodwww.commongoodjournal.comGlobalisation for the Common Good, Chicago 2009http://www.gcgchicago2009.info/
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