„Diversity“ seems to be all around us, but what does it really mean? What do people imagine when they are asking for a more diverse society? How can we approach aspects of diversity like gender, intersectionality, migration, or gentrification? What can we learn from communities worldwide?
Find out what diversity is all about and discuss your questions at the sixth WeberWorldCafé „Diversity – Limits and Opportunities“ taking place on November 24th, 2016, from 3 – 6pm at Alte Mensa, Georg-August-University Göttingen. Enjoy controversial debates with our table hosts on the following topics:
Conflicts in Multi-Ethnic Societies – How Do We Get Along, If You Are Not Like Me?
Bouke de Vries (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity)
Banu Karaca (The City University of New York/ EUME)
Fighting Complex Structures with New Concepts: How „Superdiversity“ Can Help Us Understand Contemporary Migration Flows
Alexandre Tandé (Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity)
Laurence Lessard-Phillips (University of Birmingham)
Can Cool Little Boys Wear Skirts? Gender, Parenthood and Sexuality
Ronald Saladin (German Institute for Japanese Studies)
Sabine Grenz (University Göttingen)
Facing Various Axes of Oppression – Individual, Political and Legal Approaches to „Intersectionality“
Andrea D. Bührmann (University Göttingen)
Guilaine Kinouani (Clinical Psychologist and Blogger)
Diversity Management – Why Schould We Work Successfully Together If We Differ in Culture, Age, Gender and Even Language?
Astrid Biele Mefebue (University Göttingen)
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Learning from the Past? Facts and Fictions from Historical Societies with Greater Diversity
Richard Wittmann (Orient Institut Istanbul)
Lorena Ossio Bustillos (Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy)
Optimizing the Body: From Health Protection to Genetic Embryo Modification
Simon Ledder (University of Tübingen)
Nitzan Rimon-Zarfaty (University Göttingen)
DiverCities. Gentrification, Social Mobility and Public Spaces
Gideon Bolt (Coordinator of the EU-project DIVERCITIES/Utrecht University)
Qudsiya Contractor (Tata Institute of Social Sciences Mumbai)