To highlight recent and ongoing research activities, scholars and other education professionals are invited to publish their views on current research topics and scholarly debates in The EWC Statement Series. Each year the EWC publish the collection of statements as a booklet, both as a printed and online version. The first booklet, containing contributions by five renowned experts in the field, was published Spring 2011.


Latest Statement:

Published December, 2011

Martyn Barrett on Intercultural Competence

In his statement, Martyn Barrett places the conceptualization of Intercultural Competence in the framework of Council of Europe policy and provides a profound overview regarding theoretical approaches towards Intercultural Competence. After presenting a range of models, Barrett provides a working definition widely approved in the scholarly debate. He identifies central components of Intercultural Competence in terms of knowledge, skills and attitudes/behaviors and finally presents two Council of Europe projects which resulted in educational material that helps to develop learner’s Intercultural Competence.

Read Martyn Barrett's Statement

 
Martyn Barrett is Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Surrey, UK. He is a developmental and social psychologist but has a strong commitment to multidisciplinary research, and he is currently working with political scientists, anthropologists, sociologists, policy analysts and educationists. He works on processes of national and ethnic enculturation, the development of prejudice and stereotyping, the identifications and cultural practices of ethnic minority and mixed-heritage individuals, the development of the intercultural competences which are required for successful intercultural dialogue, and the development of political cognition, attitudes and active citizenship.

He is currently leading an FP7 project funded by the European Commission entitled Processes Influencing Democratic Ownership and Participation (PIDOP), which is running from 2009-2012. He is also working as an expert advisor to the Council of Europe. He is Academic Director of the multidisciplinary Centre for Research on Nationalism, Ethnicity and Multiculturalism (CRONEM) at the University of Surrey, and an Academician of the Social Sciences. Read More..