Identity Issues and Intercultural Challenges : A European and Global Perspective on Peace in the World

The book focuses on the great challenge of our days for the good of a peaceful world, consisting in the fact that globalization is part of the problem and not of the solution, as it has not been able to balance multiculturality with socio-economic integration between peoples. and countries. The point at issue is therefore how to manage this balance based on planetary sustainability. In order to make cultural, religious and linguistic diversity a true resource for dialogue, mutual understanding and peaceful relationships in the cities and societies of today’s world. Peace cannot but stand together with mutual understanding, dia-logue and solidarity between peoples. At world level, peace and solidarity need a system of governance based on international and supra-national organisations, working through the use of common resources and policies. But even more important are the national and local (territorial) roots of such system, which must be fed with educational tools, socio-political actions and legal instruments (including individual and group rights) based on shared values, sustained by individual and group identities based on civic awareness, active participation and intercultural dialogue