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ERASMUS+ Virtual Exchange

The Erasmus+ Virtual Exchange project 2018-2020 is now finished. Please stay tuned to the European Youth Portal for further developments!

Cultural Encounters: Perspectives on Populism

Participants learn with and from their peers in online sessions, as well as from expert academics through customised lecture series.

Age of participation: 
18 - 30
Who is it for: Young People, Educators, Youth Workers

Cultural Encounters: Perspectives on Populism gives participants the chance to exchange ideas and share perspectives with peers in online intercultural group sessions.

Interactive Open Online Courses provide youth with the opportunity to learn both with and from their peers across cultural contexts and national boundaries. The facilitated online meetings are organised around relevant skill-building activities and discussing dynamic content provided by expert academics. 

A new wave of anti-establishment politics and populist voices are gaining power around the world. Their often nationalist agendas claim to represent the will of the people and many feel a connection to this form of politics. 

  • What is the impact of this development on issues concerning migration, policies about borders or minority rights?
  • Does it influence our sense of belonging, or the way we relate to each other in our increasing super-diverse societies?
  • Does it affect processes of exclusion and our views of the ‘other’? 

Explore all of this and more, together with students from other countries and diverse cultural backgrounds.

Participants exchange ideas and perspectives as well as engage in an interactive assignment that brings the online experience to the offline reality.

Read more about the weekly themes, learning outcomes and assessment in the Course Outline

 


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