Abstract Panel

Panel Details


 NameAffiliationCountry
Convenor Dr. Viacheslav Rudnev Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences Russian Federation
Co-convenor Prof. James Phillips Wichita Indochineser Center United States
Panel No : P105
Title : Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development. Commission panel
Sponsoring commission(s) :
Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development, IUAES
IUAES
Short Abstract : The search for models that ensure the soft adaptation of migrants (marginals), an effective intercultural dialogue that meets the principles of Sustainable development is an urgent problem for many regions of the world for today. We will focus attention on folk traditions in organizing a sociality life (among peoples round the World) that supplement modern knowledge about society, especially in relation to the increasing demands for multicultural dialog (including problems of marginals).
Long Abstract :
  1. panel will discuss the role of Indigenous Heritage in process of intercultural relationships to support mutual understanding strangers (marginals) for achieving an efficacious dialog. Active socio-economic, political and natural changes in recent decades have been accompanied by the growth of migration processes in different parts of the world and the aggravation of migrant problems (in particular, between peoples belonging to different cultural traditions). E. Stonequist, addressing the problems of migrants, characterizes a marginal personality as being at a cultural crossroads when two different cultures exert influence.

The search for models that ensure the soft adaptation of migrants an effective intercultural dialogue that meets the principles of Sustainable Development is an urgent problem for many regions of the World for today.

We will focus special attention on models of activity that ensure an intercultural dialog and acquaintance with unknown culture. We will discuss a role of ethno-cultural component (meal, games, handicraft, dunce and so on) in a multicultural society events directing on relax (festivals, sport games, art exhibitions and so on).

Anthropological science has collected original data about procedures and cultural traditions, directed on harmony in social life, that ensure a control of the regime on “work and relax” based on traditions. That has an important influence on a mentality level.

We will focus attention on folk traditions in organizing a sociality life (among peoples round the World) that supplement modern knowledge about society, especially in relation to the increasing demands for multicultural dialog.

Folk/indigenous societies have had original experiences in successfully solving problems in human beings in society. This panel will analyze different models of society life and elements of everyday life to detect important role for solving current problems on a way of sustainability for society.