Are increased global interdependence, pooled sovereignty and deepening European integration, for example, a threat to cultural diversity?
No, the threat to cultural diversity is the pretence of independent nation states, and a global commercial world paradigm where in terms of consumerism were making one world, but actually staying apart. Were staying apart in ways where we kill each other and coming together in the worst possible ways around taste and culture. So what is actually overcoming cultural diversity is McWorld- McDonalds here in Berlin, Starbucks etc., and not the increased cultural diplomacy of states. In reference to the panel discussion on education, what can we do to make sure that education is lateral and that it involves discussion, rather than dictation? One of the things that we have to do is look at the role of media in education, the role of the internet, television and films, because they are much more powerful for young people than schools. So even if we were to successfully reform schools, the way I would like, with more cooperative education, more student-to-student interaction, more listening, e
