Global debate: dialogue of civilizations

Initiatives, lectures and publications by Hans Köchler promoting civilizational dialogue

 

Hans Köchler, right, with the Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Grand Mufti of Jordan at the opening ceremony of the International Symposion on the Concept of Monotheism in Islam and Christianity, Rome, 17 November 1981.

Hans Köchler, left, being awarded the title Doctor of Humanities honoris causa in recognition of his contribution to the philosophy and practice of civilizational dialogue. Mindanao State University, Philippines, 1 September 2004.

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» روابط اسلام و مسيحيت در اروپا : گذشته، حال ،آينده «

» Religion, Reason and Violence: Pope Benedict XVI and Islam «

» دانشمند بزرگ مسيحي و افشاي اشتباهات فاحش سخنان جنجالي پاپ  «

» Civilization as Instrument of World Order? «

» Doctor degree honoris causa in regonition of contribution to civilizational dialogue «

International conferenceS

  • International Symposion on "The Cultural Self-comprehension of Nations," Innsbruck, Austria, 27-29 July 1974

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  • International Symposion on "The Concept of Monotheism in Islam and Christianity," Rome, 17-19 November 1981

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  • International Symposion on the "The New International Information and Communication Order," Nicosia, Cyprus, 26-27 October 1984

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  • International Roundtable on "Civilizations: Conflict or Dialogue?" Innsbruck, Austria, 8 June 1998

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  • "The Baku Declaration on Global Dialogue," Baku, Azerbaijan, 9 November 2001

    •  Lectures

  • "Cultural-philosophical Aspects of International Co-operation": Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan, 9 March 1974

  • "Challenges and Perspectives of Inter-religious Dialogue": Conference for Inter-religious Dialogue between Islam and Christianity: "Peace for All," Khartoum / Sudan, 8-10 October 1994

  • Lecture at the international workshop on "Images of Islam: Terrorizing the Truth": Just World Trust, Penang, Malaysia, 7 October 1995

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  • "Philosophical Foundations of Civilizational Dialogue": Third Inter-civilizational Dialogue at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15-17 September 1997

  • Lecture series on civilizational dialogue (visiting professorship) at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 1998

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  • "After September 11, 2001: Clash of Civilizations or Dialogue?" Lecture Forum organized by the University of the Philippines, Asian Center, Quezon City, 11 March 2002

  • "The Dialogue of Civilizations: Philosophical Basis, Political Dimensions and the Relevance of International Sporting Events": World Cup Roundtable on Promoting Understanding among Cultures and Peoples organized by the Korean National Commission for UNESCO and the Asia-Europe Foundation, Seoul, Korea, 1 June 2002

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  • "The 'Clash of Civilizations,' the Problem of Terrorism and Strategies towards Peaceful Co-existence among Nations": International Conference "A World Without Borders? Asia-Europe Responses to Globalization" organized by the Asia-Europe Foundation and the Danish Youth Council, Copenhagen, Denmark, 22 September 2002

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  • "The Philosophical Foundations of Civilizational Dialogue": World Congress on Transcendent Philosophy and Mulla Sadra, Tehran, Iran, 23 May 2004

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  • "The Dialogue of Civilizations and the Future of World Order": Foundation Day Speech, Mindanao State University, Islamic City of Marawi, Philippines, 1 September 2004

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  • "The 'Clash of Civilizations' – Perception and Reality in the Context of Globalization and International Power Politics": International Forum on "Globalization and Dialogue between Civilizations," Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia, 30 September 2004

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  • [Resource person] "Cross-Examining Justice: Cultural, Religious and Social Conceptions of Justice in Asia & Europe": Cultures & Civilizations Dialogue, ASEF "Talks on the Hill." Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF), Singapore, 17-19 October 2004

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  • "Dialogue among Civilizations and Cultures: The Quest for Mutual Understanding": International Conference "Environment, Peace and the Dialogue among Civilizations and Cultures," organized by the Dept. of Environment of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Tehran, Iran, 10 May 2005

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  • "Islam and the West: Clash or Alliance of Civilizations?": Bilim ve Sanat Vakfı / Foundation for Sciences and Arts, Istanbul, Turkey, 14 February 2006

  • "The Dialogue of Civilizations Under the Conditions of a Unipolar World Order": Programmatic Statement, International Consultation, World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations," Moscow, Russia, 25 March 2006

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    • "Civilization as an Instrument of World Order? The Role of the Civilizational Paradigm in the Absence of a Balance of Power": International Symposion "Civilizations and World Orders," Foundation for Sciences and Arts, Istanbul, Turkey , 13 May 2006

    • "The Dialogue of Civilizations as Cornerstone of Global Co-existence": Statement on behalf of the International Progress Organization, World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations," Fourth Annual Conference, Rhodes, Greece, 29 September 2006

    • "Civilization and World Order: The Relevance of the Civilizational Paradigm in Contemporary International Law": Seminar on "Multiculturalism and International Law," Silk Road Institute of International Law and College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China, 14 April 2007

    • "Orient und Okzident: Dialog oder Krieg?": Marokkanischer Verein in deutschsprachigen Ländern / Moroccan Society in German-speaking Countries, Feldkirch, Austria (10 May 2007)

    • "Civilizational Dialogue versus Civilizational Coercion: The Risks of Unilateralism and the Virtues of Co-existence": Second International Forum "Globalization and Dialogue between Civilizations," Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia (24 May 2007)

    • "Philosophical Foundation for a Culture of Peace: An Insight for Community & Faith Leaders": Seminar on "The Role of Community and Faith Leaders towards Promoting the Culture of Durable and Lasting Peace," Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) in co-operation with Jamiyah Singapore, Singapore (22 June 2007)

    • "Aspects of Intercultural Dialogue: Islam and the West - The Perspective of the Western World": Meeting of the International Advisory Board of the "Youth for the Alliance of Civilizations" Initiative, Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC), Kyrenia, Cyprus (18 August 2007)

    • "Dialogue of Civilizations - The Main Challenge of Our Time": International Conference "Dialogue of Civilizations: The Role of Political Parties," New Azerbaijan Party, Baku, Azerbaijan (27 September 2007)

    • "The Conditions for Building Civilizational Space": World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations," Fifth Annual Meeting, Rhodes, Greece (13 October 2007)

    • "Islam et Occident: choc ou dialogue des civilisations": Seminar organized by Syndicat National de l'Enseignement Supérieur (SNESUP) and Association des Marocains Germanophones d'Autriche, Faculté des Sciences, Université Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco (22 May 2008)

    • "Education and Intercultural Dialogue - A Philosophical Perspective": International Conference "Education as a Dialogue Model of Social Development," jointly organized by World Public Forum "Dialogue of Civilizations" and Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada (12 June 2008)

    • "Islamophobia and Politics in Multicultural Societies: Quid nunc, Europa?": Statement delivered at the International Conference "Beyond Religious Differences: Islamophobia and other forms of discrimination based on religion or belief," jointly organized by Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Co-operation (ICYF-DC) and Council of Europe / Directorate of Youth and Sport, Baku, Azerbaijan (5 November 2008)

     Selected Publications

  • (ed.) Cultural Self-comprehension of Nations. Studies in International Relations, I. Tübingen: Erdmann, 1978.

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  • Cultural-philosophical Aspects of International Co-operation. Studies in International Relations, II. Vienna: I.P.O., 1978.

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  • "Kulturphilosophische Aspekte internationaler Kooperation," in: Zeitschrift für Kulturaustausch, Stuttgart, vol. 28 (1978), pp. 40-43.

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  • (ed.) The Concept of Monotheism in Islam and Christianity. Vienna: Braumüller, 1982.

  • (ed.) The New International Information and Communication Order. Studies in International Relations, X. Vienna: Braumüller, 1985.

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  • Philosophical Foundations of Civilizational Dialogue. Occasional Papers Series, No. 3. Vienna: I.P.O., 1998.

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  • (ed.) Civilizations - Conflict or Dialogue? Studies in International Relations, XXIV. Vienna: I.P.O., 1999.

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  • "Muslim-Christian Ties in Europe: Past, Present and Future," in: IKIM Journal, Malaysia, vol. 7, no. 1, 1999, pp. 97-107.

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  • After September 11: Clash of Civilizations or Dialogue? Vienna: International Progress Organization, 2002.

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  • The Dialogue of Civilizations: Philosophical Basis, Political Dimensions and the Relevance of International Sporting Events. Vienna: International Progress Organization, 2002.

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  • "The Dialogue of Civilizations: Philosophical Basis, Political Dimensions and the Relevance of International Sporting Events. Summary of the Statement," in: World Cup Roundtable on Promoting Understanding among Cultures and Peoples. Seoul: Korean National Commission for UNESCO, 2002, pp. 19-21.

  • The "Clash of Civilizations," the Problem of Terrorism and Strategies Towards Peaceful Co-existence among Nations. ASEM Youth Dialogue on Globalisation, 19-22 September 2002, Hillerød, Denmark. Conference Presentations at www.asef.org (2002).

  • "The Dialogue of Civilizations: Philosophical Basis, Current State and Prospects," in: Asia Europe Journal, vol. 1, no. 3 (August 2003), pp. 315-320.

  • "Das Verhältnis zwischen Islam und Christentum in Europa: Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft," in: Perspektive Süd. Zeitschrift für eine internationale Diskussion. No. 2, 2003, pp. 5-10.

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  • The "Clash of Civilizations": Perception and Reality in the Context of Globalization and International Power Politics. Online Paper (2004).

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  • "After September 11, 2001: Clash of Civilizations or Dialogue?" in: Dialogue among Civilizations, Vol. I. New York/Rome/Beijing: GSP/Fordham University/Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis/Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2005, pp. 205-218.

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  • "Dialogue of Civilizations: Philosophical Basis, Political Dimensions and the Relevance of International Sporting Events," in: Dialogue among Civilizations, Vol. II. New York/Rome/Beijing: GSP/Fordham University/Pontificia Universitas Lateranensis/Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, 2005, pp. 217-240.

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  • "The Dialogue of Civilizations and the Future of World Order. The 43rd MSU Foundation Day Address," in: Mindanao Journal, Vol. XXVIII (2005), online publication, Mindanao State University, Philippines, http://www.msumain.edu.ph/mindanaojournal/pdf/mj1_2005.pdf.

  • "Dialogue among Civilizations and Cultures: The Quest for Mutual Understanding," in:  Proceedings: International Conference on "Environment, Peace and the Dialogue among Civilizations and Cultures." Compiled and edited by Bagher Asadi. Tehran: Department of Environment (DOE) - Environmental Management Project (EMSP-World Bank), 2005, pp. 357-373.

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    • Orient und Okzident: Dialog oder Krieg? Speech delivered before the Association of Moroccans in German-speaking Countries, Feldkirch, Austria, May 2007 (International Progress Organization, Online Paper).