Johdanto uuteen kulttuurienväliseen viestintään ja kasvatukseen

The notion of the ‘intercultural’ has a long history in different fields of research and practice around the world. It is also very much used by decision-makers and businessmen alike. Today an increasing number of researchers and practitioners agree that the intercultural has become so polysemic and confusing that it needs to be examined from critical perspectives. Using concrete examples from different contexts where the intercultural is to be found this book proposes to clarify the many words that are used in research and practice to talk about encounters between people from different countries. The authors also ask the following questions: Are these concepts and notions different or simi…