Globalisation and Images of the Other: Challenges and New Perspectives for History Teaching in Europe

Within theframeworkof theCouncilofEurope’sproject titled“TheImageof the Other in HistoryTeaching”, thesymposium on “Globalisation andImages of the Other: challenges and new perspectives for History teaching in Europe” wasorganisedby the Councilof Europe andIRCICA on 30 November – 1st December 2008 atYıldızPalace, İstanbul. With nearly one hundredparticipants, the meeting was conductedin threeparallel sessions of workinggroups and round-tables. The themes of the round-tables, which heard country papers, were “Globalisation and the role of History Teaching in a new context” and“Pedagogical innovationsandreforms strategies with aview totaking intoaccountglobalisation in historyteaching”.ThePlenarysession dweltupon the issue of “Training actors of history learning” and adopted the conclusions of the meeting. The book begins with the texts of the welcoming address delivered at the opening ceremony by IRCICA Director General Dr. Halit Eren and the address by Ms. Gabriela Battaini-Dragoni, Director General of Education, Culture and Heritage,Youth andSport, Councilof Europe,outliningthebackgroundandtheobjectivesof theproject. Then follows theoverall report of the symposium. This is followed by the texts of fourteen studies and presentations.