https://doi.org/10.1080/01402389908425313. In fact, while civic engagement is an individual variable, the cause and the effects of the derived actions are linked to higher levels of aggregation (e.g. We adopted Deardorff (2006) cross-cultural attitude strategies that help you to develop and enhance one's ability to practice effective communication in intercultural situations: Borchum (2002) described cultural competence as "a non-linear dynamic process that is never-ending and ever expending. Building again on these previous works and data available, the present research defines Participation in Civic Life as: The behaviours and attitudes through which people express their willingness of interacting within the community and contributing to its well-being, as far as four dimensions are concerned: Political life, Civil society, Community life and Civic sense. AEGIS. . (2004). The proposed conceptualisation is grounded in several theoretical assumptions derived from the literature. On the other, local governments must look for answers to new tensions in their communities, such as growing protests against the building of mosques. Intersectional reflexivity is a reflective practice by which we acknowledge intersecting identities, both privileged and disadvantaged, and implicate ourselves in social hierarchies and inequalities (Jones Jr., 2010). The new variable assumes value 0 in case of no payment for practising sport in the last 12months and 1 in case of payment done for at least one of three options available (payment of an annual subscription to sport organisations; payment for private lessons of sport activities; practising sport in paid places). As a member, the city has access to a wealth of best-practice intercultural programs and strategies. New York: Cambridge University Press. This means that cultural participation is not a discrimination criterion of civic engagement forindividuals in different age groups for high levels of civic participation. How can civic responsibility improve intercultural interactions? McCarthy, K. F., & Jinnett, K. J. Therefore, participation in civic life is characterised by the awareness that collaboration can create value that no individual [] could produce alone and based on a conception of ones role and obligations as a citizen (183). excellent resources). In the last decades, policy discussions have increasingly considered participation in arts and cultural activities as a vehicle to reach broader social policy goals, such as social inclusion or active citizenship. In recent years, scholars have tried to identify alternative ways to develop composite indicators, for instance using the so-called ranking methods, which require the definition of an order among the observed units. Interculturalism builds on key principles already present in Australian multicultural policy. The results of this model are represented in Table6. (2012). Develop cultural competency skills to enhance the ability to practice effective communication in intercultural situations. PDF Interactive Article Cover Transformative learning takes place at the highest levels and occurs when we encounter situations that challenge our accumulated knowledge and our ability to accommodate that knowledge to manage a real-world situation. Cultural competence: The nuts and bolts of diversity and inclusion. Put simply, if a person isnt motivated to communicate with people from different cultures, then the components of ICC discussed next dont really matter.