CVEK

CVEK has been participating on cross-European project “Intercultural Navigators” that took place in 12 European countries (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Great Britain, Ukraine). The project aimed at development of an international network of young and diverse influencers (Intercultural Navigators) and equipped them with leadership skills and intercultural competencies, which will enable their communities to fully benefit from opportunities presented by globalization and minimize the risk of exclusion and marginalization.

Within the project a diverse groups of next generation leaders have been selected. These young influencers will be helped to develop cultural literacy indispensable in building intercultural trust. Their leadership and communication skills will be developed so that they can contribute both to mainstream debate and to constructive action – helping others understand and communicate better with people from other cultures.

Project has been focused on following issues:

1. Diaspora communities and their relationships with home and receiving societies,
2. Unprecedented movement of people between new and old EU member states, 
3. Globally mobile professionals and intercultural competency in global business,
4. Mainstreaming intercultural understanding in policy making at a all levels, 
5. Linking leaders from “fortress” Europe, Africa and other regions, 
6. Participation at all society levels as a positive measure addressing roots of radicalization.

In the scope of the project a multi-country study on youth political mobilization and radicalization in Europe – the European Survey on Youth Mobilization (ESYM) – is being conducted. The study is co-ordinated by the University of St. Andrews. In Slovakia as many as 300 semi-structured interviews were conducted by CVEK. These interviews  became, together with interviews from other countries, a core for the Intercultural Navigation Manual. Project should be understood as a pilot study for an even more ambitious European Union survey. 

CVEK research on political mobilization and radicalization of the European Youth (ESYM) has been coordinated by Mgr. Peter Hlohinec. Six students of social sciences from the Comenius University participated on the research as researchers:

Pavol Bellan (FF UK, Sociology)

Bc. Táňa Grauzelová (FSEV UK, Social Anthropology)

Bc. Naďa Horňáková (FSEV UK, Social Anthropology)

Peter Krištofič (FF UK, Sociology)

Lukáš Pikulík (FF UK, Sociology)

Bc. Gabriela Tydlitátová (FF UK, Sociology)