The citizen's panels
The aim of the citizen panel on “Stories of a Possible Europe” was to work on the theme of inter-cultural dialogue in Europe, through cooperative and autobiographical methods. The particularity of the work methodology of this panel is that it took - as its starting point - the telling of stories by European citizens - both as individuals and as collective groups – as a form of participation and interaction in “constructing an ever closer Europe”. From the project‘s perspective, telling the life-stories of people can be a way to explore and make known the different cultures which make up Europe, as a contribution to a possible Europe “united in, and enriched through its cultural diversity. The citizen panel on “Stories of a Possible Europe ”focalized its attention, in particular, on intercultural dialogue within the context of an increasingly multicultural European Union. Specific themes has been:
• “Experiences”: European citizens’ personal experiences of intercultural dialogue;
• “Know-how and methods”: experiences of projects in promoting intercultural dialogue in Europe, in order to gather the contribution of best practices;
• “Women”: the role of women from every European nation in promoting cultural dialogue in Europe