The aim of the project implemented in 2011-2012 was to train a group of young Romanian and Hungarian students from Romania and Hungary to critically analyze the Hungarian-Romanian relations and related prejudices, develop their own micro-projects for mapping and dismantling them in everyday life and become opinion leaders on this issue.
Although Hungarian-Romanian relations have improved in recent years, social stereotypes and prejudices against the “other” increasingly guide our daily lives, especially in the context of the economic crisis. Far-right organizations are becoming more widespread among young people, and ethnocentrism and rejection of the “other” is becoming a growing doctrine.
Through the program “Mapping and dismantling interethnic stereotypes in everyday life and media through non-formal methods” Integratio Foundation aims to train a group of young Romanian and Hungarian students from Romania and Hungary to critically analyze the Hungarian-Romanian relations and related prejudices, develop their own micro-projects for mapping and dismantling them in everyday life and become opinion leaders on this issue.
Project plan:
- Stereotypes identification workshop – organized on March 17-20, it aims to map stereotypes and prejudices, to learn the specific methodology and theory for the realization of micro-projects to dismantle prejudices
- Development of own micro-projects (e.g. media content analysis, interactive trainings or games, mind map research) – after the workshop each participant develops a micro-project and initiates steps for its realization with the support of the experts participating in the project
- Dissemination of results – the group of students and Foundation volunteers have the chance to participate in summer camps and events to implement the interactive projects
- Closing seminar – organized in October to evaluate the program and its results and to present the research projects of the project.
For details see the Project webpage.
The project was financed by the European Union Youth in Action programme.