Difference between revisions of "Inclusion Culture"

As mentioned above, Ivan Illich wanted to counter elitism by strengthening the aptitudes of ordinary citizens, which would be a constructive way to counter exclusion. But it is also necessary to take deliberate steps to develop a culture of inclusion, as opposed to the dominant culture of exclusion. The first (and critical) step is simply to raise the issue of exclusion, to point out, as the present text tries to do, that this cultural issue constitutes a problem. Once there is an awareness that exclusion is in fact a problem, one can begin to work on developing an Inclusion Culture as an alternative. This would involve going beyond trying to give citizens tools for building conviviality, and trying in addition to develop new, more supportive cultural attitudes and behaviours. It is well known however that such cultural habits are what is by far the most difficult to change.