Intercultural Development Research Institute

"Coherent Theory Generates Powerful Practice"

The Intercultural Development Research Institute is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to contribute to a constructivist definition of the field of intercultural communication and to support continuing and new research in intercultural development.

Through this website we intend to promote, collect and disseminate publications in this field and to alert visitors to upcoming activities sponsored by IDRInstitute and courses offered by IDRAcademy.

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08/10 March 2012 - Constructivist Foundations of Intercultural Communication

12/13 March 2012 - Embodiment of Cultural Identity

Featured Resources

Bennett, Milton J. (2011, March). "Milton Bennett talks about the DMIS" and "Cultural Identity and Integration: Milton Bennett talks to Patrick Boylan". Sietar Europa Newsletter 8. Retrieved from http://sietareu.org/publications/newsletter (pdf)

Bennett, Milton J. (2011, February). What all interculturalists need to know: Why They are Not Cross-Cultural Psychologists, Anthropologists, or Internationalists [PowerPoint slides]. Presentation at the annual meeting of Sietar Italia, Milan. (pdf)

Bennett, Milton J (2010, February). Creating an Interculturally Competent Campus to Educate Global Citizens. Paper presented at the Universidad 2010 7th International Congress on Higher Education, Havana, Cuba. Retrieved from http://www.idrinstitute.org (pdf)

Ida Castiglioni talks about the Embodiment of Culture

"Coherent Theory Generates Powerful Practice"

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