Countries
The Promoting Pluralism Knowledge Programme works in three countries: India, Indonesia and Uganda. The programme departs from the daily realities of Hivos' partner organisations and other civil society actors. It takes their experiences, questions and dilemma's related to pluralism as the starting point in defining the direction of the search for knowledge.
India
India is a deeply multicultural society. At the same time, religious, ethnic and caste differences have been the background for multiple forms of intolerance including sporadic and organised forms of violence. The Centre for the Study of Culture and Society (CSCS) in Bangalore, lead partner in the Pluralism Knowledge Programme, analyses the sources of religious strife and their resistance.
Indonesia
Indonesia has seen an lively public debate on pluralism since the fall of Suharto and a change in government policies towards more freedom of religion. At the same time, these developments are matched by an equally lively and aggressive opposition from the radical Islam. The Centre for Religious & Cross-cultural Studies - lead partner in the Pluralism Knowledge Programme - analyses the state of religious pluralism in Indonesia. It works on developing a concept based on civic reason that...
Uganda
By virtue of Uganda's ethnic, political and religious composition, valuing and managing diversity is necessary for equitable and sustainable development. This demands the recognition of differences, engagement with these differences and creation of equal opportunities for all to be productive. At this moment, the Cross-cultural Foundation of Uganda (CCFU), lead partner in the Pluralism Knowledge Programme, analyses the different dimensions of identity and intolerances leading to a workplan o...