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Introduction: Re-thinking Diversity from a Cultural Science Perspective

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Re-thinking Diversity

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Diversity is a term that has been discussed widely and from many different angles. Even the proposal to re-think it is not totally new. But, instead of rethinking something that has already been re-thought, the contributions in this volume attempt to reach out for some new insights and bring different things together at the same time.

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  1. Freie Waldorfschule Offenburg, Oberdorfstr 55, 77880, Offenburg, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Cordula Braedel-Kühner

  2. International University, Karlshochschule International University, Karlstr 36-38, 76199, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Müller

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Braedel-Kühner, C., Müller, A. (2016). Introduction: Re-thinking Diversity from a Cultural Science Perspective. In: Re-thinking Diversity. Management – Culture – Interpretation. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-11502-9_1

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