G-Lab-2b – ThinkTank Intercultural Communication

In this article I do not want to expose finished thoughts or theses, but open questions, reflections that occupy me at the moment and questions that we should all ask ourselves about our current time we live in. I want to begin with a little story I have heard about a mechanic's shop and its corresponding workers. Perhaps a classic…

Unfortunately, in recent months we have heard many governments of countries, among them: China, Russia, Germany, France, England, Nordic and Baltic countries etc..., say that they will again increase the “defense” budget and arm their armies to be prepared for war. However, this raises the underlying question: If we go back to the same patterns, can we really call the…

In our world we try to look for clear answers and “perfect” solutions. But what happens when those very solutions are themselves the problem? This article examines this paradoxical situation from several perspectives. “Every solution to a problem changes the problem.” Paul Watzlawick. The solution can be a problem It is a fact that solutions are often more complex than…

Today I want to talk to you about a subject deeply manifested in the soul of humanity: freedom. The interesting thing about freedom is that it is both a universal and personal concept, a right for which generations have “fought” and continue to “fight”. There are many remarkable examples of the “struggle” for freedom in human history, but today I…

Academic research Exploring the causalities of absence of positive future perspective with increasing hatred and racism by Leonard Glab Frontera. Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Nov,2023. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.21935.30887/1 Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375962646_Exploring_the_causalities_of_absence_of_positive_future_perspective_with_increasing_hatred_and_racism Research Area: Intercultural conflicts and crisis Focused Topic: Rise of hatred and racism against migrants in Spain in times of crisis   Academic research question What causalities has the absence…

The thesis of this article: a “theory of mediation” would be a derivation of “practical mediation”, but with a scientific basis, which explains exactly why mediation can work or has to work in (escalated) conflict. Although Harvard research is often used to scientifically justify mediation, it does not fulfill all the necessary requirements and perspectives, because it does not define…

There is a great deal of evidence that problems cannot be solved militarily. According to studies, there have been more than 14,400 wars in the history of mankind, claiming the lives of some 3.5 billion people. The world is “spinning out of control” and we humans have the capacity to prevent it. Why don't we? We tend to see war…