STRENGTHENING INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE BY CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION PROJECTS IN THE FIELD OF CULTURAL TOURISM

Text topic: Studies

Text author: Данијела Вићентијевић

European territory is marked by the roads of intercontinental migrations, redefining borders and the effect of colonialism and multinational companies. Intercultural dialogue at the international level is irreplaceable among neighbours. The subject of this paper is practical policy of intercultural dialogue which is based on the crossborder cooperation in the field of cultural tourism in Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania. These countries were considered due to the fact that the establishment of intercultural dialogue in this part of Europe was realized primarily through projects of cultural tourism within the crossborder cooperation programme (Pre-Accession Assistance Program EU 2007-2013). The study provides an answer to the question how to connect the strategy of cultural development and the development of tourism (cultural tourism) at the local and national level, in order to strengthen the intercultural dialogue.