ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the concept of intercultural responsibility which aims at the praxis of glocal critical citizenship and therefore attempts to go beyond the most widespread perceptions of intercultural competence. The philosophical and epistemological implications of the concept are examined from a decolonial perspective. The chapter begins with a description of the projects which have provided the practical ground for its theoretical unfolding, explaining the different contexts and objectives. It then explores the relationship between intercultural competence and intercultural responsibility while delving into the notion of critical (inter)cultural awareness. The ethical imperatives put forward by studies on intercultural communication are then explored in relation to intercultural responsibility. Next, the philosophical underpinnings of the notion of responsibility during the post-World War II period are briefly examined through a critical discussion of the ideas of Arendt, Levinas, Derrida, and Jonas. Finally, the conceptual framework of intercultural responsibility, that is, responsibility that is intercultural, is placed within a theory of postcolonialism (Gayatri C. Spivak), the Epistemologies of the South (Boaventura de Sousa Santos), and the Philosophy of Liberation (Enrique Dussel and Orlando Fals-Borda). The chapter concludes with recommendations for interepistemic decolonial research and educational practice which feature intercultural responsibility as a core element.
