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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Contrary to what the seductive marketing power of neoliberal “free”-trade
    ideology and its more or less explicit postulation of homo interculturalis might
    suggest, the multi-dimensional realization of intercultural capital cannot simply
    be taken for granted, but needs to be subjected to critical empirically grounded
    scrutiny. Drawing on the findings of three recent research projects, the present
    article explores the prospects and limitations of intercultural capital realization
    in contemporary Mexico – at nearly two and a half decades of the country’s membership
    in the quintessentially neoliberal North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
    and with a particular interest in the field of intercultural education. Whilst
    the article does not engage in evaluations of NAFTA, nor offer a contribution
    to the critique of neoliberal globalization and the mercantilization of formal
    education, it nonetheless raises important questions for all those interested
    in alternative forms of intercultural cooperation that convey a vision beyond
    narrowly instrumental business interests. As our three research examples forcefully
    illustrate, it is high time for a socioculturally sensitive educational development
    toward more intercultural literacy – both inside the multicultural national context
    and internationally.
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Andreas
  full_name: Pöllmann, Andreas
  id: '77437'
  last_name: Pöllmann
  orcid: 0000-0002-9090-2547
citation:
  ama: Pöllmann A. Intercultural education and the realization of intercultural capital
    in Mexico. <i>iMex Revista</i>. 2017;6(12):80-93.
  apa: Pöllmann, A. (2017). Intercultural education and the realization of intercultural
    capital in Mexico. <i>IMex Revista</i>, <i>6</i>(12), 80–93.
  bibtex: '@article{Pöllmann_2017, title={Intercultural education and the realization
    of intercultural capital in Mexico}, volume={6}, number={12}, journal={iMex Revista},
    author={Pöllmann, Andreas}, year={2017}, pages={80–93} }'
  chicago: 'Pöllmann, Andreas. “Intercultural Education and the Realization of Intercultural
    Capital in Mexico.” <i>IMex Revista</i> 6, no. 12 (2017): 80–93.'
  ieee: A. Pöllmann, “Intercultural education and the realization of intercultural
    capital in Mexico,” <i>iMex Revista</i>, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. 80–93, 2017.
  mla: Pöllmann, Andreas. “Intercultural Education and the Realization of Intercultural
    Capital in Mexico.” <i>IMex Revista</i>, vol. 6, no. 12, 2017, pp. 80–93.
  short: A. Pöllmann, IMex Revista 6 (2017) 80–93.
date_created: 2026-08-24T09:14:32Z
date_updated: 2026-08-24T14:04:44Z
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intvolume: '         6'
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page: 80-93
publication: iMex Revista
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title: Intercultural education and the realization of intercultural capital in Mexico
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