ATTENTION: Participants from Northern Ireland are fixed; this is a call for participants from Germany, Lithuania and Poland only.

Are our societies falling apart? Is our democratic sys-tem falling apart? Is Europe falling apart? So many people seem to be alarmed. In all over Europe we detect a mix of skepticism and anxiety leading to those questions. Politicians, analysts, and media specialists are not at a loss for explanations: They identify the influx of migrants, the economic crises and the threat of terrorism as reasons for public unrest. With this project we will address the challenges to our political order, our democratic values, our human resources and finally identify the factors that keep our societies together. 1. societies falling apart? In a period of post-industrialization, of post-democracy, of post-nationalism, of post-modernism not everybody is on the winning side in our societies. 2. The basic values of our societies: Can we agree on common values in our societies and in Europe? 3. Dialogue and diversity in times of migration: Which kind of dialogue do we need in order to keep society at a balance? 4. strengthening coherence in society: What can finally keep our societies together? We will not just find answers to this basic question. We will transfer our answers into project designs for follow-up activities and projects determined to keep society together. The impact and effects of this project will go far beyond its actual train the trainers program.