Dialogical Self Theory

In an increasingly compressed world in which people are confronted with their apparent differences, dialogue is the most promising form of communication for bringing people together, yet acknowledging their personal, social, and cultural differences. In this situation there an increasing need of theories, methods, and practices that can be used not only to study but also to stimulate dialogical relationships between multi-voiced selves in a globalizing world. Dialogical Self Theory (DST), devised as a bridging theory, is well-equipped to realize these purposes. DST aims to stimulated dialogue on three interconnected levels: personal, focusing on the multiplicity of voices in a dialogical self; social, stimulating dialogue within and between social groups; and global, fostering dialogue between cultural identities in a boundary-crossing world.