The conceptual basis of Interfolk is based on the humanistic traditions of liberal education and personal formation from the Nordic region as well as the rest of Europe – where the main emphasis is on freedom of mind, personal autonomy, a living democracy, cultural cohesion and social justice.
The aim is to contribute to a renewed dialogue and common activities between partners from the Nordic liberal adult education (characterised by the Grundtvigian ideas) and the broader European tradition of liberal adult education – especially with a focus on
· the traditions of existential enlightenment in the liberal education and the aesthetically and global humanistic traditions of the art based voluntary associations
· the traditions of democratic engagement in the non-formal education and the social and political engagement in the NGO-organisations.
