The governance and local Integration of migrants and Europe's refugees - Deliverable 2.1

Publication Type:

report

Date Issued:

2018

Authors:

Erica Righard , Klara Öberg , Donatella Loprieno , Anna Elia , Nasar Meer , Timothy Peace , Emma Hill , Alexandra Pastalidou , Josie Christodoulou

Publisher:

European Organization for Nuclear Research

Language:

eng

DOI:

10.5281/zenodo.5082085

Migration and integration, especially the reception of refugees and displaced peoples, are widely shared social and political challenges across Europe. The purpose of GLIMER is to understand how the governance and local integration of migrants and Europe’s refugees is developing, and in ways that can be utilised through best practice sharing and reporting. Inspired by the success of ‘welcoming cities’ in southern Italy, we will work with civil society groups, local authorities, citizens and refugee groups in order to support sustainable the meaningful integration of diverse communities. We will focus on cities in both Southern and Northern Europe and a key aspect of the project will be dedicated to investigating how the local governance of new arrivals can secure successful integration across a range of indicators. This research will be carried out in close collaboration with practitioners with the aim of co-producing knowledge that can be beneficial for a range of stakeholders including civil society groups and NGOs as well as municipalities.