Projektbeschreibung
Wie Migranten bevölkerungsarme Gegenden neu beleben
Neu angekommene Migranten und Flüchtlinge können durch ihre erfolgreiche Integration eine wichtige Rolle bei der Wiederbelebung von EU-Gegenden mit rückläufiger Bevölkerungszahl spielen. In vielen Dörfern und Kleinstädten der EU-Mitgliedstaaten geht die Bevölkerungszahl aus verschiedenen Gründen zurück. In vielen dieser Orte zieht die durch den demografischen Wandel entstandene Lücke Migranten aus Drittstaaten an, die sich erfolgreich integrieren und den bevölkerungsarmen Gegenden neue Perspektiven bieten. Mithilfe solcher „Willkommensorte“ kann sowohl die Integration von Migranten unterstützt als auch die Wiederbelebung von aussterbenden Gebieten gefördert werden. Das EU-finanzierte Projekt WelcomingSpaces verfolgt mit seiner Forschung zwei Ziele: Einerseits will es Möglichkeiten aufzeigen, wie die erfolgreiche Integration von Migranten aus Drittstaaten zur Wiederbelebung von bevölkerungsarmen Gegenden beitragen kann, andererseits sollen neue Formen der Interaktion zwischen Regierung, Bürgern und Migranten entstehen.
Ziel
This proposal aims at ‘rethinking’ ways forward in creating inclusive space (see OECD 2016) in such a way that it will contributed to the revitalisation of these places and the successful integration of migrants in demographically and economically shrinking areas.
WELCOMING SPACES aims to search for new ways to merge two policy challenges: how to contribute to the revitalisation of shrinking areas while also offering space for the successful integration of NON-EU migrants in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (‘leaving no one behind’). new types of government-citizen-migrant relations. Our point of departure are existing examples of places of ‘welcoming spaces’ which do exist in some places, but often remain invisible and dispersed. Examples of small towns and villages offsetting declining population by attracting non-EUinternational migrants are found in various European counties in Italy, Spain, but also Germany, the Netherlands and even Poland. Such initiatives to create ‘welcoming spaces’ and initiating new types of government-citizen-migrant engagement are often citizen-based, but can equally be the outcome of initiatives by governments, NGOs or business, or they can be migrant-based. Going against the current of ‘anti-migration’, most initiatives are highly contested. Their success seems to depend on a combination of collective action, multi-stakeholder collaboration and institutional innovations. Given the local or regional scale of most of these initiatives, the dispersion in space and political sensitivity, much of what is happening around these ‘welcoming spaces’ remains under the radar. The possibilities for upscaling such initiatives are hence underexplored. The programme aims to answer the following question: How to achieve inclusive and sustainable development in shrinking regions, contributing to revitalisation while providing opportunities for the successful integration of non-EU migrants?
Wissenschaftliches Gebiet
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradar
- social sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrations
Schlüsselbegriffe
Programm/Programme
- H2020-EU.3.6. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Europe In A Changing World - Inclusive, Innovative And Reflective Societies Main Programme
- H2020-EU.3.6.1.1. - The mechanisms to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth
- H2020-EU.3.6.1.2. - Trusted organisations, practices, services and policies that are necessary to build resilient, inclusive, participatory, open and creative societies in Europe, in particular taking into account migration, integration and demographic change
Thema/Themen
Aufforderung zur Vorschlagseinreichung
H2020-SC6-MIGRATION-2018-2019-2020
Andere Projekte für diesen Aufruf anzeigenUnterauftrag
H2020-SC6-MIGRATION-2019
Finanzierungsplan
RIA - Research and Innovation actionKoordinator
3584 CS Utrecht
Niederlande