Descripción del proyecto
Cómo los inmigrantes revitalizan la integración
Los inmigrantes y refugiados recién llegados pueden desempeñar un papel importante en la revitalización de las áreas en retroceso de la Unión Europea (UE) mediante su integración satisfactoria. Muchos pueblos y ciudades de los Estados miembros están en declive debido a una gran variedad de razones. En muchos de ellos, la brecha originada por el cambio demográfico atrae a inmigrantes de fuera de la UE, quienes se integran con éxito y proporcionan nuevas perspectivas en el área en declive. Estos ejemplos de «Espacios acogedores» pueden representar una solución que contribuya a la integración de los inmigrantes y mejore la revitalización de las áreas en declive. El proyecto WelcomingSpaces, financiado con fondos europeos, orientará la investigación hacia dos objetivos: formas de contribuir a la revitalización de zonas de áreas en retroceso mediante la integración con éxito de inmigrantes de fuera de la UE y nuevas formas de interacción entre gobierno, ciudadanos e inmigrantes.
Objetivo
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?
Ámbito científico
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societynongovernmental organizations
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradar
- social sciencessociologydemographyhuman migrations
Palabras clave
Programa(s)
- 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
Tema(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
H2020-SC6-MIGRATION-2018-2019-2020
Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoriaConvocatoria de subcontratación
H2020-SC6-MIGRATION-2019
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
3584 CS Utrecht
Países Bajos