Transcript 6.5% of the EU population are foreigners and 9.4% are born

INTERCULTURAL CITIES:
INNOVATION AND DIVERSITY
ADVANTAGE
IMMIGRATION TRENDS
EUROPE
• 47.3 million foreign-born
residents in the EU (9.4% of
the total population)
• 63.4% of the EU residents
born abroad come from highly
developed countries
WORLD
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World highest net migration rates:
Qatar (40.6), Zimbabwe (23.7),
United Arab Emirates (16.8) and
Singapore (15.6)
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Europe highest net migration
rates: Cyprus (10.7), San Marino
(8.96), Luxembourg (8.15) and
Spain (5.02).
• Citizenship of non-EU
foreigners residing in the EU:
Turkey, Morocco, Albania
(1-2.5 mln. each)
source: EUROSTAT 2010
source: CIA, 2012
France
“Integration”
approaches
have reached
their limits
INTEGRATION POLICY MATRIX
Economic
rights
Civil &
social
rights
Cultural
rights
Guest worker
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Assimilation
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Multiculturalism
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Interculturalism
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Community
building &
cohesion
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EU-WIDE RESEARCH SHOWS
THAT DIVERSITY CAN
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reduce the impact of aging
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contribute to prosperity, creativity and
growth
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improve decision-making in small teams
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productivity and wages are higher in regions
and cities with a more diverse population
And also that
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diaspora enterpreneurship fosters
development both in host countries and in
countries of origin
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Immigration increases foregin trade
THE INTERCULTURAL CITY’S
IMPERATIVES
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Diversity advantage & empowerment;
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Recognition of differences & emphasis on
similarities;
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Framework of rights and responsibilities:
human rights, equality and nondiscrimination;
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Governance (policies, institutions and staff)
to foster mutual recognition and build trust;
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Incentives for cross-cultural
entrepreneurship;
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Places for mixing and interaction;
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Plurilinguism (migrant and host languages
alike);
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Conflict = opportunity to move forward;
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Shaping public opinion about diversity;
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Working across silos.
21 members
from 19
countries
Mexico city
THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES TOOLS
Understand
21 Intercultural profiles
Learn
300 good practice
Communicate
21 newsletter issues
examples
Policy review grid
35 thematic events
300 twitter followers
Step-by-step guide
10 study visits
200 Facebook friends
Thematic papers
450 participants
2200 mailing list
internationally
10 videos
1300 participants
publications
locally
exhibitions
Research
THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES INDEX:
49 CITIES
HOW DO THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES
REALISE THE DIVERSITY ADVANTAGE?
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Mr. Alberto d’Allesandro
Head of Office, Council of Europe Office in Italy
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Mr. Franco Corradini
Councilor for Cohesion and Security, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Mr. Michał Karapuda
Deputy Head, Cullture Department, Lublin, Poland
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Mr. Keizo Yamawaki
Professor, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University, Tokyo,
Japan / Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford, the UK
Thank You!
www.coe.int/interculturalcities
[email protected]