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EMILIE A European Approach to Multicultural Citizenship: Legal, political and educational challenges FP6 – PRIORITY 7 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE 8 – 9 June 2006, European Commission, Brussels Research topic: CITIZENS-2004-7.2.1 – Values and religions in Europe Contract number: 028205 (CIT 5) July 2006 - July 2009 Coordinating institute: ELIAMEP, Athens, Greece Coordinator: Dr. Anna Triandafyllidou Project information: www.eliamep.gr Email: [email protected] About EMILIE Responds to current ‘crisis of multiculturalism’ and lack of common EU intellectual framework to discuss relevant challenges Interdisciplinary project studying experiences of 9 EU member states with different experiences of migration & integration Aim: elaborate an empirically grounded European theoretical model for multiculturalism that is appropriate to the European experience & relevant to addressing current crises How? EMILIE’s case studies Understand & compare 9 EU national experiences (policy solutions, models, value systems): – – – – Belgium (CEDEM, Liege) Denmark (Aarhus University) France (INED, Paris) Germany (European University Viadrina, Frankfurt a.O.) – Greece (ELIAMEP, Athens) – Latvia (Centre of Human Rights and Ethnic Studies, Riga) – Poland (Center for International Relations, Warsaw) – Spain (Universitat Popeu Fabra, Barcelona) – UK (University of Bristol) • Three case-studies in each EU member state – Educational challenges posed by migration related diversity (including multicultural education and faith schools) – Legal challenges with special reference to discrimination protection in workplace – Political challenges with special focus on voting rights and civic participation Research methods & approach • Each national case study will be critically analysed as to: – whether it offers a distinctive ‘model’ of immigrant incorporation – what value discourses the model is based on • Comparative analysis of the case studies: – value discourses – perceived value conflicts Objective: Identify the European dimensions of integrating diversity (value discourses, points of tension, best practices) Expected results & potential impact • EMILIE will offer concrete policy and cultural dialogue analysis • Provide policy recommendations at national and EU levels on cultural diversity • Engage directly with policy community and civil society to reflect on appropriate policy responses and values underpinning these policies that can be shared by whole society EMILIE Team Coordinator: Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy, ELIAMEP, Athens, Greece: Dr. Anna Triandafyllidou, Dr. Ruby Gropas Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, University of Bristol, UK: Professor Tariq Modood National Institute of Demographic Studies (INED), Paris, France: Dr. Patrick Simon Faculty of Cultural Studies, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt/Oder, Germany: Professor Werner Schiffauer, Centre for Ethnic and Migration Studies (CEDEM), University of Liege, Belgium: Dr. Marco Martiniello, Dr. Hassan Bousetta Department of Social and Political Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain: Professor Ricard Zapata Barrero Latvian Centre for Human Rights and Ethnic Studies, Riga, Latvia: Dr. Ilze Brands Kehris Department of Political Studies, University of Aarhus, Denmark: Dr. Per Mouritzen Centre for International Relations, Warsaw, Poland: Professor Krystyna Iglicka