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

• Citizenship of non-EU foreigners residing in the EU: Turkey, Morocco, Albania (1-2.5 mln. each)

WORLD

• World highest net migration rates: Qatar (40.6), Zimbabwe (23.7), United Arab Emirates (16.8) and Singapore (15.6)

• Europe highest net migration rates: Cyprus (10.7), San Marino (8.96), Luxembourg (8.15) and Spain (5.02).

source: EUROSTAT 2010 source: CIA, 2012

France

“Integration” approaches have reached

their limits

INTEGRATION POLICY MATRIX

Economic rights

Civil & social rights

Cultural rights

Community building & cohesion

Guest worker v

Assimilation v v

Multiculturalism v v v

Interculturalism v v v v

EU-WIDE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT DIVERSITY CAN

• reduce the impact of aging

• contribute to prosperity, creativity and growth

• improve decision-making in small teams

• productivity and wages are higher in regions and cities with a more diverse population

And also that

• diaspora enterpreneurship fosters development both in host countries and in countries of origin

• Immigration increases foregin trade

THE INTERCULTURAL CITY’S IMPERATIVES

• Diversity advantage & empowerment;

• Recognition of differences & emphasis on

similarities;

• Framework of rights and responsibilities: human rights, equality and non-discrimination;

• Governance (policies, institutions and staff) to foster mutual recognition and build trust;

• Incentives for cross-cultural entrepreneurship;

• Places for mixing and interaction;

• Plurilinguism (migrant and host languages alike);

• Conflict = opportunity to move forward;

• Shaping public opinion about diversity;

• Working across silos.

Mexico city

21 members from 19 countries

Understand Learn Communicate

21 Intercultural profiles 300 good practice 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

Research 1300 participants publications

locally exhibitions

THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES TOOLS

THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES INDEX: 49 CITIES

• Mr. Alberto d’AllesandroHead of Office, Council of Europe Office in Italy

• Mr. Franco CorradiniCouncilor for Cohesion and Security, Reggio Emilia, Italy

• Mr. Michał KarapudaDeputy Head, Cullture Department, Lublin, Poland

• Mr. Keizo YamawakiProfessor, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan / Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford, the UK

HOW DO THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES REALISE THE DIVERSITY ADVANTAGE?

Thank You!

www.coe.int/interculturalcities

Christina.BAGLAI@coe.int