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INTERCULTURAL CITIES:INNOVATION AND DIVERSITY
ADVANTAGE
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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
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France
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“Integration” approaches have reached
their limits
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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
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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
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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.
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Mexico city
21 members from 19 countries
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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
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THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES INDEX: 49 CITIES
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• 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?