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Strategic thinking on equality and mobility
Becoming a Party of Choice: a Tool for Mainstreaming Diversity
Presentation by Alex KIRCHBERGER, MPG
Our approach
Parties as social entitiesParties as social entitiesthe diversity and equality
measures they advocate are just as relevant and applicable to their internal operations as to
society as a whole
Parties as social entitiesParties as social entitiesthe diversity and equality
measures they advocate are just as relevant and applicable to their internal operations as to
society as a whole
EnhancingEnhancing the credibility the credibility and quality of democracyand quality of democracy
•Reflecting society’s diversity•Promoting integration and role models•Bridging the gap between citizens and the body politic
EnhancingEnhancing the credibility the credibility and quality of democracyand quality of democracy
•Reflecting society’s diversity•Promoting integration and role models•Bridging the gap between citizens and the body politic
Consulted actors
Project’s Advisory Council
• Patrick Lozès (France), Founder and President of
the Representative Council of Black Associations of
France
• Mekonnen Mesghena (Germany), Head of the
Migration & Diversity Department at the Heinrich
Böll Stiftung
• Seema Malhotra (UK), Director of the Women’s
Network of the Labour-linked Fabian Society
Consulted actors
Political parties at national level
France
United Kingdom
Germany
Political actors at European level
A couple of definitionsA couple of definitions
People with a migrant background
• All legally-residing nationals of
countries outside of the EU and their
descendants (including those who are
naturalised)
• All EU nationals born outside the EU
or with at least one parent born
outside the EU
Diversity and Equality Data
• Citizenship
• Citizenship of parents
• Place of birth
• Place of birth of parents
The party of choiceThe party of choice
Basic level
• Recognising the need
• Adapting rules
• Making statements
Lower intermediate level
• Translating intentions into actions
• Collecting data
• Setting up monitoring instruments
Upper intermediate level
• Becoming an inclusive organisation
• Using data to set targets
• Proactive recruitment
• Proving training and support
• Mainstreaming principles across procedures
Advanced level
• Reflecting society’s diversity
• Diverse membership
• Giving equal chances to candidates with a migrant
background
• Diverse staff at all hierarchical levels
• Diverse pool of suppliers
Using the benchmark
• Stocktaking of what parties do to integrate diversity and
equality principles in their functioning
• Formulate detailed plans for organisational change
• Benchmark against parties of the same and different
orientations
Using the benchmark: internal vs external reviews
reviewed self-assessment
EN: http://migpolgroup.org/benchmark/politicalparties_en.htmlFR: http://migpolgroup.org/benchmark/french/politicalparties_fr.htmlDE: http://migpolgroup.org/benchmark/german/politicalparties_de.html
Acting on equality and mobility
Thank you for your attention!