Η Συμμετοχή των Μεταναστών στη Δημόσια Ζωή: Εμπειρίες από την Ελλάδα και την Ευρώπη Immigrant Participation in Public Life: European & Greek experiences.

Παρουσίαση με θέμα: "Η Συμμετοχή των Μεταναστών στη Δημόσια Ζωή: Εμπειρίες από την Ελλάδα και την Ευρώπη Immigrant Participation in Public Life: European & Greek experiences."— Μεταγράφημα παρουσίασης:

1 Η Συμμετοχή των Μεταναστών στη Δημόσια Ζωή: Εμπειρίες από την Ελλάδα και την Ευρώπη Immigrant Participation in Public Life: European & Greek experiences Αθήνα, 31 Μαΐου 2007

2 Το ερευνητικό πρόγραμμα POLITIS
POLITIS: “Building Europe with New Citizens? An inquiry into civic participation of naturalized citizens and foreign residents in 25 countries” Funded by: European Commission 6th research framework, Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society Lifespan:

3 Partners Core Consortium: 3 Research Institutions 1 NGO Partner
University of Oldenburg (Germany) EUI (Italy) ELIAMEP (Greece) Churches Commission of Migrants in Europe Network of 35 country experts for 25 EU states (reviewed the research) Network of 75 international student interviewers studying in the EU 176 civically Active Immigrant Activists (Interviewees) living in the EU

4 POLITIS Research Objective
To get a better understanding of the processes how immigrants become active and stay active in the receiving societies To understand encouraging and discouraging conditions for civic activation of immigrants in these processes

5 Focus of the study First generation: Born abroad, moved as youth or adult Social and political activities: give a voice to general societal concerns or to specific concerns of immigrant groups, or organise solidarity and self-help High-intensity participants: persons who continuously and substantially devote time and energy to social and political activities

6 Research Design Migration and participation framework and state of art in 25 EU countries (2005) Recruitment and training of international students and PhD-researchers as interviewers, interview conduction Creation of European multifunctional database of qualitative interviews with highly active immigrants Interview Analysis

7 International Interviewers
Three interviews each (political, ethnic, diversify) Open questions on individual activity history

8 Database: Information about Interviewees
176 translations of qualitative interviews (Not representative) 24 European countries of residence and 54 Non-EU countries of origin 60 % men, 40% women most active in migrant or ethnic organisations citizenship of the receiving country (91), secure status (43), insecure status (29) high educational background (139 with college or academic education)

9 Ημερίδα/ Conference 10:00 – 12:30
Η συμμετοχή των μεταναστών στη δημόσια ζωή: συγκρίσεις και παραδείγματα «νέων χωρών υποδοχής» Immigrant participation in public life: comparison and best practice examples among ‘new hosts’ in EU 13:30 – 15:00 Ελλάδα: Η συμμετοχή των μεταναστών στη δημόσια ζωή Greece: Immigrant civic participation 15:30 – 17:30 Ελλάδα: Η συμμετοχή των μεταναστών στην πολιτική Greece: Immigrant participation in political life 17:30 Συμπεράσματα/ Conclusions