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Living Together: European Living Together: European Citizenship against Racism and Citizenship against Racism and XenophobiaXenophobia
Dissemination of the results of the project
16 June 2010
This project is supported by the European Commission DG Justice, Freedom and Security, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Programme (2007-2013)
Living Together PartnersLiving Together PartnersProject Co-ordinator
◦ OBERAXE, the Spanish Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia.
Participating countries ◦ Spain◦ Portugal◦ Finland◦ The Netherlands◦ Sweden◦ Ireland
Statutory bodies, universities, NGOs
Living Together AimLiving Together Aim
See UNESCO Declaration of Principles on Tolerance
Living Together ObjectivesLiving Together Objectives
Living Together Living Together MethodologyMethodologyDeveloped by Complutense
University of Madrid and Rotterdam University
Focus groupsBest practice reportsNational expert forums
Living Together Living Together MethodologyMethodologyFocus groupsFinland, Sweden, Netherlands, Portugal,
Spain3 focus groups per country
Drawback – funding constraints dictated the number of focus groups
Living Together Living Together MethodologyMethodologyFocus groupsModeration style - conversational3 phrases to stimulate discussion
◦Skin colour is of great importance for living together
◦Both immigrants and ethnic minorities get more (from the country they live in) than they give
◦Both immigrants and ethnic minorities should maintain their identity and culture of origin
Highlights – Focus GroupsHighlights – Focus Groups
social desirability biasKey
influences
Highlights – Focus GroupsHighlights – Focus Groups
Highlights – Focus GroupsHighlights – Focus Groups
Highlights – Focus GroupsHighlights – Focus Groups
Highlights – Focus GroupsHighlights – Focus GroupsCountry comparisonsClass racism more prevalent in Spain,
Portugal and the NetherlandsMore admissions of racism in Spain and
Portugal based on experiences and perceptions
Social desirability bias more prevalent across all focus groups in Sweden – less visible racism
Discourse of resentment present across all focus groups in Spain – possibly linked to collective memory pre-welfare state
Living Together Living Together MethodologyMethodologyChoosing best practice
1. Demonstrable effects / tangible impacts2. Creative / innovative3. Sustainable4. Potential for replication
Must meet at least criteria 1 and 4 above
Based on UNESCO’s International Migration Best Practice Project
Living Together Living Together MethodologyMethodology
completed by 2008
improving intercultural tolerance and dialogue
Choosing best practice – other criteria
Highlights – Best PracticeHighlights – Best PracticeArea – education, sport, legal,
employment, public administration etc.
Type – awareness raising, tackling racism, cultural mediation, youth, arts, living together, interculturalism and religion etc.
Website – http://livingtogether.oberaxe.es/livingtogether/
Living Together Living Together MethodologyMethodologyPurpose of expert forums - to provide a
basis for the preparation of the Decalogue – i.e. Identify common principles and actions to address racism and xenophobia
National expert forums responded to findings from focus groups
In the absence of focus groups Ireland’s national expert forum addressed the theme ‘tackling racism and the impact of racist stereotypes’.
Living Together Living Together MethodologyMethodologyNational expert forums to include:
1 - capital city2 - university / research centre2 - NGOs1 - national / regional public
administration1 - business sector1 - media1 - trade union1 - opposition political party
Highlights – Expert Highlights – Expert ForumsForums
Outcome - DecalogueOutcome - Decalogue
Outcome - DecalogueOutcome - Decalogue
Outcome – Develop Outcome – Develop NetworkNetworkWarning system to monitor racism and
xenophobiaInformation will be communicated and
managed by OBERAXE (Spain) via websiteAim – highlight racism and share informationMember organisations can provide
information – must identify themsevlesOBERAXE will verify informationMembers can be public, private, NGO, media
organisations who join the network
Further information ......Further information ......
Website – http://livingtogether.oberaxe.es/livingtogether/
Comments and Feedback?Comments and Feedback?In general?
In relation to the Decalogue?
In relation to the network to monitor racism and xenophobia?