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Migration: the local dimension

Ben Gidley, COMPAS, University of Oxford Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership , 19 April 2012. Migration: the local dimension. Local dynamics in settlement and integration Local dimensions of attitudes to migrants How local leadership can make a difference Mobilising stakeholders.

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Migration: the local dimension

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  1. Ben Gidley, COMPAS, University of Oxford Northern Ireland Strategic Migration Partnership , 19 April 2012 Migration: the local dimension

  2. Local dynamics in settlement and integration • Local dimensions of attitudes to migrants • How local leadership can make a difference • Mobilising stakeholders

  3. “a kind of discomfort and disjointedness in some neighbourhoods”

  4. 1. Place matters: regional differences

  5. Proportionate growth

  6. Migration and population dynamics

  7. 2. A toxic topic

  8. Public attitudes towards migration and migrants:complexities, nuances, scope for change Significant variations, e.g. • Regional and local differences: not correlated to migrant presence – urban areas considerably less hostile – but not just urban areas • People more worried about national than local effect of migration Chart: Ipsos SPARDA First Wave report 2011

  9. 3. How local leadership can make a difference AMICALL: Attitudes to Migrants, Communication and Local Leadership Research partners: Central University, Budapest (Hungary); COMPAS, Oxford (UK); EFMS, Bamberg (Germany); Erasmus, Rotterdam (Netherlands); FIERI, Turin (Italy); Complutense, Madrid (Spain) Associate partners: Council of Europe; MPI Europe http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/research/urbanchange/amicall/

  10. “Promising practices” • Working with media • Training frontline staff • Facilitating meaningful contact • Tension monitoring, early warning, community agents • Sharing intelligence • Collaboration between LAs – and between regions (e.g. COSLA/NISMP) • Inclusive identities (e.g. One Scotland)

  11. Thank you • COMPAS http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk • AMICALL http://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/research/urbanchange/amicall/ • Migration Observatory http://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk

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