Citizenship

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Unpacking the Links between Segregation, Community Cohesion, and Opportunity: A Transatlantic Discussion

In this webinar, experts and policymakers from Europe and the United States discuss the relationship between immigration, residential segregation, community relations, and economic opportunities.

Smart Inclusive Cities: How New Apps, Big Data, and Collaborative Technologies Are Transforming Immigrant Integration

Smartphone apps offer cities promising but limited tools for immigrant integration, valuable only when embedded in broader policy and designed equitably.

Building Inclusive Cities: Challenges in the Multilevel Governance of Immigrant Integration in Europe

European cities lead on immigrant integration but are hampered by inflexible national policies, poor coordination, and austerity cuts that undermine local innovation.

Fostering an Inclusive Identity Where It Matters Most: At the Local Level (Transatlantic Council Statement)

Local identity is more fluid than national identity, making cities the most effective arena for building inclusive belonging and social cohesion.

Immigrant Civic Integration and Service Access Initiatives: City-Sized Solutions for City-Sized Needs

Cities of all sizes have built effective immigrant integration by leveraging existing services, authentic partnerships, and mayoral leadership.

Residential Segregation: A Transatlantic Analysis

Residential segregation reflects structural inequality, not self-segregation alone, and housing fixes consistently underperform broader socioeconomic remedies.

Rotterdam: A Long-Time Port of Call and Home to Immigrants

Rotterdam's integration experience shows that persistent socioeconomic gaps and the rise of temporary migration cannot be addressed through integration policy alone.

Giving Cities and Regions a Greater Voice in Immigration Policy

MPI researchers and representatives from London and Detroit discuss the policies and strategies used—both at national and local levels—to attract immigrants into local economies and the challenges faced in doing so.

Coordinating Immigrant Integration in Germany: Mainstreaming at the federal and local levels

Germany's integration policy has improved but remains fragmented across government levels, with weak coordination limiting its coherence.

Mainstreaming Immigrant Integration Policy in France: Education, employment, and social cohesion initiatives

France's ethnic statistics ban and geographic poverty focus make it nearly impossible to assess whether mainstream programs are reaching or benefiting immigrant youth.