Concluded projects
of the Institute of Conflict Research
Szenario:i - Policy advice on integration in municipalities
| Project Management: | Mag.a Karin Bischof Mag.a Dr.in Brigitte Halbmayr |
| Project Team: | Mag. Franjo Steiner (Intercultural Centre Vienna) Mag.a Sabine Aydt (Danube University Krems) Leo Baumfeld (ÖAR-Regional Advice) |
| Financed by: | EIF (European Integration Fund) Federal Ministry of the Interior |
| Concluded in | January 2010 |
The project was funded under the EIF (European Fund for the Integration of Third Country Nationals) focus on integration at community level, and was carried out in cooperation with Interkulturelles Zentrum (Intercultural Center, IZ), the Danube University Krems and ÖAR Regional Consulting.
The aim of the project was to upgrade the integration policy of three Austrian municipalities - Wr. Neustadt, Kapfenberg and Bruck / Mur. In the course of its implementation, which involved the application of methodological management consultation tools, the status quo as well as possible scopes of action, influencing factors and key actors were systematically analysed with the participation of relevant stakeholders and decision makers in the municipalities concerned.
What has emerged from this process are formally established "Integration-Partnerships" for long-term cooperation between key agents in a single, selected area of action (e.g., housing).
In addition, a "self-check" system for integration policy at community level was developed as part of the project. The fifteen Austrian municipalities that went in for such "self-checks", have all been invited to a conference designed to support networking, exchange of experience and cooperation among the municipalities concerned.
