Whole-COMM proposes an innovative whole-of-community approach to the analysis of the integration of post-2014 migrants in small and medium-sized towns and rural areas (SMTR). By adopting a whole-of-community analytical lens and conducting a systematic cross-country/cross-locality and mixed-methods comparative study, Whole-COMM aims to contribute to:
- the advancement of scientific knowledge and theorisation on the key dynamics and mechanisms that shape the relation between immigrant integration policy and community cohesion or fragmentation; and
- to innovating the policy debate by empirically testing the feasibility of integration policies that do not target only migrants but engage all the relevant actors and aim at strengthening community cohesion and resilience.
On the practical and policy action plan, the new comparative knowledge generated by Whole-COMM will innovate the policy debate by empirically testing the feasibility of integration policies that do not target only migrants but reach out to all relevant actors and stakeholders and aim to strengthen community cohesion and resilience.
Whole-COMM consortium:
- Collegio Carlo Alberto (Italy)
- Danube-University Krems (Austria)
- Vrije Univeriteit Brussel (Belgium)
- Technische Universität Chemnitz (Germany)
- European University Institute (Italy)
- Centre d'Informacio i Documentacio Internacionals a Barcelona (Spain)
- Uniwersytet Wroclawski (Poland)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands)
- Malmö Universitet (Sweden)
- Migration Policy Group AISBL (Belgium)
- Sabanci Univerity (Turkey)
- York University (Canada)
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| Duration | 01/01/2021 - 31/03/2024 |
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| Funding | EU |
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| Principle investigator for the project (University for Continuing Education Krems) | Ass.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Albert Kraler |
| Project members |
Mag. Tamara Kerschbaumer
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| Project website | https://www.whole-comm.eu |
Publications
Skrivanek, I.; Kraler, A. (2024). Exploring the Integration of Post-2014 Migrants in Small and Medium-Sized Towns and Rural Areas from a Whole of Community Perspective. Country-specific policy recommendations. Austria. online
Faustmann, A.; Kraler, A. (2023). “Places change and so do we” – how intergroup encounter can help create empathy. Collegio Carlo Alberto, Whole-Comm Blogs, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turino
Irastorza, N.; Yavcan, B., with Faustman, A.; Kraler, A; Pettrachin, A.; Enssle Reinhardt, F.; Solano, G. (2023). Public Opinions and Policy Impact on Integration and Social Cohesion. Work Package 6. Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turino
Kilic, H.; Kerschbaumer, T.; Skrivanek, I.; Kraler, A.; Khoury, C.; Faustmann, A. (2023). Social relations, individual attitudes and migrant integration experiences in small and medium-sized towns and rural areas in Austria. Country report on policy outcomes. Collegio Carlo Alberto, Whole-COMM Country Reports on Integration., Turino
Skrivanek, I.; Kerschbaumer, I.; Kilic, H.; Kraler, A. (2022). Immigrant integration in small and mediumsized towns and rural areas: local policies and policymaking relations in Austria. Country Reports on multilevel dynamics. Collegio Carlo Alberto
Skrivanek, I.; Kerschbaumer, T.; Kilic, H.; Kraler, A. (2022). Post-2014 migrants' access to housing, employment and other crucial resources in small- and medium-sized towns and rural areas in Austria. Country Reports on integration. Collegio Carlo Alberto
