Governance and the Local Integration of Migrants and Europe's Refugees Reports, 2017-2021

Migration and integration, especially the reception of refugees and displaced peoples, are widely shared social and political challenges in across Europe. The purpose of GLIMER is to understand how the governance and local integration of migrants and Europe’s refugees is developing, and in ways that can be utilised through best practice sharing and reporting. Inspired by the success of ‘welcoming cities’ in southern Italy, we will work with civil society groups, local authorities, citizens and refugee groups in order to support sustainable the meaningful integration of diverse communities. We will focus on cities in both Southern and Northern Europe and a key aspect of the project will be dedicated to investigating how the local governance of new arrivals can secure successful integration across a range of indicators. This research will be carried out in close collaboration with practitioners with the aim of co-producing knowledge that can be beneficial for a range of stakeholders including civil society groups and NGOs as well as municipalities. The record links to publications and reports created by the project.