Welcoming Spaces: Investing in 'Welcoming Spaces' in Europe, revitalizing shrinking areas by hosting non-EU migrants

Inclusion

Funding

Horizon

Geographic focus

Italy, Spain, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Europe, Sub-national level

Dates

1 February 2020 –

31 July 2024

About

Creating the solution to support migrants’ integration and revitalise declined areas. 

Project Outcomes

  • Identification of ‘welcoming’ initiatives that foster the emplacement processes of migrants and refugees, particularly in shrinking areas.  
  • Development of an interactive map in which all these places are shown. 

Highlighted Publications and Tools

  • Report – Best practices and lessons learned
  • Policy brief – What worked and what did not
  • Interactive map – Explore welcoming spaces in five countries
  • Story map – Overview of our journey towards the identification and research of welcoming initiatives in shrinking regions in Europe
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Coordinators

Annelies Zoomers, Professor of International Development Studies, Utrecht University

Partners

  • Universiteit Utrecht
  • University of Siegen
  • University of Bologna
  • Warsaw School of Economics
  • University of A Coruña
  • Fundacion CEPAIM Accion Integral Con Migrantes
  • Forum Internazionale ed Europeo Di Ricerche Sull'immigrazione (FIERI)
  • Fundacja Ocalenie
  • Landelijke Vereniging Voor Kleine Kernen (LVKK)
  • Plattform Ev

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