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The MIPEX is a reference guide and fully interactive tool to assess, compare and improve integration policy. It measures integration policies in all EU Member States, Norway, Switzerland, Canada and the USA. Using over 200 policy indicators it creates a rich, multi-dimensional picture of migrants’ opportunities to participate in society. On 28 February 2011 the results of the third edition of the MIPEX will be officially launched in Brussels.
WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH IT?
•Analyse seven policy areas shape legally resident third-country national’s journey to full citizenship.
•Examine how policies compare against the standard of equal rights and responsibilities for migrants.
•Find out how your country’s policies rank compared with other countries.
•Track if policies are getting better or worse over time.
•Dig into real examples of how to improve policies.
•Use it to design and assess new laws and proposals on an ongoing basis.
•MIPEX data is published as a paper publication and is available in a fully-interactive online resource at www.mipex.eu.
In partnership with FORUM, the British Council Netherlands has hosted a ‘panel discussion’ on the third edition of the MIPEX in the Netherlands on 2 March 2011, at Nieuwspoort in the Hague.
This meeting aimed to promote the debate on the findings of the MIPEXIII project, and wider issues surrounding migrant integration policy. It is part of a series of presentations, publication launches and open discussions throughout the European Union that are held in order to promote Migrant Integration Policy Index.
Respected authorities in the field attended the panel debate in The Hague where we discussed the findings for the Netherlands in the different policy areas of the MIPEX: Education, Labour Market Mobility, Family Reunion, Long-term Residence, Political Participation, Access to Nationality and Anti-discrimination.
In this event, additional focus was on Dutch policies concerning dual nationality. There has been a lot of discussion on whether or not to allow the possession of dual nationality, especially over the possession of dual nationality among politicians in the Netherlands. The issues discussed in this panel debate included how we should interpret this particular attitude of the Netherlands in comparison to neighboring countries like Belgium or Germany? What are the pros and cons of allowing dual or multiple nationalities? Possible answers to these questions have been discussed by a panel of experts and stakeholders together with the audience present.
A report will be posted.
14:15 Welcome
14:30 Opening
14:40 What is MIPEX? What’s new in MIPEX III? By Dirk Jacobs, Université Libre de Bruxelles
15:00 MIPEX III: Netherlands’ results. By Gerrie Lodder, University of Leiden
15:20 Panel Debate
16:45 Concluding speech. By chairman Chris Huinder, Head of strategy, research and communication, FORUM
17:00 Drinks Reception
18:00 End
For further information on the expert meeting, please contact:
Manon de Ruijter, Project Manager –Benelux Region at the British Council Netherlands. Telephone: +31(0)205247670
The MIPEX project is led by the British Council and the Migration Policy Group. Thirty-seven national-level organisations, including think-tanks, NGO’s foundations, universities, research institutes and equality bodies are affiliated with the MIPEX project alongside the British Council offices in 31 countries across Europe, Canada and the USA.
Find out more about the MIPEX study, including a full overview of the results at www.mipex.eu
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