Results of the MIPEX III Quantitative & Qualitative Evaluations The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) is a unique long-term initiative which evaluates and compares what governments are doing to promote the integration of migrants in society. It is a fully interactive tool and reference guidemeasuring the policies of 33 countries. The first edition of MIPEX was published in 2004, the second edition was released in 2007 and the third in 2011. The two managing …Read More
Promoting integration through English and multiculturalism: UK compared to Australia & Canada
New study by the Migration Policy Group compares the migrant integration policies of the UK with Australia and Canada A new MIPEX assessment by Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst at the Migration Policy Group, finds that Brits should have confidence in their country’s decades-long policies on settlement and citizenship. They get a ‘slightly favourable’ score for integrating legal residents from outside the EU. These laws are nearly as beneficial for the …Read More
From politics to impact: How citizenship really works
The European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship publishes Thomas Huddleston’s article investigating the question ‘Which indicators are most useful for comparing citizenship policies?’ from the perspective of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) Thomas Huddleston: From politics to impact: How citizenship really works Since 2006, I have headed the research for the Migrant Integration Policy Index, for its second edition and recent third edition. As a comparative political scientist, I am most …Read More
Migrant Integration Policy Index III
The Migrant Integration Policy Index is a unique long-term project which evaluates and compares what governments are doing to promote the integration of migrants in all EU Member States and 4 non-EU countries.www.mipex.eu The third and latest edition adds a new policy strand on migrant education policy as well as additional indicators on implementation and the rights of third-country national workers. Bulgaria and Romania are included ensuring that all current EU …Read More
Consulting immigrants to improve national policies
This paper, ‘Consulting immigrants to improve national policies,’ written by MPG Policy Analyst, Thomas Huddleston, was commissioned by the EESC to assess the state of national consultative bodies on integration for discussion at the 4th European Integration Forum The European Economic and Social Committee commissioned the Migration Policy Group (MPG) to assess the state of national consultative bodies on integration. This paper, written by MPG Policy Analyst, Thomas Huddleston will …Read More
Using MIPEX for improving integration policies
Using the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) for improving migrant integration policies, written by Migration Policy Group Director and MIPEX Project Director, Jan Niessen The Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) measures the commitment of governments to integration and monitors it’s translation into policies which provide immigrants with opportunities to participate in society on an equal footing. The MIPEX establishes for 31 countries in Europe and North America the extent to which …Read More
No.2 MIPEX Policy Impact Assessment: What Voice for Immigrants in Europe’s Democracies?
This is the second in a series of MIPEX policy impact assessments. This brief asks What Voice for Immigrants in Europe’s Democracies? The aim of this series to make information on EU policy developments more accessible to a wide range of stakeholders wishing to contribute to future consultations & debates on integration & democracy in Europe This MIPEX impact assessment considers whether international and European legal standards have influenced different policies on the political …Read More
Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs
Migration and Democracy: Migrant Participation in Public Affairs. Background paper for 4 September 2009 expert meeting on civic participation of migrants The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) commissioned Thomas Huddleston, Policy Analyst with the Migration Policy Group, to write a background paper on the civic and political participation of migrants in Europe. The paper was presented at the OSCE meeting on migrants’ …Read More
Promoting citizenship: The choices for immigrants, advocates, and European cooperation
An article by MPG Policy Analyst, Thomas Huddleston, on ‘Promoting citizenship: The choices for immigrants, advocates, and European cooperation’ has been published in a new CIDOB Foundation publication entitled Citizenship policies in the age of diversity: Europe at the crossroads The article assesses how national trends in promoting civic and national citizenship are reshaping legal choices for immigrant residents, policy priorities for advocates, and opportunities for European cooperation. The article is published in the CIDOB Foundation book, Citizenship …Read More
Between minimum and maximum: current standards in EU integration policies
Article by Thomas Huddleston ‘Entre minima et maxima: un état des lieux de la construction d’une politique’ published in ProAsile Les institutions européennes se trouvent actuellement dans une période de transition en ce qui concerne l’immigration. De nombreuses réformes ont été faites, principalement durant les quatre dernières années avec le programme de travail de La Haye, et d’autres sont à venir avec la ratification du Traité de Lisbonne et le …Read More