Linking Northern Communities socially, culturally and economically: East European Immigration in Scotland

Description

This programme focused on the importance of understanding social, cultural and economic parameters of integration of migrants into Scottish society, and how awareness of common links of heritage and its influence on identity can improve and ease the integration of migrants into their new environment.

The comparison of different migration waves over time, as well as the comparison of experiences of different groups of East European migrants will facilitate a dialogue between academics, policy-makers, charities and migrant communities and ensure a better coordination of their endeavours at community-level.

1. three public roundtables
2. School outreach project with Sunnybank Primary and Walker Road Torry, Aberdeen, as well as Polish Saturday School in Aberdeen and Edinburgh
3. public speech before the Cross-party group on Poland in the Scottish Parliament
4. Seminar to produce policy-influencing documentation

co-investigator is Professor Uli Kockel, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh

Period	1 Oct 2014 → 30 Apr 2015
Event title	Poles Apart? A model for Polish community integration
Event type	Exhibition
Location	Aberdeen, United KingdomShow on map
Degree of Recognition	Regional