From POLITIS over Win Act to Miracle Norbert

From POLITIS over Win. Act to Miracle Norbert Cyrus Hamburg Institute for Social Research

Win. Act • • • Winning Immigrants as active Members EU-Project Grundtvig 1. 1 Promotion of activation of immigrants Train the trainer approach Transnational team – Developing workshop modules with exercises – Developing training manual for adult educators

Framework • Based on POLITIS research project: „Building Europe with new citizens“ – Positive examples of active immigrants – First generation • POLITIS assumptions and starting points – EU is a democratic polity that rests on and requires the civic participation of citzens – Europe needs immigrants for demographic reasons – Activation and participation of immigrants is a an asset for democratic Europe • In their own interest, mainstream associations have to win immigrants as active members • Transfer of findings through adult education

POLITIS findings • Little and fragmented research – Immigrants‘ participation is on average lower compared to native population – Uneven participation level with respect to immigrants‘ national origin – [Factors at individual level as explanation: Education, social status, personality, participation rights] – Uneven participation level with respect to receiving countries • Political and civic culture of receiving country influences level of immigrants‘ activism • Attitude and practices of mainstrean associations matter

Recommendations for mainstream associations • The mainstream associations decisively influence immigrants‘ activation – – – Awareness towards immigrants‘ incorporation Raise attention of immigrants Consider first contact Consider first activation Support maintaining of activism • Starting point is not conflict - but a joint interest of individuals and/or organizations in cooperation and active membership

Win. Act workshops (1 day) • Win. Act Workshops at national level with organisational focus – Training for members and officials of mainstream associations (gate keepers) • Learner centred methods – Completing sentences, Flashlight round, Poster campaigning, small group discussion, round table, role play • Three modules as tool kit for workshops – Participation module – Country specific module – Issue specific module

Win. Act training courses (5 days) • Win. Act training courses – European Approach: Train the trainer – Familarization with modules – Transnational training courses • Agenda for training course for adult educators (trainers) – – – – Presentation of POLITIS findings (lectures) Familiarization with learner centred approach Selected application of exercises Reflection of exercises Review of modules Consideration of transfer to special national situation Transfer exercise: designing a workshop plan

Transfer to church • What is the main issue for churches in your country? – Awareness raising, implementation? – Individual incorporation of immigrants, or relation with migrant churches – or both approaches? • Target group of MIRACLE workshops? – Historical church officials and members; officials and members of ethnic churches; or joint workshops? • Which kind of workshop agenda suits the national „learning culture“? – Making use of the tool-kit – Use of learner centred approach • Appointment of of trainers? Who?