Integration Policy Roundtable Meetings

20th, 27th Oct and 10th Nov 2014
Faith Division of the UK's Department of Communities and Local Government, London

We co-organised three roundtables on Integration and Integration policy with the Integration and Faith Division of the UK’s Department of Communities and Local Government, hosted at their London office.

The aim was to inform understanding and stimulate debate on integration processes, outcomes and policy interventions.

The format devised with the department was to circulate in advance three short briefings for each session, prepared by speakers. Each were given 10 minutes to set out key points, followed by discussion facilitated by a COMPAS or departmental chair.

Following the roundtables the department held an internal meeting with COMPAS participation to consider some potential implications of what had been learnt.

“COMPAS worked with us on a series of excellent learning exchange events – members of the centre fully grasped the needs of the Department and the advice and support they provided was a tailored accordingly. Their work helped ensure the successful design and delivery of these events.”
Sarah Benioff, Dept. for Communities and Local Government

What is Integration?

20 October 2014

This roundtable explored differing concepts of integration processes, aims of integration policies and the history of policy approaches in the UK: highlighting integration as not one but a series of processes; the role of local versus national approaches and of mainstream versus targeted integration policies.

Briefings

How has Britain’s Post-War Experience of Immigration Shaped the Contemporary Debate on Integration? – Andrew Thompson
What are the main concepts and approaches within integration policy? – Varun Uberoi
How has Britain’s integration debate developed since 2000? – Will Somerville

Why is Integration Important?

27 October 2014

This session considered the empirical evidence on the implications of integration outcomes in the UK across integration domains: highlighting some positive outcomes and the ‘business case’ for integration.

Briefings