The Intercultural Cities (ICC) is a Council of Europe programme assisting local authorities design policies based on the application of the intercultural integration policy model. This policy model relies on the three principles of diversity advantage, real equality and meaningful intercultural interaction. Intercultural integration implies a strategic reorientation of urban governance and policies to encourage adequate representation, positive intercultural mixing and interaction, and institutional capacity to ensure equal access to rights and opportunities for all.

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1. What is true for the intercultural model?

  • It is a policy model for the European context focussing on managing diversity.
  • It promotes a model of integration for cities through rigid structures and rules which can be applied directly.
  • (1)It is not a one size fits all, rather it provides a set of tools and methodologies and an intercultural lens which cities can apply to their own context.

Through the Intercultural Cities programme, cities have proven diversity can be managed as a resource, amplifying the social and economic benefits of heterogeneous communities and minimising its potential negative effects. The Intercultural Cities model is not ‘one size fits all’ with a rigidly pre-determined sequence of events. Any city embarking on the Intercultural Cities agenda is expected to be a confident, competent, and independent-minded entity that is able to creatively adapt the general concepts and actions contained in this guide to fit local circumstances. It is also appreciated that no city embarking on the process is an empty slate and that each starts from a different place and is on its own unique trajectory of development.

2. What is urban citizenship?

  • A form of citizenship only for those who cannot obtain citizenship on the national level.
  • A form of citizenship only for persons who were not born in the country in which they are residing.
  • (1)A locally-based alternative to the legal notion of citizenship, deriving directly from residence.

Through A locally-based contemporary alternative to the legal notion of citizenship, deriving directly from residence as a fact, and founded on relationship-building processes, that develops and acknowledges strong links and a sense of belonging to a given urban territory.

3. Which of the following is most important for intercultural integration to happen?

  • That everyone can maintain their own culture.
  • That there is enough diversity in society.
  • (1)That integration is a two-way process in society.

Intercultural integration is the result of a two-way process based on Recommendation CM/Rec(2015)1 on intercultural integration and on the Intercultural Cities policy model, consisting of the effective, meaningful and sustainable management of diversity, on the basis of reciprocal and symmetrical recognition, under an overarching human rights framework.

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