CULTURAL DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT in EUROPEAN PUBLIC CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Compilation of National Reports
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CULTURAL DIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN EUROPEAN PUBLIC CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Compilation of National Reports Contents 1. Introduction............................................................................................................................... 3 2. Objectives .................................................................................................................................. 3 3. Cultural policy towards migrants’ integration in participant countries .................................... 4 3.1. AUSTRIA .............................................................................................................................. 4 3.2. BELGIUM ............................................................................................................................ 4 3.2.1. Flemish community ..................................................................................................... 4 3.2.2. French speaking community ....................................................................................... 5 3.2.3. German-speaking community ..................................................................................... 6 3.3. ITALY ................................................................................................................................... 6 3.4. SPAIN ................................................................................................................................ 10 3.5. SWEDEN ........................................................................................................................... 13 4. National pilot profiles conclusions .......................................................................................... 15 4.1. AUSTRIA ............................................................................................................................ 15 4.2. BELGIUM .......................................................................................................................... 16 4.3. ITALY ................................................................................................................................. 18 4.4. SPAIN ................................................................................................................................ 19 4.5. SWEDEN ........................................................................................................................... 21 5. Cross-country comparison ...................................................................................................... 23 6. ANNEXES.................................................................................................................................. 31 I. Analysis of institutions: Austria ............................................................................................ 31 II. Analysis of institutions: Belgium ......................................................................................... 43 III. Analysis of institutions: Italy .............................................................................................. 75 IV. Analysis of institutions: Spain ............................................................................................ 97 V. Analysis of institutions: Sweden ....................................................................................... 118 Página 2 de 147 1. Introduction Brokering Migrants' Cultural Participation (MCP Broker) is a European project that emerges from the need to provide public cultural institutions with mechanisms and tools to improve their management of cultural diversity. Thereby the project seeks to study the situation of diversity in cultural institutions in five European countries, and the adoption of a framework to guide cultural institutions in the management of cultural diversity. Participating cultural institutions will have an evaluation of their integration in society, specifically as regards issues related to migration. MCP Broker is a project which studies the role of cultural institutions as actors in societies that integrate migrants. It questions how these adapt to the new demographic composition of our society; it also analyzes how institutions react to the new cultural and social flows and foresees (or not) integration mechanisms. The MCP Broker (Brokering Migrants' Cultural Participation) project is funded by the European Commission-Directorate General Home Affairs, and coordinated by Interarts with the participation of four partners from different EU countries: Austria (Educult), Belgium (Culture Action Europe), Italy (Eccom) and Sweden (Intercult). This report aims to show the results of all pilot studies on the status of diversity management in public cultural institutions within five European countries. Firstly, the political framework of all countries is explained, before the main conclusions that the pilot researches produced. Moreover, the results of each institution are analyzed with a cross-country analysis approach, compiling the results of the application of the benchmarking tool in a single chapter. Finally, the explanation and analysis of each institution is included in the annexes. 2. Objectives The main objective of MCP Broker is to train public cultural institutions and provide them with the tools needed to improve the management of cultural diversity, as well as stimulate cultural participation of migrants by improving the capacity of local public cultural institutions to interact with them. In this way, the initiative focuses on improving the interaction of public cultural institutions with migrants. The specific objectives of the project are to take local action to improve the political, economic, social and cultural participation of migrants. Moreover, cultural participation of migrants is driven by the integration of local communities regarding the acceptance of migrants, and respecting the rights of the different cultures present in the community. Another aim stated in the project is to ensure equal treatment of migrants and improve the management of cultural diversity in public and private institutions, education systems, services, media, etc. The phases of the project are: I. Benchmarking tool for the management of cultural diversity in public cultural institutions. II. Pilot studies on the status of diversity management in public cultural institutions in five countries of the European Union. III. Four types of learning workshops for cultural institutions to provide knowledge and support integration measures in five European countries. IV. Dissemination of the benchmarking tool and Learning Partnerships to facilitate the use and emulation of the project. The specific objective of this report is to find out general conclusions for all the participant countries, and develop a framework of the situation of cultural diversity management in cultural institutions, in order to discover the deficiencies and areas of improvement in the cultural sector, and find ways to improve their capacities in each indicator of the benchmarking tool. Página 3 de 147 3. Cultural policy towards migrants’ integration in participant countries 3.1. AUSTRIA In terms of cultural policy and migration, the country profile of the compendium on cultural policies and trends in Europe emphasises that apart from individual projects and the stipulation of cultural diversity in strategy papers and laws there has not been any cohesive programmes linking intercultural dialogue and culture in Austria so far. The analysis draws the conclusion that the visibility of migrants as cultural consumers and producers is still low in Austria and that it depends on small cultural initiatives to raise the awareness on the need of intercultural dialogue, which is however growing: “In fact, the essential players here have been primarily smaller initiatives and cultural associations that try to reflect migrant experiences, e.g. the Soho festival in Ottakring, the Moving Cultures festival in Vienna, and NGOs such as "Initiative Minderheiten" (initiative of minorities) that try to give a voice to minorities living in Austria. The free radio stations, institutions such as the MAIZ in Linz and the interest-group for cultural initiatives (IG Kultur) are also active in this field. The awareness of the need to promote intercultural dialogue is growing and there are a number of initiatives to support this. Thus the "Outstanding Artist Award for Intercultural Dialogue" has been awarded for artistic and cultural achievements that contribute to dialogue and the understanding of people from different countries of origin living in Austria. In the current 2011-2014 international culture concept, the Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs puts a thematic emphasis on dialogue between cultures and religions.”1 Also in terms of cultural policy Vienna takes a specific position regarding cultural participation of migrants. Although culture and arts are not a specific focus in the Diversity- and Integration Monitor of the city of Vienna, the new Viennese government has seen a change in cultural policy in terms of intercultural dialogue and migrant mainstreaming. In the 2010 Viennese Coalition Agreement between the Socialist Party (SPÖ) and the Green Party (Die Grünen) the preamble on the cultural coalition program “Kultur und Wissenschaft 2010-2015“ gives emphasis to the importance of intercultural dialogue and migrant mainstreaming. These two aspects are described as crucial duties of cultural policies with the objective to ensure cultural exchange