Thematic papers
Anti-discrimination, Equality and Human Rights
- Training manual on equality data collection and analysis to prevent and address systemic discrimination (2024)
- Gender and interculturalism: an inspirational guidebook (2022)
- Manual Together Against Hate Speech (2021)
- Policy brief on Preventing the potential discriminatory effects of the use of Artificial Intelligence – Policy brief 2020
- The anti-discrimination, diversity and inclusion dimensions of the response to COVID-19 - 2020
- Identifying and Preventing Systemic Discrimination at the Local Level: Policy Brief [+ Italian version] / Policy Study [+ Italian version] (October 2020)
- “Fighting discrimination and hate speech: is interculturalism the solution?” - Meeting report (July 2019)
- Urban citizenship and undocumented migration: Policy brief (2019)
- Urban citizenship background paper (November 2018)
- Human Rights in the Intercultural City, thematic seminar – Meeting report (Oslo, 14-15 June 2017)
Anti-rumours
- Antirumours diagnosis in educational centres (+ Spanish version)
- Claiming the power of dialogue: Toolkit for antirumours dialogue - Policy Brief (2021)
- Migration and integration: Which alternative narratives work and why? - Policy Brief (2021)
- Anti-rumours handbook : a standardised methodology for cities (2018) + Arabic version + Italian version + Japanese version + Spanish version + Portuguese version + Ukrainian version
- Step-by-step guide to conduct an Anti-rumours diagnosis (2020) + Greek version
- An Antirumours’ Guide for the Educational Field (2020) + Italian version + Spanish version
- Guide “Anti-rumour youth: keys to work anti-rumours content with young people” (2020) + Spanish version
- The antirumours strategy and multi-level learning - Article by Dani de Torres for Open Democracy (2017)
Business and Employment
- Policy brief - EVERYBODY’S BUSINESS: the role that business can play in supporting cohesive communities (2022)
- Methodological Guide for designing “Diversitours” (2021)
- Inclusive Labour Market - A handbook for intercultural organisations + Portuguese version
- Inclusive Labour Market - Brochure for migrants' information + Portuguese version + Nepalese version + Bengali version + Arabic version
- Diversity Management approaches in the public-private partnership industry - Full report (2021) + Summary report
- Circular and Intercultural Cities - Policy Brief (2021) + Italian version + Portuguese version + Spanish version
- Migrant-enterprise policies for the intercultural city – Policy Brief (2017)
- Guidelines for Becoming a Diversity Connector for Start-ups (2017)
- Diversity Connectors for Start-ups: The Art of Mixing – Final Report (2016-2017)
- Guidelines for Becoming a Diversity Connector for Start-ups (2016)
- Diversity Assessment tool for public and private enterprises (2016-2017)
- Business partnerships with migrants’ countries of origin: sharing the diversity advantage – Meeting report by Oliver Freeman (2013)
- Business partnerships for the Intercultural City: Making the Diversity Advantage real – Conclusions of the meeting (2012)
Communication and public awareness
- RECI paper on ‘Communication in times of crisis'
- Travel booklet of a Journey to Intercultural Cities (December 2021)
- More than migrants (2021)
- Claiming the power of dialogue: Toolkit for antirumours dialogue - Policy Brief (2021) + Spanish version
- Migration and integration: Which alternative narratives work and why? - Policy Brief (2021) + Polish version + Spanish version
- Inclusive communication – Policy brief (2021)
- Brainstorming meeting - Campaigning together: how to make cities’ voices stronger? (2021)
- 10 criteria for the creation of effective alternative narratives on diversity (2019) + Italian version + Spanish version
- Political communication and intercultural messaging in times of crisis – Policy Brief (2016)
- Shaping perceptions and attitudes to realise the diversity advantage (SPARDA) – Brochure (2012)
- SPARDA, Findings from Wave two and Recommendations - IPSOS Report (June 2012)
- Media and the intercultural city – Research study (2008)
Culture, Leisure and Heritage
- Policy Brief: Youth - Sports - Inclusion (2022)
- How to shape a Participatory process to map Shared Cultural Heritage (+ Croatian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish) (2019)
- COVID-19 - How to explore art and culture and heritage of Europe from home
- Cultural policy for the intercultural city – Research study (2009)
Education
- Intercultural Cities in the Asia-Pacific: Local experiences, regional cooperation – Summary report - 25 March 2021
- An Antirumours’ Guide for the Educational Field (2020) + Italian version + Spanish version
- The Council of Europe Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC)
- Competences for democratic culture - video
- Teaching Controversial Issues
- Reference Framework for Democratic Culture: Volume 1 – Context, concepts and models
- Reference Framework for Democratic Culture: Volume 2 – Descriptors of competences
- Reference Framework for Democratic Culture: Volume 3 – Guidance for implementation
- Competences for democratic culture. Living together as equals in culturally diverse democratic societies
- Bookmarks, a manual for combating hate speech through human rights education
- Education of children and adolescents from migrant backgrounds
- Urban policies for intercultural education – Policy Brief (2014)
- Extracts from Council of Europe Conventions, Recommendations and Resolutions concerning Integration of Adult Migrants and Education (1968-2017)
- Building trust in diversity: universities and cities joining forces – Meeting report (May 2015)
Housing, Public spaces and Urban Planning
- RECI working document on social segregation
- Long-term, sustainable housing solutions for the Intercultural City - Policy brief (2022)
- Green urban planning for the Intercultural City – Policy brief (2022)
- Managing Gentrification - Policy Brief (2020) (+ Spanish version)
- Managing Gentrification - Intercultural Cities Policy Study (2020)
- Public spaces, art and culture as driving force of intercultural mediation – Haifa, 2019
- The Effectiveness of Intercultural Centres in creating Convivial, Diverse Public Spaces and Enhancing Community Safety – Research study by Jude Bloomfield (2013)
- Report: Intercultural Pathways to Urban Safety ‘How do Cities and Citizens Benefit? – Meeting report by Marten van Harten M.A., ICC expert (Lisbon, 2012)
- Public Space Management – Report to the Intercultural Cities Research Programme (2012)
- Intercultural Place-Making – Meeting report (Venezia, 2012)
- Intercultural spaces and centres: models and role for intercultural development in cities – Briefing paper (2011)
Intercultural Competence and Mediation
- A practical guide – Recommendations and resources for Intercultural Ecosystems + Portuguese version (2023)
- Manual for the design of a training course on intercultural competence: Part 1 - The core principles of the Council of Europe intercultural integration model & Part 2 - Concepts related to the Council of Europe intercultural integration model
- Intercultural checklist: Written guide (+PT) | Valuing diversity (+PT)| Real equality (+PT)| Positive intercultural interaction (+PT)
- Intercultural Citizenship Test: EN | FR | BQ | IT | PT | SP | TR | UA
- Guide on Intercultural Competence - 2020 (+ Spanish version)
- Intercultural competencies applied to the development of public administration projects: Guide (+ Spanish version), and videotutorial (multilingual subtitles) – January 2021
- Intercultural competence trainers’ manual (2020) Bilingual English and Ukrainian
- Intercultural Competence Development: Introducing and Engaging Diversity Globally - Project Impact Analysis (2020)
- An introduction to the Intercultural City for Local governments in Japan - 2021 (+ Japanese version)
- Intercultural Cities: An Intercultural Dialogue as a tool for Social Cohesion (2020) [+ Turkish version]
- Challenges of Interculturalism: Guidelines for a training module (2018)
- Study visit to Lyon: Prevention of radicalisation through intercultural policies – Report (2017)
- Are cities key agents of integration? - Article by Irena Guidikova for Open Democracy (2017)
- Community empowerment and mediation from an intercultural perspective – Meeting report (Barcelona, 2015)
Intersectionality
Multilevel governance
- Review report on the implementation of Recommendation to Member States CM/Rec(2015)1 on intercultural integration
- Model Framework for an Intercultural Integration Strategy for the National Level [Italian version | Polish version | Romanian version | Slovakian version | Spanish version (Spain) | Spanish version (Mexico) | Ukrainian version]
Multilingualism
Political and Public Participation
- Initial study on participatory process & intercuralism (2023)
- Building meaningful public participation in Intercultural cities – A guide to the appreciative inquiry approach - Policy brief (2023)
- Living together in inclusive democracies: how can the intercultural approach promote participation in diverse societies? - Meeting report (2018)
- Migrant representation & participation bodies in the intercultural city: key considerations & principles – Policy Brief (2017)
- Participatory and Deliberative Democracy Strategies for the Intercultural City – Policy Brief (2017)
- Civil protection in diverse societies: migrants, asylum seekers and refugees in the context of major risks prevention and management – Policy Paper by Oliver Freeman, Intercultural Management Consultant, Switzerland (2016)
- Urban policies for intercultural centres and community engagement – Policy Brief (2015)
- Citizenship and participation in the intercultural city – Background paper
- Designing intercultural strategies with citizens : a handbook - 2013
Public and Community Services
- Intercultural Cities Step-by-step Guide for practitioners [+ Greek version / Italian version / Portuguese version / Polish version / Azerbaijani version / old version in Spanish]
- COVID-19: Challenges and opportunities for intercultural local authorities - Summary Report (2020)
- The Creative Bureaucracy: What, why and how (2020)
- Intercultural Cities Manual on Community Policing (2019) [+ Italian version / Spanish version / Ukrainian version]
Refugees, and Welcoming policies
- Data collection for refugee reception at community level - Policy brief (2022)
- Long-term, sustainable housing solutions for the Intercultural City - Policy brief (2022)
- Reception of women and children refugees in Europe’s cities and regions (2022)
- Rethinking welcoming policies from an intercultural perspective - Policy Brief (2022)
- Welcome Guide Portugal incoming and Facilitators’ Guide for welcoming sessions (2020)
- Refugee policies for the intercultural city – Policy Brief (2017)
- Arrival of Refugees in Your City: To-Do List (2017)
- European Qualification Passport for Refugees
- Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion Conference report with lessons learnt – Meeting report (12-13 September 2016)
- Study visit on Refugee inclusion - Bergen (Norway) – Report 9-10 June 2016
- 1st Portuguese Intercultural Cities Network Workshop (RPCI) “The question of refugees” – Meeting report (Bobadela, Portugal, 25 January 2016)
- Unlocking the potential of refugees and asylum seekers: intercultural approaches to integration – Meeting report (Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 29-30 October 2015)
- Refugees welcome – Refugee integration policies in Berlin Neukölln – Analysis of practices (2015) [+ German version]
Religion and Interfaith
- Handbook “Valuing religious communities as key actors of social cohesion” (2020) [+ Arabic version / Italian version]
- Study visit to Lyon: Prevention of radicalisation through intercultural policies – Report (October 2017)
- Tackling Prejudice and Engaging with Religious Minorities - How Cities Can Make a Difference with an Intercultural Approach – Meeting report (San Sebastiàn, October 2016) [+ Italian version / Spanish version]
- Organising intercultural and interreligious activities - a toolkit for local authorities (2016)
- Engaging with faith and convictional communities in the Intercultural city – Policy Brief (2015)
- Faith in Intercultural Cities: Recognising religions as part of local diversity, and exploring how they can contribute to the diversity advantage of cities – Meeting report by Dr Andrew Orton, Durham University (2014)
Security and Safety
- Intercultural Cities Manual on Community Policing (2019) [+ Italian version / Spanish version / Ukrainian version]
- Community policing: an intercultural approach to urban safety - Report of the ICC Study visit to Fuenlabrada (2018)
- Prevention of radicalisation through intercultural policies – Policy brief (2018)
- Policing Hate Crime against LGBTI persons: Training for a Professional Police Response (2017)
Albanian + Bosnian + Bulgarian + Greek + Portuguese + Serbian + Ukrainian - Intercultural approach to urban safety – Policy Brief (2014)
Impact Evaluation
- ICC Annual Survey (2024)
- ICC Annual Survey (2023)
- ICC Annual Survey (2022)
- How the Intercultural integration approach leads to a better quality of life in diverse cities – MPG Assessment report (2017)
- Quantitative comparability study of the ICC Index and the quality of life data – Dr. Kseniya Rubicondo (2016)
- Working group on smart indicators for community cohesion actions - Meeting report – Lublin (2019)
- Evaluation of the Intercultural Cities Programme - Final Report (2015)
- Correlation study: Interculturalism and city development and cohesion (2011)
- Shaping Perceptions and Attitudes to Realise the Diversity Advantage - Evaluation Report, IPSOS Mori (2011)
- ICC Annual Survey (2021)
- Survey on the implementation of the ICC programme and tools (2020)
- Evaluating the performance and impact of intercultural policies 2013
- Research evidence supporting the intercultural cities approach 2012
