Immigrants political and social participation in the integration process

This project is a part of the Council of Europe’s activities in the field of Community Relations. It includes a theoretical study on aspects of political participation and consultation of immigrants as well as a number of case studies carried out in six European countries: France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the United Kingdom.

• Han Entzinger, Immigrants’ political and social participation in the integration process , discussion paper MG-SEM II (97) 1 rev 2, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 1997.
• Seminar on ‘Political and social participation of immigrants through consultative bodies’, organised by the Specialist Group on Integration and Community Relations of the Council
• Planned output: A book on political participation and consultation by immigrants, edited by Han Entzinger, and published by the Council of Europe (due for late 1998).

Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Han Entzinger,

Marieke Blommesteijn