Principal/Financier: European Commission-DG Justice
Period: 2013-2015
Partners: Abruzzo Region (IT), lead partner; ISIG-Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia (IT); Progetti Sociali Srl. (IT); UNICRI-United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute; ENAR-European Network Against Racism; Ombudsman for Minorities-Ministry of the Interior of Finland (FI); Eötvös ‘Lóránd University of Budapest (H); Peace Institute of Ljubljana (SI); Forum of Immigrant and Refugee Communities in London (UK)
Description: The project emphasizes how racist symbols and images negatively affect social actors throughout the European community; it aims to develop a common culture of stigmatizing racism and promote a proactive role in countering racism, xenophobia and related forms of intolerance. To increase the impact of activities, the project focuses on key actors such as the police, the judiciary and civil society organizations.
The joint approach pursued by the partnership is based on a scientific analysis of local manifestations, hidden symbols of racism and their social perception, provides those in key roles with a toolkit to improve their ability to recognize the negative values of socially discriminatory behavior and to properly combat it. A consultation of experts in the field assesses the replicability of the tools and products and verifies that the project activities respond effectively to situations of discrimination.
As part of the overall project, ISIG curates the quantitative research on symbols and languages of racism in the partners’ countries and prepares the final research report for the qualitative (case studies) and quantitative parts.
MATERIALS
The presentation of workshop results during the project’s closing ceremony
A 5-episode video suggesting how to respond to discriminatory behavior
