Justification :
Man’s history has, since its origins, been a series of constant migrations, the fruit of which has been the development of different cultures, through the mixing and interrelation of the populations.
Andalusia, during the course of its history, became a space for the meeting and fusion of cultures, cross-breeding and interculturality. Its geographic situation served and still serves as a bridge between two continents, constituting a border area that enables contact and dialogue between North and South.
On the other hand, and until just a short time ago, our region was the source of constant migrations, to the most industrialised zones of Spain itself and to other countries (mainly, France, Switzerland, Germany and the American continent). It is worth pointing out that, between 1961 and 1975, more than one million people emigrated from Andalusia to improve their living conditions, resulting in the largest loss of human capital the region has ever experienced. Thus, although many of these returned, many Andalusians continue to live and work outside Andalusia today, with all the uprooting this entails.
Meanwhile, however, the socioeconomic changes faced by today’s societies on an international level are causing a reversal in migratory flows: our land of emigrants is now the recipient of immigrants. Also, Andalusia is a place of transit for those wanting to reach another region or country further to the North, a host region for many people who find their work here and a destination for others that find in this land a pleasant place to live.
We consider ourselves to be a mature and tolerant society that has experienced great advances in recent decades in terms of our levels of welfare, which the migrations have no doubt contributed to and, for these reasons, Andalusian citizens are well-place for an in-depth understanding of cultural diversity as a means of mutual enrichment and an integrating element in Andalusian society, taking the experience and opinions of our citizens as a reference.
Below, we refer briefly to the objectives of our participation in this project, which we aim to clarify by means of the consultation and direct participation of various representatives of Andalusian civil society, using methods such as discussion groups, interviews and presentations of life histories.
In this way, we emphasise the role of the Social Economy as an effective alternative that favours integration in the socio-labour system, through the cooperation, dialogue and effort of the workers, as well as all the agents that belong to it.
Another aspect that is worth analysing from civil society is the actions of Public Authorities in regards to the full integration of the immigrant population and other ethnic groups in the different fields (social, cultural, economic, employment, etc.), in order to achieve true equality in conditions.
Among these actions that respond to the present and the future, the task of raising citizens’ awareness must be highlighted (especially that of young people, through intercultural education), the promotion of the entrepreneurial skills among the immigrant population and other groups and the coexistence and mutual knowledge between cultures, to generate positive attitudes towards migration and, finally, to favour normalisation as a key element of integration.
Man’s history has, since its origins, been a series of constant migrations, the fruit of which has been the development of different cultures, through the mixing and interrelation of the populations.
Andalusia, during the course of its history, became a space for the meeting and fusion of cultures, cross-breeding and interculturality. Its geographic situation served and still serves as a bridge between two continents, constituting a border area that enables contact and dialogue between North and South.
On the other hand, and until just a short time ago, our region was the source of constant migrations, to the most industrialised zones of Spain itself and to other countries (mainly, France, Switzerland, Germany and the American continent). It is worth pointing out that, between 1961 and 1975, more than one million people emigrated from Andalusia to improve their living conditions, resulting in the largest loss of human capital the region has ever experienced. Thus, although many of these returned, many Andalusians continue to live and work outside Andalusia today, with all the uprooting this entails.
Meanwhile, however, the socioeconomic changes faced by today’s societies on an international level are causing a reversal in migratory flows: our land of emigrants is now the recipient of immigrants. Also, Andalusia is a place of transit for those wanting to reach another region or country further to the North, a host region for many people who find their work here and a destination for others that find in this land a pleasant place to live.
We consider ourselves to be a mature and tolerant society that has experienced great advances in recent decades in terms of our levels of welfare, which the migrations have no doubt contributed to and, for these reasons, Andalusian citizens are well-place for an in-depth understanding of cultural diversity as a means of mutual enrichment and an integrating element in Andalusian society, taking the experience and opinions of our citizens as a reference.
Below, we refer briefly to the objectives of our participation in this project, which we aim to clarify by means of the consultation and direct participation of various representatives of Andalusian civil society, using methods such as discussion groups, interviews and presentations of life histories.
In this way, we emphasise the role of the Social Economy as an effective alternative that favours integration in the socio-labour system, through the cooperation, dialogue and effort of the workers, as well as all the agents that belong to it.
Another aspect that is worth analysing from civil society is the actions of Public Authorities in regards to the full integration of the immigrant population and other ethnic groups in the different fields (social, cultural, economic, employment, etc.), in order to achieve true equality in conditions.
Among these actions that respond to the present and the future, the task of raising citizens’ awareness must be highlighted (especially that of young people, through intercultural education), the promotion of the entrepreneurial skills among the immigrant population and other groups and the coexistence and mutual knowledge between cultures, to generate positive attitudes towards migration and, finally, to favour normalisation as a key element of integration.
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