Open AccessFrom refugee integration to the theory of change for integration. The evolution of the approach to social integration in the UK at the beginning of the 21st century
Author(s) -
Natalyia Antoniuk
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
studia politicae universitatis silesiensis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2353-9747
pISSN - 1895-3492
DOI - 10.31261/spus.11380
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , process (computing) , social integration , work (physics) , system integration , feature integration theory , order (exchange) , refugee , process management , management science , computer science , political science , engineering , business , geography , law , psychology , mechanical engineering , archaeology , finance , cognitive psychology , operating system
The need and willingness to change motivates decision-makers and practitioners in the UK to take decisive integrationoriented measures. The country has never succeeded in developing its own original policy in this area. The first steps were taken in 2004 with the publication of the Indicators of Integration, but it was onlyin recent years that work on integration management has been intensified. There is a clear departure from focusing on individual aspects of integration and implementing a problem management system in a broader context. This is reflected in the publication of the Home Office Indicators for Integration framework (2019). The document is based on the 2004 version, but presents it in terms of the Theory of Change, which was adopted as the basis for designing and verifying the integration process in the UK. The aim of the paperis to compare the Integration Indicators of 2004 with the new version in order to identify the progress of work on the integration system and the change in the approach to the problem.