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MANAGING MULTIETHNIC COMMUNITIES PROGRAM
June 17, 2010
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Publication: MMCP/LGI Experts Produce CoE Study on the Distribution of Public Funding for National Minority Associations more >
Upcoming Event: 6th MMCP Diversity Management Training Jamboree. Applicants may apply to attend one of three modules:
1: Ethnic Diversity and Conflict Management
2: Global and Regional Minority Protection Norms in Local Governance
3: Inter-cultural Skills in Local Government
Date: October 7-13, 2010
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Application deadline: August 18, 2009
Selection notification: August 25, 2010
Upcoming Event: Course Innovation Session: Incorporating Diversity into the Teaching of Public Administration at Higher Education Institutions, November 8-12, 2010 more >
Upcoming Event: Training for Urban Planning Practitioners: Managing Conflicts and Urban Development in Multiethnic Communities, June 20-26, 2010. The application for this event has passed. more >
Newsletter: Full text, links, and subscription options: http://lgi.osi.hu/newsletters.php
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MISSION
The Managing Multiethnic Communities Program of LGI aims to promote good governance in multiethnic communities.
GOALS
MMCP works to empower a critical mass of individuals, organizations, and institutions that engage creatively across sectors to make governments more accountable, inclusive, representative, responsive, and transparent for multiethnic communities. We focus on improving local governance in Central and South Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
- Training and Professional Development
- Financial Support
- Professional Networking and Community-Building
- MMCP Newsletter and Resources
Training and Professional Development
Our Diversity Trainings are designed to raise awareness and build capacities in the public management of multiethnic communities. We tailor our trainings for target audiences: local government professionals, policy-makers, urban planners, representatives of local and international organizations, trainers, and others. Executive Trainings and Trainings of Trainers (ToTs) have been conducted in Budapest, as well as in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. We also implement curriculum development workshops for educators in fields of public administration, public policy, and related fields.
We offer:
* Executive Trainings
* Trainings of Trainers (ToTs)
* Curriculum Development Workshops
More information:
* For forthcoming trainings, see our Announcements, above.
* Training and project reports more >
* MMCP Alumni: Reports from the field more >
Financial Support
We provide grants for projects that fit with our programmatic goals. We are particularly interested in innovative pilot projects and practices that can be scaled-up or shared.
Our priorities:
* Policy development and capacity-building
* Advocacy
* Cross-border and integrative networking
More information:
* Training and project reports more >
* Application materials and guidelines more >
Professional Networking and Community-Building
MMCP is an entrepreneur in bringing together individuals with different professional and personal backgrounds and strengths to confront complex policy dilemmas through a shared "diversity" lens. Our integrative network-building opportunities contribute to strong and sustainable connections across sectors, professions, and borders.
More information:
* Diversity and Equality Group on LGINet > Coming Soon!
MMCP Newsletter and Resources
We collect and circulate a weekly e-newsletter, the Managing Multiethnic Communties Newsletter, with relevant news, upcoming events, grant and employment opportunities, trainings and seminars, and new resources. We also develop and disseminate policy papers, manuals, edited volumes, and a weekly newsletter, and support policy-oriented research and advocacy resource on related issues in OSI target regions.
More information:
* Newsletter Archives and registration more >
* LGI Publications more >
* News and other resources posted in the MMCP Newsletter are archived on the LGI website. Use keywords in the Search Box (upper-right corner), or select "County Profiles" from the Resources menu (top of page).
RECENT AND ON-GOING INITIATIVES
- Diversity Trainings more >
- Good Governance in Ethnically Diverse Communities in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan more >
- Diversity and Public Administration Education more >
- Roma Inclusion and Making the Most of EU Funding for Roma more >
- Innovative Practice Database more >
- Consortium of Minority Resources (COMIR) more >
BACKGROUND
In order to respond to the needs of ethnically diverse societies undergoing post-socialist transformations, the Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative (LGI) of the Open Society Institute (OSI) - Budapest initiated the Managing Multiethnic Communities Program (MMCP) as an in-house project in November 1996. Through MMCP diversity management projects, LGI has played an active and integral role in promoting good governance and contributing to the OSI mission of social justice and the protection of rights for all.
Since its inception, MMCP has cooperated with research institutes, governmental institutions, and non-governmental and international organizations, particularly in Central and South Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Please send a message to Petra Kovacs kovacsp@osi.hu.
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