CVEK

2. 04. 2013

Developing inclusive policies: Housing and infrastructure of marginalized Roma communities in the use of EU funds in Slovakia

The project analyzes policies and the use of structural funds in the field of housing and infrastructure that are aimed at tackling social exclusion of marginalized Roma communities.We identify municipality policies employing intersectoral approach, i.e. they interconnect housing and infrastructure measures with other key areas (employment and edcuation). The project...

Category: Finished projects

31. 01. 2013

Social fieldwork research on implementation of LGBT equality and social policies by public authorities

As part of a continuous cooperation with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) CVEK conducts a research aimed at rights of LGBT people in Slovakia.The main purpose of this research is to collect data that can contribute to understanding of how national (public) law and policy aimed at protecting,...

Category: Finished projects

31. 10. 2012

European Modules and Integration at Local Level (EMILL)

The project consists of comparison and exchange of integration practices between regional administrations and research centres throughout Europe. The objective is to develop a common methodology of analysis and bench-marking of integration practices while taking into account the European Modules on Integration of Migrants, notably language courses and access to services. The project...

Category: Finished projects

25. 10. 2012

School as a community. Inclusive education environment creating in elementary schools.

The aim of the project is to support the ability of schools to implement inclusive education and create examples of best practices. To pursue this goal, the Center for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture will engage in cooperation with three elementary schools form different regions of Slovakia. The leading...

Category: Finished projects

25. 04. 2012

Cooperation with European Union Agency for Fundametal Rights (FRA) within the FRANET network

In the second half of 2011, Center for the Research of Ethnicity and Culture (CVEK) became the national focal point of European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) within the network of research institutions FRANET. The network engages organizations in each EU member state as well as Croatia.Within the cooperation...

Category: Finished projects

21. 01. 2012

Summer School V4 – 11th edition (2012)

In 2012 CVEK co-organized 11th edition of the V4 Summer School in the Willa Decius in Cracow. The 11th edition of the Visegrad Summer School brought again together 50 young Czech, Hungarian, Polish, and Slovak students, as well as some students from other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The program consisted of lectures, panel debates...

Category: Finished projects

17. 10. 2011

Minorities in the political discourse

The project has been a response to the recent developments in the field of minority policy in Slovakia which demonstrate that minorities are construed as a threat to Slovak national interests and ethnically defined Slovak identity. It has been based on the premise that by justifying minority policies by protection of national...

Category: Finished projects

15. 10. 2011

Measures to improve the education of Roma children – are they truly inclusive?

The main goal of the project has been based on qualitative empirical research to evaluate the current public policy measures aimed to improve the education of Roma children in terms of their inclusiveness. This meant to assess to what extend the measures enable full and equal opportunities for Roma children...

Category: Finished projects

17. 06. 2011

Muslims in Visegrad

The project has been aimed at fostering discussion and providing information on Muslims living in Visegrad countries to the wider public. Its main premise was that prejudice and xenophobia are primarily rooted in the lack of relevant information and contact between cultures. Muslim communities in V4 countries have been on...

Category: Finished projects

5. 03. 2011

Enhancing prospects of integration of third countries nationals on the local level

Building capacities of actors of local integration policies through networking and development of information base. The project has been concerned with integration of migrants on local level. It is assumed that successful integration of migrants depends on the way this matter is perceived dealt with by local stakeholders. Local stakeholders in...

Category: Finished projects