Ireland - 2012
Is there a formal national strategy on social and/or community cohesion?
- Code:
- RED109
- Key Area:
- Policies On Integration - Cohesion
- Strand(s):
- Equality
| Short Answer |
There is no specific national strategy for social and/or community cohesion in Ireland. However some measures in the ‘National Action Plane Against Poverty’ (2003-2005) serve this purpose. |
| Qualitative Info |
Here are some examples of the policy aims of the ‘National Action Plan Against Poverty’ that relate to social cohesion outlined in chapter 1: · Policy task: ensure that the framework is kept up to date and relevant in order to ensure a fair and inclusive society with equal opportunity. (Chapter 1.8.6) · Policy task: development of a more inclusive Information Society in Ireland targeting in particular the groups most at risk of exclusion; women on home duties, retired people, tradesmen/skilled workers, workers in agriculture, forestry or fishing, and the unemployed. (chapter 1.9.1) · Policy task: continue to strengthen supports to volunteering and to encourage the self-expression and participation of people experiencing poverty and social exclusion in the formulation and implementation of policies and measures affecting them; continue to improve access to arts, cultural and recreation facilities. (chapter 1.9.7) |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Majority, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability, Africans/black people, National minorities |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Inter-ethnic, Intra-ethnic, Nationalism, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief, Anti-roma/ romaphobia, Xenophobia |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Health and social protection, Education, Culture, Media, Internet, Political discourse -parties - orgs, Political participation, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion, Daily life |
| External Url | http://www.socialinclusion.ie/publications/napincl_plan0305.pdf |
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