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Forum for Ethnic-Cultural Minorities Flanders-Brussels Minderhedenforum Dont talk about us but with us
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Presentation ethnic-cultural minorities in Belgium Objectives Flemish policy Political opportunity structure Acces points Representative Organisation Strategies
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Our objectives talk with ECM instead of talking about them bringing together ECM strengthening the voice of ECM: one united voice = stronger voice increase the participation of ECM increase the understanding and respect between different groups in society
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Forum for Ethnic-Cultural Minorities: Flemish policy I Inclusive approach Categorical approach
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Forum for Ethnic-Cultural Minorites: political opportunity structure Political opportunity structures consist of consistent – but not necessarily formal or permanent – dimensions of the political environment that provide incentives for people to undertake collective action by affecting their expectations for success or failure. (Tarrow, 1994, p. 85)
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Forum for Ethnic-Cultural Minorities: acces points I Formal acces points member Commission Diversity SERV member VLOR (Algemene Raad en twee deelraden) member stakeholdersforum VDAB = respresentatives employers, - employee and focus groups =education systeem,labour union- parents, … = eg. representative respresentartives different target groups Informele acces points Contact with Flemish departments Contact with parlement commissions Contact with political parties [1
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Forum for Ethnic-Cultural Minorities: respresentative Flemish governement consists of 17 member federations: total: 1,500 local migrant organisations in Flanders & Brussels financed by Flemish government since 2000
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Forum for Etnical-cultural minorities: organisation
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Forum for Ethnic-Cultural Minorities: strategies
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Forum for Ethnic-Cultural Minorities: critical success factors -policy windows -knowledge of file (usp) -advocacy coalition isolation -political opportunity structure
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Forum for Ethnic-Cultural Minorities: improvements -Not respresentative -Not enough political support -Negative perception
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Forum of Ethnic-Cultural Minorities Thank you
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