Overview

This project is funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.

The European Union's promise of prosperity and security is based on the principle of "unity in diversity" and the guarantee of fundamental freedoms, rights and democratic participation of its citizens. The vast majority of EU citizens share these values. At the same time, democracies are in crisis. Populist parties are fuelling fears and spreading the narrative that migration leads to a loss of identity. There is no doubt that migration always raises the question of identity and belonging.

How do we organize integration and participation in such a way that cohesion is created despite diverse identities? The 'Identities - Migration - Democracy' (We-ID) project is concerned with the transformation of individual and collective identities, social and territorial cohesion and democracy under the conditions of demographic change, particularly with regard to migration and growing population diversity.

The We-ID project will analyse the impact of migration on identities, belonging, cohesion and democracy, taking into account both the impact on host communities and the changes in the identities of migrants and their descendants. It seeks to better understand the interrelationship between identities, cohesion, resilience and democracy. To do this the project will use quantitative data analysis as well as qualitative methods to investigate the features of resilient democratic communities.