Polit­i­cal par­tic­i­pa­tion in an immi­gra­tion society

Kick-off event as part of the elec­tion of the Inte­gra­tion Committee

Polit­i­cal par­tic­i­pa­tion in an immi­gra­tion soci­ety — Inte­gra­tion through polit­i­cal participation?”

How can the polit­i­cal par­tic­i­pa­tion of peo­ple with migra­tion expe­ri­ence be orga­nized in a mod­ern immi­gra­tion country?
What bar­ri­ers need to be removed to make this possible?
These ques­tions are high­ly top­i­cal in Karl­sruhe in view of the elec­tion of expert res­i­dents to the Inte­gra­tion Com­mit­tee of the City of Karl­sruhe on Decem­ber 10.

After a wel­com­ing address by May­or Dr. Mar­tin Lenz, Meri Uhlig, Head of the Office for Inte­gra­tion and Inte­gra­tion Com­mis­sion­er of the City of Karl­sruhe, will dis­cuss this with renowned experts:

- Prof. Dr. Bir­git Locher-Finke, Head of the Inte­gra­tion Depart­ment at the Baden-Würt­tem­berg Min­istry of Social Affairs, Health and Integration
— Ms. Nas­rin Farkhari, advi­sor at the Karl­sruhe Anti-Dis­crim­i­na­tion Office
— Prof. Dr. Andreas Wüst, Pro­fes­sor of Polit­i­cal Sci­ence at the Munich Uni­ver­si­ty of Applied Sciences
— May­or Dr. Mar­tin Lenz will give the wel­com­ing address.

Inter­est­ed cit­i­zens are cor­dial­ly invited.
📌 Please reg­is­ter by Sep­tem­ber 25, 2024 via the E‑Mail: ak-integrationsausschuss@sjb.karlsruhe.de