Dear Viewer,

Welcome to the latest edition of ICAR's newsletter, highlighting our most recent work and website resources.

The Welcome Project, a partnership between Coventry City Council and Coventry Refugee Centre, commissioned ICAR to conduct a consultation with local residents on community relations and integration issues. The research explored attitudes and relations amongst and between the host population, asylum seekers and refugees and other new migrants. The findings aim to inform community cohesion and integration strategies at the neighbourhood and city levels.           go to page         read full report         read executive summary

Digests of relevant publications (drps) are summaries of reports, books and other publications that we feel might be of interest to professionals and others involved with asylum seekers and refugees in the UK. Latest entries:           Towards a progressive immigration policy           Refugee integration and cohesive communities           The New East End

BOOK REVIEWS EU Justice and Home Affairs Law by Steve Peers     read this book review     other book reviews ASYLUM UPDATE For the latest information on asylum-related issues, please visit our regular feature, Asylum Update.      go to blog page

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