A City on the Go. Designing Intercultural Policies in Reggio Emilia

In recent years, demographic changes in cities in many parts of the world have led to increasing concerns about inter-ethnic tensions, social inequality, and racial discrimination. By virtue of their intermediate status, cities are in a particularly good position to design policy and programs that contribute to the well-being of all citizens, regardless of their origins. Certain cities have made significant advances in this domain, but until now very little work has been done to understand the specificity of work in the area of intercultural policy frameworks. In this direction, we would like to outline how the city of Reggio Emilia has been responding for years to the transformation of the social fabric and to the challenges of a new multicultural society.