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LUCIDE: Languages in urban communities - Integration and diversity for Europe "is a network which is developing ideas about how to manage multilingual citizen communities. We are building up a picture of how communication occurs in multilingual settings across the EU and beyond. We aim to help institutions (councils, schools, hospitals) and local and national economies make better productive use of diversity as an economic resource and to strengthen social cohesion by fostering better communication and mutual understanding. We also want to understand better how the cultural richness of these new cities can strengthen the 'diverse unity' of the 21st century."

Includes reports that give historical insight and contemporary perspectives on multilingualism in 14 European cities and five cities from two 'third countries' (Australia and Canada), covering multilingualism in education, public services, the economy, the private sphere, health and public spaces.

Country: Transnational

Language: Multilingual

Date: 2010s

Criteria: Scientific, Policy

LUCIDE: Languages in Urban Communities - Integration and Diversity for Europe