MIPEX is a fully interactive tool and reference guide to assess, compare and improve integration policy.

MIPEX measures integration policies in all European Union Member States plus Norway, Switzerland, Canada and the USA up to 31 May 2010. The data from Australia and Japan was collected up to September 2010, but as there have been no changes since May 2010 the data is directly comparable between the 33 countries.

Using 148 policy indicators MIPEX creates a rich, multi-dimensional picture of migrants’ opportunities to participate in society by assessing governments’ commitment to integration. By measuring policies and their implementation it reveals whether all residents are guaranteed equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities.

What can you do with it?

• Analyse seven policy areas which shape a legally resident third-country national’s journey to full citizenship.
• Examine how policies compare against the standard of equal rights and responsibilities for migrants.
• Find out how your country’s policies rank compared with other countries.
• Track if policies are getting better or worse over time.
• Dig into real examples of how to improve policies.
• Use it to design and assess new laws and proposals on an on-going basis.

The MIPEX project is led by the British Council and the Migration Policy Group. 37 national-level organisations, including think-tanks, non-governmental organisations, foundations, universities, research institutes and equality bodies are affiliated with the MIPEX project alongside the British Council offices in 31 countries across Europe, Canada and the USA.

The research is designed, coordinated and undertaken by the Migration Policy Group in cooperation with the research partners. The publication and website, including the results and country profiles, were written by the Migration Policy Group.

The national partners, along with British Council offices, will hold a series of events in 2011 to launch debates across Europe and North America.

This website provides access to the full results of the Migrant Integration Policy Index for each policy area and country as well as the entire interactive and comparable data sets for MIPEX from 2007 (MIPEX II) and 2010 (MIPEX III).

A summary overview of the results is available to download. The MIPEX results for Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain are also available to download in their respective languages.

The MIPEX III is produced as part of the project: Outcomes for Policy Change, co-financed by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals.

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MIPEX promotes transparency by increasing public knowledge and visibility of national policies, changes and international trends. The project stimulates debate on government objectives, progress and results. It also inspires integration actors to collect further evidence of how legal integration can work to promote societal integration in practice.

MIPEX establishes the extent to which all residents are legally entitled to equal rights and responsibilities as well as to any support that addresses their specific needs to make equal opportunities a reality.

It answers questions on enforcement mechanisms, such as sanctions, the existence of equality bodies and their mandate, the role of non-governmental organisations and dialogue with social partners. Where such mechanisms do not exist, integration actors can call for their creation. Where they do exist, actors can (learn to) use them effectively.

You can use the MIPEX to:
• Analyse seven policy areas which shape a legally resident third-country national’s journey to full citizenship.
• Examine how policies compare against the standard of equal rights and responsibilities for migrants.
• Find out how your country’s policies rank compared with other countries.
• Track if policies are getting better or worse over time.
• Dig into real examples of how to improve policies.
• Design and assess new laws and proposals on an on-going basis.

For help on how specific groups can use the MIPEX, click on a category to access the user toolkit:
Government | Advocacy | Global Actors | Research | Press