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Latest CRE research and current projects
This section of the website describes recent research projects carried out by the CRE. Most of the reports and factfiles we have published are available to download in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format.
The CRE's research team manages externally commissioned research projects. We commission work on topics that are related to our strategic priorities. Usually, this takes place through a competitive tendering process but, occasionally, the CRE also considers speculative research proposals.
Recently-published research
Listed below are summaries of recent research published by the CRE. Click on a link to find out more about each project.
- Civic Participation: Potential differences between ethnic groups
The overall aim of this research was to gain a thorough understanding of any differences between ethnic groups in levels of civic participation, and in motivations, and barriers affecting civic participation, with reference to six types of active non-political participation identified by the Home Office. - Promoting interaction between people from different ethnic backgrounds
This small-scale qualitative research, commmissioned from SHM and published in July 2007, looked at individual motivations to interact with people from different ethnic groups. It highlights various enablers and barriers to interaction, and explains why finding points of mutual benefit that can bring people together across ethnic groups is likely to be a critical element of efforts to promote greater interaction. - Social capital indicators in the UK
This work presents what is meant by social capital, reviewing the current debates related to integration and social cohesion. It examines relevant UK social datasets, and the questions used in these datasets in relation to those of the Social Capital Benchmark Survey for the USA. Commissioned from Ben Cave Associates and published by the CRE in July 2007. - Participation and local strategic partnerships
Published in June 2007, this report looks at participation in LSPs by people from ethnic minorities, and to investigate the extent to which the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund is distributed to people from ethnic minorities. The research was carried out for the CRE by the Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG). - The reception and integration of new migrant communities
This research, carried out for the CRE by the Institute for Public Policy Research, looks at the reception and integration of new migrant communities across ten locations in the UK, paying particular attention to the tensions arising from their arrival and settlement, key lessons from the response of public authorities, and how they use their responsibility under the race equality duty in this response. - CRE Factfile 2: Ethnic minorities in Britain
The second in our new series of factfiles draws upon a wide range of research data, including Census 2001 and Labour Force Survey figures, to paint a detailed picture of who lives in Britain today. - Race Relations 2006
The report of this research project, carried out by Ipsos MORI for the CRE and published in March 2007, describes the feelings, attitudes and opinions of people living in Britain today in relation to culture, identity and race relations. - Promoting Interaction between People from Different Ethnic Backgrounds
Summaries of the emerging findings of a research project commissioned by the CRE and published at the CRE Race Convention in November 2006 - Asylum in the UK
This project involved commissioning three research studies to look at public attitudes to asylum and migration in the UK, published between July 2005 and February 2006. The project was prompted by our concern that these attitudes may be a cause of tensions between some communities in Britain. - What is 'Britishness'?
The CRE commissioned two research studies to examine the ways in which British people of different ethnic backgrounds living in England, Scotland and Wales think about 'Britishness', and about 'success'. The aim of the project was to answer the question 'What is 'Britishness'? and explore its potential role in integration. - Ethnic minorities and the print journalism sector
An insight into a highly-competitive and demanding sector. This piece of work looks at the extent to which race and gender discrimination might play a part in the decisions of workers considering whether or not to leave the sector. - CRE Factfile 1: Employment and Ethnicity
