Diversity policy in employment and service provision - Case study: Arnsberg, Germany

Altogether, in Arnsberg, the percentage of people with a migration background is about 15%. As in most German cities, migrant integration has primarily taken place by opening up the core institutions, such as the education system and the labour market, and by including the migrants in the national welfare system. Within the last decade, the municipality has restructured its administration by bundling all migration and integration-related responsibilities into one single office, and has implemented a comprehensive integration concept that regards diversity as a benefit to the city as a whole.