mark-jensen
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8 years ago I pulled the following from the sources referenced above:
a dynamic and principled process ... all members participate ... does not mean coerced assimilation or forced integration
a formal policy aimed at ‘maximiz[ing] the individual and collective impact of the UN’s response, concentrating on those activities required to consolidate peace'
all components … operating in a coherent and mutually supportive manner, and in close collaboration with other partners
all integrated presences should include a shared objective, closely aligned or integrated planning, agreed results and agreed mechanisms for monitoring and evaluation among UN components
take full account of recognized humanitarian principles, allow for the protection of humanitarian space, and facilitate effective humanitarian coordination with all humanitarian actors
In one sense integration is a "feature" of a process, one which unites and incorporates various organizations or individuals in achieving a common goal: "dynamic and principled processes", "all components operating in"
In another, it is that goal (objective specification), which is part of some policy (plan specification): "formal policy aimed at", "integrated planning".
A rough first cut:
integration specification= an objective specification of a policy which specifies that separate agencies, organizations or individuals participate together to achieve one or more shared objectives.
integration process = a planned process which implements the goal of having separate agencies, organizations or individuals participate together to achieve one or more shared objectives.
A more formal definition for integration process:
a planned process which implements some integration specification
I guess it would be equivalent to:
planned process AND realizes concretizes some integration specification
Hi,
The term 'integration' has been discussed at length, and countries have requested for a definition to be proposed.
I have found this: the definition of social integration: Social Integration can be seen as a dynamic and principled process where all members participate in dialogue to achieve and maintain peaceful social relations. Social integration does not mean coerced assimilation or forced integration. Source: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/sib/peacedialogue/soc_integration.htm
This document also has a definition of integration http://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-assets/publications-opinion-files/7526.pdf: For the purposes of this study, the term ‘UN integration’ refers to efforts to ‘maximise the individual and collective impact of the UN’s response’.
UNHCR works on 'local integration' which is has defined as: Local integration as a durable solution combines three dimensions. Firstly, it is a legal process, whereby refugees attain a wider range of rights in the host state. Secondly, it is an economic process of establishing sustainable livelihoods and a standard of living comparable to the host community. Thirdly, it is a social and cultural process of adaptation and acceptance that enables the refugees to contribute to the social life of the host country and live without fear of discrimination. Source: http://www.unhcr.org/486cc99f2.pdf