The briefing shows you the important role played by CD Workers in responding to tension in communities and also the practice challenges that they face.  If you’re a CD worker working with migrant communities, you may recognise many of these issues.



Policy makers unfamiliar with community development approaches will find this briefing a handy primer on key issues in this difficult area.



Among the issues it looks at include:

• How community cohesion can be built in areas with transitory migrant populations
• How CD approaches can bridge language barriers
• The difficulties involved in gaining access to migrants in isolated areas
• The ongoing issue of responding to tensions triggered by negative and inaccurate media reporting
• The effects of the recession on migration and community cohesion