Proposal for a Regional Human Development Report on Social Inclusion

1. Proposal for aRegional Human Development Report on Social Inclusion South East Europe Forum on Social Inclusion Zagreb, Croatia 27.11.2008 Dr. Dorothy Rosenberg Social Policy Advisor, Consultant BRC

2. Why Social Inclusion? • Effectiveness of prior applications of Social Inclusion analysis: • Thematic Studies: • Roma (2002, 2006) • HIV/AIDS (forthcoming) • NHDRs: • Croatia (2006) • Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007) • Montenegro (forthcoming)

3. Why A Regional Report? • Significance in European Union • Increasing recognition of interdependence of political stability, sustained economic growth, and social policy • Recent experience in New Member States • Relevance in current and future EU Candidate countries • Potential usefulness throughout ECIS Region

4. Complementary Concepts • Human Development • Absolute individual right to develop inherent capacities and “participate in the activities of the community without shame.” • Human Rights-Based Approach • Individual civil, political, social and economic rights guaranteed by Universal Declaration and international conventions • Social Inclusion • Individual right to full participation in society and obligation to address formal and informal institutional and social barriers

5. Report Objective • To support regional and national poverty reduction and social inclusion advocacy efforts and policy development with examples drawn from practice and statistical evidence applying a standardized set of definitions and indicators and using technically robust methods.

6. Report Goals • Introduce a common understanding of the social inclusion concept that is linked to human development and is relevant for the region; • Improve the evidence base by • building a more robust statistical picture of patterns of exclusion in the region • developing a unified measurement approach with indicators/indices • proposing methodologies to measure the social exclusion of otherwise “hidden” population groups; and • Analyze policy impacts and options, providing guidance to policymakers on successful inclusive policy choices in the economic, social and cultural spheres (with an emphasis on achieving the MDGs).

7. Report Policy Impact • Increase awareness of the relevance of exclusion to political stability and sustainable economic growth in ECIS countries and the importance of social inclusion policies among national and international stakeholders; • Provide a human development approach to social inclusion (particularly in terms of developing a methodological basis for identifying pockets of poverty and social exclusion, which can contribute to the OMC process in EU member states); and • Serve as a resource for programmatic follow up and entry points for “East-East” cooperation, reinforcing European Social Charter and the Lisbon Strategy+

8. Report Structure • Regional Overview Report • Concepts, evidence, policy options • Regional data inventory • Regional resources, populations and fragility maps • Background studies • Social Inclusion Perception Survey Instrument • Common Definitions and Indicators • Summary Country survey results • Eight (8) in-depth Country Studies • Context, evidence, policy option • Country SI Perception survey results • Programmable proposals

9. Regional Overview Report: Research Components • the conceptual basis for social inclusion; • socio-economic evidence showing patterns and causes of exclusion, including the effects of rising inequality on social solidarity; and • policy options, institutions, and instruments to promote social inclusion

10. Regional Overview Contents: • Theoretical basis: HD, HRBA, SI • Political and economic effects of transition. • Inequality, Insecurity, Fear of future, and effects current economic crisis. • Impact on Social Solidarity and Social Inclusion • Examples of effective responses • Inventory of available data • Regional ethnic, resources, infrastructure and fragility maps • Background studies

11. Regional Background Studies Each Background study will consist of a stand-alone text report and a graphic representation to be included as an Appendix to the report: • Inventory of legal frameworks on HR and protection of ethnic, social and linguistic minorities, rights of disabled (other?) (DG TTF) • Institutional change in new EU members in response to social inclusion policies (CD) • Access to Justice - secure title, realization of legal guarantees for members of vulnerable groups (DG TTF) • Migration effects on social solidarity/social inclusion in home country and in receiving country. Temporary labour migration and/or permanent relocation (Global HDR) • Access to credit -- formal vs. community based • Social Enterprises (study complete) • Volunteerism study (UNV)

12. Country Study Contents • Theoretical foundation: HD, HRBA, SI • Country experience of political and economic transition, and current situation. • Inequality, Insecurity, Fear of future, and effects of current economic crisis. • Impact on Social Solidarity and Social Inclusion • Inventory of available country data • Social Inclusion Perception Survey results • National ethnic, resources, infrastructure and fragility maps

13. Social Inclusion Perception Survey • Block 1: Quantitative: Age, sex, marital status, number of children, household living arrangements, educational level, employment status, types of income sources, self-identification ethnicity. • Block 2: Qualitative: Behavioral attitudes, social networks, access to and quality of services accessed, participation. • Block 3: Mapping territory of survey location (sampling clusters)

14. Participating Country selection criteria • Access to raw data sets • Political feasibility • CO cooperation and logistical-organizational support • Co-funding

15. Preliminary List of Potential Participating Countries • New EU member states • Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina Macedonia Serbia Turkey • Western CIS: Armenia Belarus Ukraine Moldova • Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Uzbekistan

16. Project OrganizationalStructure Project Board Senior Beneficiary RRs of 8 COs (2 COs from each sub-region) Executive PP Team Leader Senior Supplier Andrey Ivanov, Human Development Adviser Project Assurance (by Steering Committee and Peer Reviewers) Project Manager Susanne Milcher Social Inclusion Specialist Project Support Professional Staff Coordinator, Research Assistant TEAM A Regional Survey Team and 8 National Survey Teams TEAM B Writing Team: Lead Author, Chapter Heads, Cartographer TEAM C 8 National Teams: Team Leader and Chapter Heads

17. Partnerships and Consultations • European Commission: The report will identify pockets of poverty and exclusion in EU member states, can improve coordination with the EC and support capacity for social inclusion statistics and policies. • Other UN agencies: The report can promote “Delivering as One” by engaging UN agencies at national and regional levels (e.g. UNICEF, ILO) with expertise in social inclusion. • Other bi-lateral and multi-lateral development organizations: The report can improve cooperation and coordination with the UK Department for International Development, the Nordic group, and others which lead in analysis of social exclusion and support to social inclusion policies. • COs and HQ: UNDP COs, RBEC, BDP, HDRO, BCPR, and BRSP will be involved in all stages. COs and HQ have commented on concept note and prodoc. Participating COs will be supported in national stakeholders consultations at each phase and can to use the report as an advocacy tool as well as project proposal formulation.

18. Timeframe • The project will be conducted over a 24 month period, beginning in 1 January 2009 and completed by 31 December 2010 (subject to timing of resource mobilization and partnership agreements). • For detailed timeline and work-plan, please see draft project document

19. Available Household- and Individual-level Surveys in the Europe and CIS Region*

20. Contacts for further Information • Project Manager: Susanne Milcher, Social Inclusion Specialist susanne.milcher@undp.org • Senior Supervisor: AndreyIvanov, Human Development Advisor andrey.ivanov@undp.org