EMF’s Policy and External Affairs
Team carries out a wide range of activities designed to further
existing knowledge of issues affecting Britain’s minority
ethnic communities through evidence-based research and the dissemination
and sharing of best practice. The Team carries out in-house
research as well as commissioning and managing scholarly work,
regularly engaging in joined-up projects with research consultants
and academic institutions. In addition, we partake in public
policy consultations affecting the minority ethnic sector and
actively seek the feedback of grass-roots organisations and
groups.
EMF’s Policy and External Affairs Team
engages extensively in public policy consultations in order to
influence government policy as well as raising awareness of
issues affecting Britain’s minority ethnic communities. This
year the consultation themes we are responding to range from the
Freedom of Information Act 2000: Designation of additional
public authorities to Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act
2007 – Relevant Third Party.
Publications
Some of our recent publications
include:
Koestlé, S. (2007) Hard to Reach Groups
– Focus on Muslim Women, London, EMF
Koestlé, S.
(2007) Ethnic Minorities and Food – A Literature Review,
London, EMF
Ethnic Minority Foundation (2004) Understanding, Accepting
and Valuing Each Other: The Challenge of Ethical Ambition,
London, EMF.
Reid, M. (2004) The Black and Minority Ethnic Voluntary
and Community Sector: A Literature Review, London,
University of Glasgow/Ethnic Minority Foundation.
Steering Groups: our presence at Government
policy tables and steering groups include the Department for
Work and Pensions’ Ethnic Minority Working Party and HM
Revenue and Customs’ Voluntary Sector Steering Group.
Partners: we have close links with a number
of academic and research institutions as well as voluntary and
community sector organisations, including the University of
London, the University of East London, City University, the
University of Glasgow, the University of Reading, NHS UK Transplant,
Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG), Help the Aged, the Council
of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations (CEMVO), CEMVO
Scotland, the British Muslim Research Centre (BMRC), the Muslim
Council of Britain (MCB), the Hindu Council UK (HCUK), the London
Chinese Community Network (LCCN) and Community Empowerment Network
(CEN). |
