• To produce a state-of-the-art contribution to the literature on gender, migration and intercultural relations, which will shed light on diverse cultural, historical, political, social, psychological, educational and economic factors, which facilitate or prohibit peaceful coexistence of different cultures.

• To contribute to the ongoing European debate and policy making efforts to construct effective policies and institutions, which would manage cultural diversity and mobility and promote intercultural dialogue and cooperation at the local, national and European level.

• To examine and evaluate differences and similarities in the practices of intercultural interaction between new, old and prospective European member states.

• To enhance European debate on mobility and diversity and on the prospects of intercultural dialogue and cooperation by using all the advantages of an intercultural, interdisciplinary consortium in order to explore the theoretical and policy implications of a broad range of social spaces commonly separated into distinct fields of expertise.