The methods we use generally fall into two broad categories:
1) Applied Research. We conduct original applied research on how best to confront the issues that divide communities or that otherwise impede the cause of peace in a particular geographic region. Either through its own network of contracted researchers or in partnership with other research organizations, Mosaic seeks to add to the growing body of scholarship on the potential role for diasporas to play in enhancing Canada’s foreign policy. We also identify the resources and expertise of key community leaders and seek to connect them to the appropriate public policy decision-makers.
2) Targeted Public Programming. Mosaic uses a variety of forums – including multi-part speakers’ series, conferences, inter-community dialogues and more – to bring ethnocultural communities together to build bridges and enhance their understanding of each other. These initiatives promote social cohesion within Canada, but also enable divergent groups to combine their expertise in creating joint recommendations for the enhancement of Canadian foreign policy. These groups are also encouraged to identify specific peacebuilding initiatives that they as individuals and non-state-actors can support in their regions of origin.
Mosaic seeks to involve representatives of both the Canadian and relevant foreign governments in its programming, in order to maximize the likelihood that the innovative ideas of diaspora members will be incorporated into official policy decisions.
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