Objective The research concerns the present role of FBOs in matters of poverty and other forms of social exclusion (such as homelessness or undocumented persons) in cities. We define FBOs as any organisation that refers directly or indirectly to religion or religious values, and functions as a welfare provider or as a political actor. The central assumption is that FBOs tend to fill the gap left after the supposed withdrawal of the welfare state in several domains of public life, particularly in social welfare and in social protection. At first sight, this looks like a return to the charity of former times, when such associations occupied the fore of social help in many countries. But we might as well witness the beginning of a new type of welfare regime with a stronger focus on local policies and strategies and new interplays between local authorities and civil society organisations. What is the position of FBOs in combating poverty and other forms of social distress cities? How has this role changed over time and how do these activities contribute to combating social exclusion and promoting social cohesion? What are the implications for policies and the governance of European cities? From both scientific and policy perspectives, there is a great need for better empirical and comparative data on what is going on in European cites in matters of poverty and exclusion policies and, in particular, the contribution of FBOs in the reduction (or deepening) of the problems. FBOs have direct entrance to the ‘poor side’ of cities because of (1) their activities in deprived urban neighbourhoods and among excluded groups and (2) as in the case of many FBOs with a non-western background, because their members often belong to these deprived and excluded groups themselves. Fields of science social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society Keywords City Exclusion Faith Governance NGO Policies Poverty Programme(s) FP7-SSH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Topic(s) SSH-2007-8.0-01 - Emerging needs Call for proposal FP7-SSH-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN EU contribution € 393 240,00 Address PRINSSTRAAT 13 2000 Antwerpen Belgium See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Antwerpen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jan Vranken (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN Netherlands EU contribution € 191 940,00 Address Broerstraat 5 9712CP Groningen See on map Region Noord-Nederland Groningen Overig Groningen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Justin Beaumont (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data STICHTING DR HILDA VERWEY-JONKER INSTITUUT Netherlands EU contribution € 171 540,00 Address Kromme Nieuwegracht 6 3512HG UTRECHT See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Trees Pels (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAT ZU KOLN Germany EU contribution € 144 900,00 Address ALBERTUS MAGNUS PLATZ 50931 Koln See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jürgen Friedrichs (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data THE UNIVERSITY OF EXETER United Kingdom EU contribution € 179 100,00 Address THE QUEEN'S DRIVE NORTHCOTE HOUSE EX4 4QJ Exeter See on map Region South West (England) Devon Devon CC Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Paul Cloke (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY Türkiye EU contribution € 98 100,00 Address DUMLUPINAR BULVARI 1 06800 Ankara See on map Region Batı Anadolu Ankara Ankara Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ayse Ayata (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACIO CENTRE D'INICIATIVES I RECERQUES EUROPEES A LA MEDITERRANIA - CIREM Spain EU contribution € 115 740,00 Address Travessera de les Corts 39-43 08028 BARCELONA See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Andres Walliser (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data OREBRO UNIVERSITY Sweden EU contribution € 201 420,00 Address FAKULTETSGATAN 1 70182 Orebro See on map Region Östra Sverige Östra Mellansverige Örebro län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ingemar Elander (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data