Objective Radical changes in the local governance of social cohesion in many Member States of the European Union are the focus of LOCALISE’s research on the organisational challenges of an integrated social and employment policy. The multiple needs of the most vulnerable groups in society require the integration of formerly separate policy fields. This creates positive dynamics for reducing social inequalities, fostering social cohesion and enhancing labour market participation – the crucial objectives of the new EU2020 strategy. Local activation policies are framed by Member States’ policies and patterns of regional inequality. But the shift of competences to the local level, the involvement of new actors and a closer collaboration of different agencies create new demands in interorganisational coordination. How do different institutional contexts influence local worlds of social cohesion? How do local actors deal with the conflicts and dilemmas caused by integrated social cohesion policies? What impact do these policies have on social inequality and the conception of social citizenship?LOCALISE addresses these questions by integrating multiple disciplines, and partners experienced in European and Social Policy research. A common theoretical and methodological approach guides the research in each work package. LOCALISE will create a critical mass of research in three key areas: we first analyse how European programmes, national governance patterns and the regional socio-economic context affect the local governance of social cohesion. Secondly, LOCALISE studies how 18 local entities in six European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden and United Kingdom) cope with the challenges of an integrated social cohesion policy. Finally, we analyse the impact of these policies on social inequalities, citizenship and the most vulnerable social groups. Fields of science social sciencessociologygovernancesocial sciencessociologysocial issuessocial inequalitiessocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementemployment Programme(s) FP7-SSH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Topic(s) SSH-2010-2.1-2 - Local welfare systems favouring social cohesion Call for proposal FP7-SSH-2010-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator CARL VON OSSIETZKY UNIVERSITAET OLDENBURG Address Ammerlaender heerstrasse 114-118 26129 Oldenburg Germany See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Joerg Stahlmann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 405 195,00 Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution € 197 999,20 Address Colinton road 219 EH14 1DJ Edinburgh See on map Region Scotland Eastern Scotland Edinburgh Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ronald William Mcquaid (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITA COMMERCIALE LUIGI BOCCONI Italy EU contribution € 181 399,20 Address Via sarfatti 25 20136 Milano See on map Region Nord-Ovest Lombardia Milano Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Luigi Pellegrino (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window INSTITUT D'ETUDES POLITIQUES DE BORDEAUX France EU contribution € 246 668,00 Address Allee ausone 11 33607 Pessac cedex See on map Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine Aquitaine Gironde Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Vincent Hoffmann-Martinot (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution € 250 564,40 Address Universitetsvagen 10 10691 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Christina Garsten (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIWERSYTET WARSZAWSKI Poland EU contribution € 133 233,20 Address Krakowskie przedmiescie 26/28 00-927 Warszawa See on map Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Slawomir Mandes (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
