Project description
A cross-disciplinary boost for democratic governance
The structures and processes of democratic societies and government institutions are facing several challenges. To effectively address these, it is essential to understand their nature, reasons and consequences and how governments, political parties and societal actors can react. The EU-funded Governance project will work on a timely investigation of the exact nature of these challenges and on the ways European states can react and respond. The project team will also elaborate on strategies to improve the quality of democratic politics and governance. Project members will conduct cross-disciplinary research on the most critical challenges: inequality and redistribution, the evolving politics of threat, democratisation of information, shifting identities and representation, and the changing authority of institutions.
Objective
Democratic politics and governance in Europe are facing turbulent times. This not only affects the institutions of government, but the wider structures and processes that make democratic societies work. In order to respond to them, we require an understanding of the nature, causes and consequences of these challenges, as well as assessments of how governments, political parties, interest groups and other societal actors can effectively address them.
With this proposal for a research programme on the topic of governance, NORFACE offers a timely investigation of the precise nature of the turbulence, but also how European states can negotiate it and develop strategies to enhance the quality of democratic politics and governance. The proposed programme will focus on themes derived from five critical challenges to democratic governance and the responses to them: inequality and redistribution, the evolving politics of threat, democratisation of information, shifting identities and representation, and the changing authority of institutions. Through collaborative cross-disciplinary research based on cross-national, historical and/or longitudinal comparison, the programme will develop theoretically ambitious and empirically founded insights to enrich the knowledge base upon which to build new institutions, policies and practices and reshape existing ones for a reflective, inclusive and innovative society.
NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Cooperation in Europe) is a collaborative partnership of national research funding agencies in the area of social and behavioural sciences. Since 2004, NORFACE has been committed to leading and developing opportunities for social scientists in Europe by developing thematic joint research programmes; building capacity for transnational and interdisciplinary research; advocating for the societal value of the social sciences; and sharing excellence in research management practices and procedures.
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Call for proposal
H2020-SC6-GOVERNANCE-2018-2019-2020
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H2020-SC6-GOVERNANCE-2018
Funding Scheme
ERA-NET-Cofund - ERA-NET CofundCoordinator
2593 CE Den Haag
Netherlands
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Participants (23)
75013 Paris
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1010 Wien
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117 20 Praha 1
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00531 Helsinki
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53175 Bonn
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105 Reykjavik
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LT-01103 Vilnius
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0283 Oslo
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30 312 Krakow
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1249 074 Lisboa
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1000 Ljubljana
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101 38 Stockholm
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3012 Bern
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SN2 1FL Swindon
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4365 Esch-Sur-Alzette
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101 37 Stockholm
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2100 KOBENHAVN
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51004 Tartu
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D04 Dublin
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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1000 Bruxelles / Brussel
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28071 Madrid
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