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Democratic Efficacy and the Varieties of Populism in Europe

Objective

DEMOS is built on the assumption that populism is symptomatic of a disconnect between how democratic polities operate and how citizens perceive their own aspirations, needs and identities within the political system. As such, DEMOS explores the practical value of ’democratic efficacy’ as the condition of political engagement needed to address the challenge of populism. The concept combines attitudinal features (political efficacy), political skills, knowledge, and democratic opportunity structures.

In order to better understand populism DEMOS addresses its hitherto under-researched aspects at micro-, meso-, and macro-levels: its socio-psychological roots, social actors’ responses to the populist challenge, and populism’s effects on governance. DEMOS focuses not only on the polity, but equally on citizens’ perspectives: how they are affected by, and how they react to, populism. Politically underrepresented groups and those targeted by populist politics are a particular focus, e.g. youth, women, and migrants. As populism has varying socially embedded manifestations, DEMOS aims at contextualising it through comparative analysis on the variety of populisms across Europe, including their historical, cultural, and socioeconomic roots, manifestations, and impacts. DEMOS develops indicators and predictors of populism and elaborates scenarios on the interactions of populism with social actors and institutions both at the national and the EU levels.

Unifying 15 partners from 10 disciplines, DEMOS combines in-depth research on populism and democratic efficacy with action research and pilot projects in order to develop lasting tools and timely policy recommendations; project methods include experiments, deliberative polling, text mining, surveys, and legal analysis. DEMOS places strong emphasis on communication and productive interactions with a variety of stakeholders throughout the project, including policymakers, journalists, students, and the general public.

Call for proposal

H2020-SC6-GOVERNANCE-2018-2019-2020

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Sub call

H2020-SC6-GOVERNANCE-2018

Coordinator

TARSADALOMTUDOMANYI KUTATOKOZPONT
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€ 368 375,00
Address
Toth Kalman U 4
1097 Budapest
Hungary

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Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest
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Research Organisations
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€ 0,00

Participants (15)

UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG
Germany
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€ 382 625,00
Address
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg

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Hamburg Hamburg Hamburg
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
UNIWERSYTET IM. ADAMA MICKIEWICZA W POZNANIU
Poland
Net EU contribution
€ 108 187,50
Address
Ulica Henryka Wieniawskiego 1
61 712 Poznan

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Makroregion północno-zachodni Wielkopolskie Miasto Poznań
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
KAUNO TECHNOLOGIJOS UNIVERSITETAS
Lithuania
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€ 120 031,25
Address
K Donelaicio 73
LT-44029 Kaunas

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Lietuva Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas Kauno apskritis
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Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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€ 0,00
Elliniko Idryma Evropaikis kai Exoterikis Politikis (HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR EUROPEAN AND FOREIGN POLICY)
Greece
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€ 172 250,00
Address
Vasilissis Sofias Avenue 49
106 76 Athens

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Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών Aττική Αττική
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Research Organisations
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€ 0,00
SKOLA KOMUNIKACIE A MEDII NO
Slovakia
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€ 104 062,50
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Handlovska 45
851 01 Bratislava

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Slovensko Bratislavský kraj Bratislavský kraj
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Research Organisations
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€ 0,00
UNIVERSITET ZA POSLOVNI INZENJERINGI MENADZMENT
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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€ 65 000,00
Address
Despota Stefana Lazarevica Bb
78000 Banja Luka

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€ 0,00
UNIVERZITA KARLOVA
Czechia
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€ 117 500,00
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Ovocny Trh 560/5
116 36 Praha 1

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Praha Hlavní město Praha
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EUROPEAN CITIZEN ACTION SERVICE
Belgium
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€ 286 250,00
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Cantersteen 12 Becentral
1000 Bruxelles

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Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
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Other
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
Italy
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€ 211 250,00
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Via Giuseppe Verdi 8
10124 Torino

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Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino
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THE GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY
United Kingdom
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€ 331 760,00
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Cowcaddens Road, City Campus 70
G4 0BA Glasgow

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West Central Scotland Glasgow City
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€ 0,00
UNIVERSITEIT VAN AMSTERDAM
Netherlands
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€ 331 625,00
Address
Spui 21
1012WX Amsterdam

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West-Nederland Noord-Holland Groot-Amsterdam
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KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET
Denmark
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€ 149 375,00
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Norregade 10
1165 Kobenhavn

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Danmark Hovedstaden Byen København
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UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Spain
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€ 202 037,50
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Gran Via De Les Corts Catalanes 585
08007 Barcelona

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Este Cataluña Barcelona
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€ 0,00
UNIVERSITE PARIS I PANTHEON-SORBONNE

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France
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€ 0,00
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Place Du Pantheon 12
75231 Paris
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Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris
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€ 0,00
UNIVERSITE DE LORRAINE
France
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€ 87 452,50
Address
Cours Leopold 34
54052 Nancy Cedex

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Grand Est Lorraine Meurthe-et-Moselle
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€ 0,00