Descrizione del progetto
Per politiche di protezione sociale innovative
L’aumento della povertà e dei livelli di disoccupazione continua a rappresentare una difficile sfida in numerosi paesi europei. Per risolvere questo problema, sono necessarie misure di protezione sociale innovative e soluzioni complete. Il progetto MOBILISE, finanziato dall’UE, analizzerà il ruolo delle organizzazioni della società civile (CSO, civil society organisations) nel promuovere prove pilota per un reddito di base universale (UBI, universal basic income). Esso esaminerà il ruolo svolto dalle CSO nelle riforme delle politiche sociali attraverso una ricerca comparativa a livello nazionale (UE) e locale in tre città europee. I risultati saranno ampiamente divulgati e comunicati alle parti interessate, contribuendo in ultimo agli obiettivi stabiliti dalla piattaforma europea contro la povertà e l’esclusione sociale.
Obiettivo
The research project “MOBILIZING FOR BASIC INCOMES. SOCIAL INNOVATION IN MOTION (MOBILISE)” investigates the role and influence of civil society organizations (CSOs) on the unprecedented launching of several Basic Income (BI) pilot tests across Europe. Rising levels of unemployment, poverty and increasing income insecurity in several European countries have prompted greater attention around innovative social protection schemes. Grassroots movements often pursue more universal social policies, yet their role and capacity to influence policymaking have been insufficiently studied to date. MOBILISE addresses this gap with a 36-month project that adopts a comparative research design, including two levels of analysis (local and national), and fieldwork in three EU cities.
MOBILISE pursues three main goals: (i) to develop state-of-the-art research on the role of CSOs in the reforms of social policy in comparative perspective; (ii) to enhance the future career opportunities and inter-sectoral employability of the researcher through an effective two-way knowledge transfer with host and secondment organization; (iii) to produce and disseminate knowledge on the development of innovative social protection policies, thus contributing to the objectives of the ‘European platform against poverty and social exclusion’ (Europe 2020).
MOBILISE achieves these goals through a comprehensive program providing excellent training-through-research and on-the-job skills development at the Université de Genève, and a secondment at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD). Furthermore, it includes an ambitious dissemination and communication plan to promote knowledge exchange between the researcher and partner organizations, as well as the production of practical knowledge that will inform both policy makers and CSOs at EU, national and local levels.
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MSCA-IF - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF)Coordinatore
1211 Geneve
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