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Differentiation: Clustering Excellence

Project description

An open and inclusive research network on EU differentiation

Effective research forms the basis of policymaking and is essential if the EU is to be well prepared for future differentiation scenarios. The EU-funded DiCE project aims to ensure that the latest research on EU differentiation is used to inform policy decisions and can be easily accessed by policymakers at regional, national and European levels. To do this, it will establish an open and inclusive research network designed to support policy decisions on EU differentiation. The project will further take stock of and synthesise research, and develop and test future differentiation scenarios. The network has the potential to become a key resource for researchers working on differentiation and the dynamics of European integration.

Objective

The action ‘Differentiation: Clustering Excellence’ (DiCE) establishes a large research network designed to support policy decisions on EU differentiation. This CSA creates a unique cluster of excellence by bringing together, through their coordinators, the three successful H2020 sister projects on differentiation (EU3D, EU IDEA, InDivEU), which is amplified by the involvement of the TEPSA network and a strategy for including other experts plus UNEXE. DiCE’s overarching objective is to ensure that state-of-the-art research on differentiation is properly translated into policy-relevant advice and made readily accessible to policy-makers at European, national and regional levels of governance and society, better preparing the EU for future differentiation scenarios. The open and inclusive network will become the ‘Who’s Who’ of researchers working on differentiation and the dynamics of European integration. The three projects consist of 38 partner institutions (22 universities, 15 think tanks, 1 media partner) from across Europe involving more than 50 leading scholars and experts on differentiation. TEPSA’s presence in 35 European countries further enlarges the projects’ geographical scope. DiCE pursues a number of measurable, realistic and achievable objectives that are consistent with the call’s expectation of networking, knowledge exploitation and dissemination, and impact on EU policy-making. DiCE will: (a) create a network of experts on differentiation within and beyond Europe in an open and inclusive manner; (b) undertake a comprehensive stock-taking and synthesis of research including the production of a differentiation manual and portal; (c) map, synthesize and develop future scenarios on differentiation and test them at a scenario marathon; (d) improve the sustainability through a series of measures, including a link to Horizon Europe by working on concrete proposals for a fully-fledged think tank on differentiation with funding to be requested from the next Framework Programme.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

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Programme(s)

  • H2020-EU.3.6. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Europe In A Changing World - Inclusive, Innovative And Reflective Societies MAIN PROGRAMME
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  • H2020-EU.3.6.1.2. - Trusted organisations, practices, services and policies that are necessary to build resilient, inclusive, participatory, open and creative societies in Europe, in particular taking into account migration, integration and demographic change
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Topic(s)

Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

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Call for proposal

(opens in new window) H2020-SC6-GOVERNANCE-2018-2019-2020

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Coordinator

EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE
Net EU contribution
€ 301 314,21
Address
VIA DEI ROCCETTINI 9
50014 Fiesole
Italy
Region
Centro (IT) Toscana Firenze
Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Total cost
€ 301 314,21

Participants (13)