Descripción del proyecto
Combinar la investigación sobre la transición sostenible y la labor social
La investigación transdisciplinar sobre la transición hacia la sostenibilidad y las políticas y prácticas de la labor social se combinarán para crear un ámbito científico nuevo. Al establecer nuevas normas de transformación de la formación de doctorado en trabajo social en Europa, el proyecto financiado con fondos europeos ASTRA allanará el camino hacia un nuevo enfoque radical para abordar los principales retos de la sociedad. En concreto, en el proyecto se formará a investigadores noveles para que se centren en el reto de la inclusión social de los jóvenes en situación de precariedad y los inmigrantes en comunidades vulnerables. Dirigido por un consorcio de destacados académicos europeos especializados en trabajo social y organizaciones de investigación para la sostenibilidad ambiental y económica, el equipo de ASTRA investigará modelos metódicos de bienestar basados en la naturaleza, la justicia ambiental y la economía circular y solidaria, así como políticas alimentarias sostenibles en comunidades vulnerables.
Objetivo
A sustainable social foundation for human life can only develop in an inherent interdependence with the overall ecological
ceiling and regenerative economy. ASTRA paves the way for a radically new approach to tackle the major societal
challenges faced with social work. This is done by combining transdisciplinary sustainability transition research, policies and
practices in social work. The combination creates a novel scientific domain and establishes new transformative standards of
social work doctoral training in Europe. Within this frame, the recruited Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) focus on the
challenge of social inclusion of young people in precariousness situations as well as people with a migration background in
vulnerable communities. In participatory research with the target groups, social work methods are co-created as steps of the
transition towards sustainable and inclusive society. The potential of the following methodic models are investigated: nature-
based well-being, environmental justice, circular and solidarity economy, sustainable food policies in vulnerable
communities, ecosocial innovations and contributive justice. The practice-research methodology of social work is applied by
the ASTRA consortium, which consists of leading European social work academics involved in sustainability transition
research and two non-academic research organisations for environmental and economic sustainability. The diversity of the
partner organisations working on sustainability transition in practice deepens the transdisciplinary approach. The innovative
practice-related solutions and fundamentally new types of research-based knowledge will have a long-term impact not only
on social work but on society and science at large. ASTRA offers the ESRs novel career perspectives in
transdisciplinary research, cross-sectoral policy-making and new economic models at the local, national and European level.
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MSCA-ITN - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (ITN)Coordinador
40100 Jyvaskyla
Finlandia