Socio-economic change, individual reactions and the appeal of the extreme right

Objective

The project aims to analyse subjective perceptions of, and individual reactions to socio-economic change focusing on employment and working conditions in Europe. The aim is to create original knowledge for the debate on flexibility and security in the European social model, and provide an empirical assessment of the extent to which changes in working life can be said to make people receptive to right-wing extremism/populism. The interdisciplinary and comparative investigation will cover eight countries; it will encompass literature reviews, secondary data analysis, primary qualitative and quantitative data collection, and workshops with social partners, NGOs and policy makers. On the basis of new insights in the subjective perceptions of and individual reactions to socio-economic change, policy recommendations will be developed for fine-tuning employment and social policies.

Programme(s)

• FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002)

Topic(s)

• 1.4.1.-4. - Key action Socio-Economic Knowledge Base

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

FORSCHUNGS- UND BERATUNGSSTELLE ARBEITSWELT

Address

Aspernbrueckengasse 4/5
Wien
Austria

Participants (8)

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF SACRED HEART

Italy

Address

Largo A. Gemelli 1
20123 Milano

CENTRE D'ETUDES DE L'EMPLOI

France

Address

Promenade Michel Simon 29 Le Descartes I
93166 Noisy-le-grand

CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE SOCIAL ANALYSIS

Denmark

Address

Linneesgade 25
1361 Koebenhavn K/copenhaegen

EURISKO SPA

Italy

Address

Via Monte Rosa 15
20149 Milano

INSTITUTE OF POLITICAL SCIENCES - HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Hungary

Address

Orszaghaz Utca 30
1114 Budapest

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN

Belgium

Address

2E,e. Van Evenstraat 2E
3000 Louvain / Leuven

UNIVERSITAET KOELN

Germany

Address

Gronewaldstrasse 2
50931 Koeln

UNIVERSITE DE NEUCHATEL

Switzerland

Address

Pierre-a-mazel 7
2000 Neuchatel