Collective learning as a contribution to reflexive governance. its application to social and biodiversity protection policies of the european union

Objective

Our proposal is that the antinomy to be overcome between socio- economic efficiency and democratic participation requires an inquiry into the reflexive processes of the constitution of systems of collective learning. The new political order in Europe calls for a deeper and interdisciplinary research on the relationship between governance and learning. Our first step aims at testing our hypothesis into specific areas in order to reveal how the design of current institutional mechanisms expresses the present theoretical approaches to governance. In subsequent step, we shall attempt better to construct our own theoretical position as well as to refine the conditions that make possible the realization of the objectives of democratic citizenship and of socio-economic efficiency of the European areas of governance.

Fields of science

• social sciences › sociology › governance
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems

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

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

THN - Thematic network contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

Address

Place Montesquieu 2
1348 Louvain-la-neuve
Belgium

Participants (7)

CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY BUDAPEST FOUNDATION

Hungary

Address

Nador St. 9
1051 Budapest

INSTITUT INTERNATIONAL DE PARIS LA DEFENSE

France

Address

Place De La Défense, 2
92053 Paris La Defense

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

United Kingdom

Address

Judge Institute Of Management Studies - Trumpingto
CB2 1AG Cambridge

UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA

Italy

Address

Via Gallo, 24
94124 Catania

UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA

Switzerland

Address

Boulevard Du Pont-d'arve, 40
1205 Geneve

UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG

Germany

Address

26111 Oldenburg

UNIVERSITÉ DE PARIS X (NANTERRE)

France

Address

Avenue De La Republique, 200, Batiment K
92001 Nanterre