Objective
"The objective of this 4-year project is to provide the analytical basis for a socio-ecological transition in Europe: the change to a new growth path with smart, sustainable and inclusive growth as is envisaged in the EU 2020 strategy. In order to support the transition, we analyse the need, the feasibility and best practice for change, specifying the institutional changes needed at all policy levels to implement these options. The old and new challenges Europe is facing define the starting point: globalisation, new technologies and postindustrialisation, demographic change and ecology in the context of welfare systems that have come under stress due to high public deficits. The vision is that Europe will become a role model for a ""high road growth path"" which actively incorporates social and ecological goals, employment, gender and cultural aspects in an ambitious, forward looking way while continuing to be competitive in a globalised world.
To achieve these objectives, the consortium will carry out and synthesise robust research in research areas covering the challenges to the welfare system, the biophysical dimension of socio-economic development, the identification of drivers towards socio-ecological transition, the role of governance and institutions on the European as well as the regional level. The consortium will benefit from ongoing dialogue with international experts in the form of expert panels and sounding boards, taking into account their views on the direction and feasibility for this new growth path.
The project will be carried out by a consortium of 34 partners from universities and research institutes with international and interdisciplinary expertise. It represents 12 member states. High level Scientific and Policy Boards will monitor the analysis and the policy conclusions to guarantee the impact and dissemination of the results."
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Call for proposal
FP7-SSH-2011-1
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CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
1030 Wien
Austria
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Participants (35)
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1014 Budapest
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1074 Budapest
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06100 Nice - Cedex 2
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10717 Berlin
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07745 Jena
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39100 Bolzano
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48143 Muenster
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60323 Frankfurt Am Main
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79098 Freiburg Im Breisgau
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81105 Bratislava
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24105 Kiel
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1097 Budapest
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3000 Leuven
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613 00 Brno Sever
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1010 Vienna
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SW1P 3QB London
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10364 Stockholm
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GU2 7XH Guildford
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1040 Wien
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08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles
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10117 Berlin
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85235 Bratislava
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3500 Hasselt
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9020 Klagenfurt
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DD1 4HN Dundee
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60121 Ancona
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B15 2TT Birmingham
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8200 Veszprem
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3584 CS Utrecht
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1020 Wien
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68161 Mannheim
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CV1 5FB Coventry
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113 51 Stockholm
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1010 Wien
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B4 7ET Birmingham
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