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."
Topic(s)
Call for proposal
FP7-SSH-2011-1
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
1030 Wien
Austria
Participants (35)
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1014 Budapest
1074 Budapest
06100 Nice
10717 Berlin
07745 Jena
39100 Bolzano
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48143 Muenster
60323 Frankfurt Am Main
79098 Freiburg Im Breisgau
81105 Bratislava
24105 Kiel
1097 Budapest
3000 Leuven
613 00 Brno Sever
1010 Vienna
SW1P 3QB London
10364 Stockholm
GU2 7XH Guildford
1040 Wien
08290 Cerdanyola Del Valles
10117 Berlin
85235 Bratislava
3500 Hasselt
9020 Klagenfurt
DD1 4HN Dundee
60121 Ancona
B15 2TT Birmingham
8200 Veszprem
3584 CS Utrecht
1020 Wien
68161 Mannheim
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CV1 5FB Coventry
113 51 Stockholm
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1010 Wien
B4 7ET Birmingham
