Objective The project interrogates the impact of development paths on the livelihoods and life projects of citizens. Starting from the premise that the analysis of (dominant or alternative) development paths must be situated within the complexities of historically unfolding links and realtionships, we shall explore how they are 'practiced' in specific environments. Central questions address: 1) How development models interact with specific socio-economic contexts 2) The effects of these interactions on transmissions and innovation of knowledge/skills 3) How specific development paths affect livelihood strategies. An interdisciplinary approach combines qualitative research and comparative methodologies with modelling to explore the dynamic effects of development models as they are implemented in specific contexts, at micro and macro levels. We hypothesise that: a) There is a lack of fit between the formal design of development models and their concrete applications. b) The transmission of knowledge/skills is central to effective development. c) Knowledge/skills (both tacit and explicit) are transmitted through formal and informal mechanisms, for example between gender and generations in families and neighbourhoods. d) Political and economic disruptions constitute situations of crisis in this transmission but at the same time afford opportunities for innovation. Focusing on connections between skills, work and unemployment in relation to heavy industry, the research will identify critical points in the shifts in demand for knowledge across generations, regions and economic spheres. An ethnographic approach enables a detailed account of social networks (encompassing those of solidarity and support) within and beyond work places, including strategic friendship, kinship and neighbourhood relations. The project will thus contribute to the comparative analysis of development models, and will generate recommendations for more complex and context-sensitive approaches. Fields of science social sciencessociologysocial issuesunemployment Keywords Modelling comparison crisis development enterprise ethnography generations innovation knowledge livelihood skills transformation transmission work Programme(s) FP7-SSH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Topic(s) SSH-2007-2.2-01 - Regional development challenges in an evolving international context SSH-2007-4.1-02 - Development paths in an historical and comparative perspective and their impacts on Europe's economies and societies Call for proposal FP7-SSH-2007-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator GOLDSMITHS' COLLEGE EU contribution € 291 142,00 Address LEWISHAM WAY SE14 6NW London United Kingdom See on map Region London Inner London — East Lewisham and Southwark Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Justin Davin-Smith (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution € 259 280,00 Address GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 08007 Barcelona See on map Region Este Cataluña Barcelona Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Susana Narotzky (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITA DI BOLOGNA Italy EU contribution € 142 200,00 Address VIA ZAMBONI 33 40126 Bologna See on map Region Nord-Est Emilia-Romagna Bologna Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Edoardo Mollona (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Instituto de Desarrollo Economico y Social Argentina EU contribution € 128 400,00 Address Araoz 2838 1425 Buenos Aires See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Rosana Guber (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERZITA KOMENSKEHO V BRATISLAVE Slovakia EU contribution € 151 800,00 Address SAFARIKOVO NAM 6 814 99 Bratislava See on map Region Slovensko Bratislavský kraj Bratislavský kraj Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Juraj Buzalka (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FUNDACAO UNIVERSIDADE DE BRASILIA Brazil EU contribution € 127 500,00 Address CAMPUS UNIVERSITARIO DARCY RIBEIRO FACULDADE DE TECNOLOGIE AT 05 BAIRRO ASA NORTE 70919 970 Brasilia Df See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Gustavo Lins Ribeiro (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
