Developing Europes Rural Regions in the Era of Globalization

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Developing Europes Rural Regions in the Era of
Globalization
DERREG Project Overview John McDonagh Social
Sciences and Humanities Research in FP7 9th
October 2009 Cairnes Building (CA 118), NUI
Galway
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DERREG

• Developing Europes Rural Regions in the Era of
  Globalisation
• An Interpretative Model for Better Anticipating
  and Responding to Challenges for Regional
  Development in an Evolving International Context
  
• Seventh Framework Programme
• Theme 8 Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities.
• Project 36 Months Duration

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DERRG Consortium

• Aberystwyth University, UK (Co-ordinator)
• National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
• Leibniz-Institut für Länderkunde, Leipzig,
  Germany
• Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry,
  Brno, Czech Republic
• Institute NeVork, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Lithuanian
  case study)
• Nordregio, Stockholm, Sweden
• Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
• Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Wageningen Universitet, the Netherlands (Dutch
  and Spanish case studies)

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Case Study Regions

• West region (Ireland)
• Oevre Norrland, Sweden
• Alytus, Lithuania
• Comarca de Verín, Spain
• Gorika, Slovenia
• Pomurska, Slovenia
• Jihomoravský kraj, Czech Republic
• Westerkwartier, the Netherlands
• Regierungsbezirk Dresden, Germany
• Saarland, Germany

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From initial discussions with Pia LaurilaDG
Research . key factors .

• Projects need to address major economic, social
  and environmental challenges facing Europe
• The research financed is problem-oriented and
  policy relevant at the same time
• Along with the highest scientific quality, policy
  usefulness of the research results is central
• Communication and dissemination issues are
  critical to plan

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• One lesson from the 1st SSH call was that
  proposals had unclear links with previously
  funded research
• Capitalisation on the previous research is an
  absolute necessity

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And my experiences ..Key phrases that come to
mind? ..

• Very competitive!
• November 2007
• 425 proposals received and 79 projects invited to
  negotiations (budget 42 MEUR)
• 29 proposals evaluated and 3 projects selected
  for funding DERREG, FRIDA and SHRINK SMART

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Also

• Preparation (project and internally)
• Trust
• Work! (and maybe little reward)
• Compromise / flexibility
• Clarity/ Realistic targets
• Need for Professional help?
• University Support
• Administration