Theme 8:

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Theme 8Socio-economic sciences andhumanities

• Commission Proposals for the 7th Research
• Framework Programme 2007 - 2013

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FP6 (Specific Programmes)
Focusing and Integrating Strengthening the
Foundations of ERA
Thematic Priorities
Specific Actions
Policy-oriented Research
NEST
SMEs
International Cooperation
Coordination of RTD-Activities
Coherent Development of RTD-Policy
Structuring the ERA
Innovation
Human Resources
Innovation
Science and Society
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Proposed Structure of FP7
SMEs
International Cooperation
Coordination of RTD-Activities
Coherent Development of RTD-Policy
Human Resources
Infrastructures
Science and Society
Structure of FP6
Infra-structures
Science in Society
INCO
Development of Research Policies
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FP 7 SSH

• A broad strategic research agenda of interest
  to those involved with policy and citizens in
  general
• Major challenges facing Europe and the world
• Much greater emphasis on international/global
  issues
• A dedicated new theme, and in all themes
• Greater emphasis on humanities
• More flexible on size of projects and on topic
  coverage than in FP6 (esp. in its 1st Call for
  Proposals)
• In addition
• SSH will also participate in Ideas (European
  Research Council)
• Capacities (e.g. Research Infrastructures),
  and People (e.g.
• Fellowships) programmes
• SSH dimension will be also integrated into
  other Themes (NB! Security program)

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Theme 8Socio-Economic Sciences and the
Humanities

• Growth, employment and competitiveness in a
  knowleledge society
• Combining economic, social and environmental
  objectives in a European perspective
• Major trends in society and their implications
• Europe in the world
• The citizen in the European Union
• Socioeconomic and scientific indcators
• Foresight activities

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Activity 8.1 Growth, employment and
competitiveness in a knowledge society the
European case

• An integrated understanding of growth, employment
  and competitiveness. Integrating
• The changing role of knowledge throughout the
  economy
• Economic structures, structural change and
  productivity issues
• Institutional and policy questions
• 21 Million

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Area 8.1.1 Changing role of knowledge throughout
the economy

• Topics
• 8.1.1.1. Interactions between types of knowledge,
  economic growth and social well-being.
• 8.1.1.2. Intangible investments and innovation in
  Europe
• 8.1.1.3. Impact of internationalisation on
  Europe's research and innovation systems

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Area 8.1.2 Structural changes in the European
knowledge economy

• Objective The objective of the research is to
  understand the socio-economic, demographic,
  spatial, and sectoral dynamics that underpin
  structural changes in Europe.
• Topics
• 8.1.2.1 The implications of developments in the
  service economy for the European economy
• 8.1.2.2 Globalisation and its effects on the
  European economy.
• 8.1.2.3. The role of finance for growth,
  employment and competitiveness in Europe

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Area 8.1.3 Strengthening policy coherence and
coordination in Europe

• Objective To improve the understanding of the
  role of policy coordination and policy coherence
  in relation to economic policies, especially
  macroeconomic policies, labour market policies as
  well as education, research, development and
  innovation policies, including institutional
  aspects of governance. Research addressing policy
  coordination should include aspects of
  coordination at the EU, the national and the
  regional government level alone as well as across
  those levels.
• Topics
• 8.1.3.1 Macroeconomic policy, its interaction and
  coordination with other policies

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Activity 8.2 Combining economic, social and
environmental objectives in a European
perspective Paths towards sustainable
development

• Evolution of European and other socio-economic
  models - how they combine the objectives
• Economic and social cohesion
• Economic cohesion between regions and regional
  development
• Social cohesion, and its relation to social
  problems
• 21 Million

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Area 8.2.1 Socio-economic development
trajectories

• The objective is to understand how European and
  other socio-economic development trajectories
  have fared in combining the objectives, the
  conditions under which this occurred, their
  ability to confront new challenges, and to draw
  lessons for policy. It is also to explore some
  broad but fundamental questions that are relevant
  for understanding how economic, social and
  environmental objectives might be combined, and
  their implications for EU sustainable development
  strategy.
• Topics
• 8.2.1.1. Analysing, comparing and evaluating the
  various societal models in a long term
  perspective
• 8.2.1.2 The extent to which trade-offs or
  synergies exist between the different aspects of
  Sustainable Development
• 8.2.1.3. Development and applications of tools
  for the assessment of policies and socio-economic
  forecasting.

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Area 8.2.2 Regional, territorial and social
cohesion

• The objective is to address challenges facing
  regional cohesion and development and social
  cohesion in the context of the broader economic,
  social, environmental and cultural changes taking
  place, the effectiveness of policy in addressing
  them, and lessons for policy. In addition to the
  wider perspective of Topic 8.2.2.1. above, the
  Topics hereafter focus on the meso dimension, in
  terms of subjects to be addressed, either in
  spatial terms (regions, rural areas, cities) or
  in cross-sectoral socio-economic terms (the
  environment, energy and society interfaces and
  dynamics).
• Topics
• 8.2.2.1. Regional development challenges in an
  evolving international context
• 8.2.2.2. The impact of Common Agricultural Policy
  (CAP) reforms on Europe's rural economies
• 8.2.2.3. Social platform on urban sustainable
  development linking economic, social and
  environmental aspects
• 8.2.2.4. Socio-economic factors and actors that
  shape the "post-carbon" economy

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Activity 8.3 Major trends in society and their
implications

• Demographic change including ageing, births and
  migration
• Lifestyles, families, work, con-sumption, health,
  quality of life
• Cultural interactions in an international
  perspective
• 18 Million

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Area 8.3.1 Demographic changes

• The aim is to study the interactions between
  current societal and demographic trends notably
  the implications of trends such as low birth
  rates and migration in the European Union and
  identify clear policy measures which could assist
  in meeting these challenges.
• Topics
• 8.3.1.1 Impact of demographic changes including
  ageing in the European Union
• 8.3.1.2 Determinants of Birth Rates across the
  European Union
• 8.3.1.3 Migration

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Area 8.3.2. Societal trends and lifestyles

• The aim is to study and analyse the evolution of
  key societal trends and their implications on
  peoples lifestyles and policy making in the
  European Union today.
• 8.3.2.1. Youth and social exclusion

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Area 8.3.3 Cultural interactions in an
international perspective

• The aim is to study European societies in a
  context of increasingly diverse cultural
  backgrounds. In particular, an assessment of
  multiculturalism, cultural interactions and their
  relationship to integration, social cohesion in
  urban spaces, tolerance as well as intolerance,
  racism and xenophobia should be addressed in
  order to provide recommendations for future
  European Union policies. The involvement and
  contributions of relevant non European teams is
  particularly welcome.
• Topics
• 8.3.3.1 Cultural interactions in European
  societies

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Activity 8.4 Europe in the World

• Interactions and dependencies between world
  regions and their impact
• Flows of trade, finance, migration
• Poverty, sustainability
• Economic political relations, global governance
• Conflicts, their causes and resolution, and
  security
• 18 Million

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Area 8.4.1. Interactions and interdependences
between world regions and their implications

• Objective The main aim is to understand better
  the driving forces of global interactions and
  interdependencies, the relations between world
  regions and the factors shaping different
  development paths in a historical perspective.
• Topics
• 8.4.1.1. Europe's role in global economic
  governance
• 8.4.1.2. Development paths in an historical and
  comparative perspective and their impact on Europe

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Area 8.4.2 Conflicts, peace and human rights

• Objective To understand the dynamics of conflict
  and peace, to examine the developments and
  articulation of the rule of law in fostering
  human rights, and to enhance the role of Europe
  in conflict prevention and resolution as well as
  in fostering the rule of law.
• Topics
• 8.4.2.1. Conflicts and Peace
• 8.4.2.2. Articulation of rule of law and
  protection of human rights at national, European
  and international levels

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Area 8.4.3. Europes changing role in the world

• Objective To improve the understanding of the
  changing role of Europe in world affairs and how
  this is seen by people outside examine the
  implications of this for European policies and
  culture and for Europe's relations with other
  regions and countries.
• Topics
• 8.4.3.1. Europe seen from outside
• 8.4.3.2. Multilateralism and the new external
  relations of the European Union

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Activity 8.5 The Citizen in the European Union

• In the context of the future development of the
  EU
• Democratic ownership and active participation
  by the peoples of Europe effective and
  democratic governance
• Europes diversities and commonalities in
  culture, institutions, history, languages and
  values
• 15 Million

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Area 8.5.1 Participation and Citizenship in
Europe

• Objective Understand the participation and
  representation of the citizen as well as to
  reflect upon contemporary definitions,
  perceptions and practices of citizenship in the
  context of the European Union.
• Topics
• 8.5.1.1. Democratic "ownership" and participation
• 8.5.1.2 Reassessing Citizenship within the
  European Union

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Area 8.5.2 Diversities and Commonalities in
Europe

• Objective Explore and analyse diversities and
  commonalities as these are reflected in European
  cultures and societies and to reflect upon how
  these can contribute to further understanding the
  future of Europe. A wide range of disciplines
  will be represented to explore issues relevant to
  history, identity, literature, the arts and the
  media in developing and conveying knowledge,
  attitudes and practices for European citizens.
• Topics
• 8.5.2.1 Histories and Identities articulating
  national and European identities
• 8.5.2.2. Creativity, Culture and Democracy

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Activity 8.6 Socio-economic and scientific
indicators

• The use of indicators in policy, its
  implementation and monitoring proposals for new
  indicators
• Support for policy by indicators (evidence-based
  policy, multiple objectives, policy
  coordi-nation, regulation)
• 11,8 Million

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Area 8.6.1 How indicators are used in policy

• Objective is to contribute to improving policy
  through the appropriate use of indicators,
  techniques to analyse them, models and evidence
  based methods, in the widest sense, at all
  levels, from the micro through to the macro, and
  across all phases of policy.
• Topics
• 8.6.1.1 Current use of indicators in policy

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Area 8.6.2 Needs for new, improved and more
appropriate indicators

• Objective is to address the need for new,
  improved and more appropriate indicators for
  policy. This is necessary because the use of
  indicators for policy is complicated by the fact
  that some of the indicators currently available
  are inadequate or inappropriate for policy use or
  simply of poor quality. Furthermore indicators
  must at one and the same time be empirically
  reliable and understandable and they need to be
  looked at both from the point of view of their
  value and validity when addressing particular
  policy issues.
• Topics
• 8.6.2.1. Improved ways of measuring both the
  potential for and impact of policies

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Area 8.6.3 Provision of underlying official
statistics

• Objective is to contribute to improving the
  availability, quality and relevance of official
  statistics for use in policy. Research is needed
  on official statistics in order to guarantee that
  there are the best possible foundations on which
  to build indicators for use in all aspects of
  policy. This research may look at problems
  associated with existing official statistics as
  well as addressing needs for new official
  statistics.
• Topic
• 8.6.3.1. Specific statistical issues

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Area 8.6.4 Use of indicators and related
approaches for the evaluation of research
policies and programmes

• Objectiveis to look into the specific ways in
  which indicators and related approaches could be
  implemented for the evaluation of research
  programmes. Increased attention should be paid to
  programme ex post evaluation and ex ante impact
  assessment and the contribution these can make to
  public policy and decision-making together with
  more effective and efficient public sector
  interventions. The research should focus on
  methodologies together with analytical techniques
  for evaluation, notably involving both
  quantitative and qualitative indicators.
• Topic
• 8.6.4.1. Modelling and network analysis

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Activity 8.7 Foresight activities

• Wide socio-economic foresight
• Focused thematic foresight related to research
  and to scientific disciplines
• Foresight on research systems and policies in
  Europe
• 10,2 Million

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Area 8.7.1 Forward Visions on the European
Research Area

• Objective The achievement of the ERA is the main
  priority for European research policy, and will
  remain so in the future. There is a need for
  developing perspectives on the future of the ERA
  and, as an input into that, for assessing the
  past and the present of the ERA, and for
  clarifying the main drivers of European ST
  integration.
• 8.7.1.1 Inside the European Research Area
• 8.7.1.1.1 Mapping the Past in View of the Future
  Integration of the European Research Area
• 8.7.1.1.2 Scale and Scope as Drivers of the
  European Research Area
• 8.7.1.1.3 ERA towards 2020 Scenarios and Options
  for the Future

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8.7.1.2 Outside the European Research Area

• Topics
• 8.7.1.2.1 The Joint Exploration of ST Issues
  with Other Research-intensive Economies

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Area 8.7.2 Research and the Lisbon Agenda

• Objective The achievement of the Lisbon Agenda
  is the Community's main short- to medium-term
  priority. While knowledge is at the heart of this
  strategy, Lisbon also emphasizes the need for
  interaction between different policies European
  research policy can help achieve objectives in
  other policy areas, while other policies - for
  instance, macro-economic, market, and competition
  policy - can help achieve research objectives.
• Topics
• 8.7.2.1 Lead Markets and ST Specialisation in
  Europe

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Area 8.7.3 The Future Dynamics of Key ST Actors
in Europe

• The objective of work in this area is to deepen
  the analysis and scenarios already produced and
  to develop concrete recommendations on how to
  support the different European ST actors given
  the changing context and their evolving role.
  They should take stock of recent work in this
  area (such as Foresight on Higher Education, and
  The Future of Key Research Actors in the European
  Research Area).
• Topics
• 8.7.3.1 The Future of Universities

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Area 8.7.4 Blue Sky Research on Emerging Issues
Affecting European ST

• Topic
• 8.7.4.1. Blue Sky Research on Emerging Issues
  Affecting European ST
• The objective of work in this area is to produce
  ST foresight studies taking a long-term
  perspective and original approach.

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Area 8.7.5 Mutual Learning and Cooperation

• Topic
• 8.7.5.1 Mutual Learning and Cooperation
• Objective Under the 6th Framework Programme, the
  Community supported mutual learning,
  coordination, and cooperation in foresight. To
  that end, it established the European Foresight
  Monitoring Network (EFMN), and an ERA-NET
  involving foresight practitioners.

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Activity 8.8 Strategic Activities

• Certain horizontal activities that are
  necessary for the good implementation of the
  specific thematic priority, in particular
  emerging and unforeseen policy needs,
  international cooperation, dissemination of
  programme activities and strategic studies.
• Topics
• 8.8.1. Emerging needs
• 8.8.2. Measures to support international
  cooperation
• 8.8.3 Measures to support dissemination of
  research
• 8.8.4. Trans-national co-operation among National
  Contact Points (NCPs) for Socio-economic sciences
  and the Humanities
• 8.8.5 Impact Assessment study
• 8.8.6 ERA-NET and ERA-NET Plus
• 8.8.7 Establishment of a European observatory for
  socio-economic sciences and humanities
• 20 Million

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IMPLEMENTATION OF CALLS

• Date of publication xx. December 2006
• 01 May 2007 (Closure Date 1)
• 01 October 2007 (Closure Date 2)
• TOPICS UNDER CLOSURE DATE 1
• Evaluation foreseen June 2007
• Negotiations foreseen July 2007 to November 2007
• Contracts to start as from December 2007
• TOPICS UNDER CLOSURE DATE 2
• Evaluation foreseen November 2007
• Negotiations foreseen December 2007 to March 2008
• Contracts to start as of April 2008
• Indicative budget 135 Million

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FP7 Budget
EURATOM 2.751