Research
More than any other academic fields, the social sciences are strategically placed to build bridges between academia and civil society, and to support policy-makers in crafting evidence-based responses.
In the CIVICA alliance, we link research, innovation and knowledge transfer across borders and sectors to find solutions to current and emerging European challenges.
By using existing and new approaches to research in the social sciences and related areas, knowledge-based teams composed of CIVICA researchers, faculty and students are collaborating both physically and digitally. Their aim is to develop new approaches and to share the results of their work with the public, either by informing policymakers on various social and political topics, or by contributing to debates on the crucial issues of our times.
Focus areas
CIVICA strives to find solutions to complex societal challenges through a series of integrated activities focused on four key topics:
- Societies in Transition and Crises of Earth
- Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century
- Europe Revisited
- Data Driven Technologies for the Social Sciences.
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