Economic, Social and Spatial Inequalities in Europe in the Era of Global Mega-trends (ESSPIN)

Roberta CAPELLO (docente coordinatore), Andrea CARAGLIU, Silvia CERISOLA, Ugo FRATESI, Camilla LENZI, Giovanni PERUCCA

The goal of the project is to re-examine the nexus of social, economic and spatial inequalities in the EU, the various typologies and the arrangements and mix of policies addressing them, in the light of emerging and highly interacting mega-trends and challenges, threatening to increase pressures and make policy choices even more difficult. As new and older drivers of change are projected to create a rather unfavorable environment for balanced growth and socio-spatial resilience, this research focuses on the analysis of policy responses, aiming to make them more pro-active, inclusive and effective. The novel contribution of the project lies on a holistic and integrated approach that relates in an interactive way drivers to outcomes and levels of aggregation. The aim is to detect, model and map the interdependence among drivers of inequality and outcomes (including circular causality) in a multi-level, poly parametric context with specific tailor-made policy recommendations.

DABC role

The research group based at DABC leads the WP “A new synthesis and policy scenarios to confront social and spatial inequality in a more diverse and volatile environment” and participates in the analysis of the interconnections of in-market and post-market drivers of inequality with other processes and their impact across social groups and spatial scales.

Partners

Panepistimio Thessalias (coordinatore), Institut fuer Weltwirtschaft, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Academia de Studii Economice din Bucuresti, Ita-Suomen Yliopisto, Universita degli Studi di Cagliari, Univerzita Karlova, The Economic and Social Research Institute Lbg, Universite de Toulon, London School of Economics and Political Science, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Association des Agences de la Democratie Locale

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