[Reader-list] SOCIAL POLIS Small grants - CALL for STAKEHOLDER CONTRIBUTIONS

[Sarah Habersack]

Dear Readerlist!
Here is a call for contributions for the project Social Polis: Social platform on cities and social cohesion. For further information please see www.socialpolis.eu
Best regards
Sarah
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>Dear Colleagues and Friends,
>
>SOCIAL POLIS (7th Framework Programme) is now 
>announcing the CALL for STAKEHOLDER 
>CONTRIBUTIONS. All non-academic groups and 
>organisations from NGO, community, private and, 
>policy sectors are invited to apply for a small 
>grant (up to 3,000 €) to produce a contribution 
>to the research, policymaking, or urban practice 
>in the areas relevant to ‘Cities and Social 
>Cohesion’. Successful applicants will be invited 
>to present their contributions at the large 
>scale SOCIAL POLIS Stakeholder Conference in Vienna (11-12 May 2009).
>
>
>Proposals might include:
>-  research papers and reports;
>-  multimedia formats (presentations, films, installations);
>-  exhibitions.
>
>
>Contributions may be focused on various issues 
>related to cities and Social Cohesion referring 
>to the SOCIAL POLIS Focused Research Agendas, 
>Existential Fields (please see: 
>http://www.socialpolis.eu<http://www.socialpolis.eu/>), 
>or other topics which have not yet been included 
>in the activities of the platform.
>
>1. Two SOCIAL POLIS Focused Research agendas share the following themes:
>1) Producing urban social cohesion in the face 
>of global changes, migration, and increasing diversity of cities.
>2) Developing a plural economic approach to 
>tackle the urban economic divide, social 
>exclusion, and fragmentation of cities.
>3) Rethinking cities and urban discourses in the ecological age.
>4) Understanding urban practices: social 
>participation, socially creative strategies and neighbourhood development.
>5) Governing cities as a whole.
>
>2.  SOCIAL POLIS Existential Fields:
>EF 1: Welfare and Social Services;
>EF 2: Labour Markets and Economic Development;
>EF 3: Housing, Neighbourhood, and Health;
>EF 4: Mobility, Telecommunications, Security;
>EF 5: Urban Ecology and Environment;
>EF 6: Governance;
>EF 7: Education and Training;
>EF 8: Social and Spatial Inequalities on Urban and Regional Level;
>EF 9: Diversity and Identity;
>EF 10: Creativity and Innovation;
>EF 11: Neighbourhood Development and Grassroots Initiatives;
>EF 12: Social Cohesion and the City as a Whole.
>
>3. Other topics related to Cities and Social 
>Cohesion not addressed by SOCIAL POLIS yet, which may among others include:
>•         The socio-spatial production of tolerance. (Napoli)
>•         Evaluation of effectiveness of 
>policies towards social cohesion in cities: 
>factors contributing to success/failure of urban 
>policies as to social cohesive outcomes. (Milan)
>•          Integrating policies of urban 
>restructuring, development and social inclusion 
>as a determinant of  social cohesion. (Napoli)
>•         Telecommunication systems and social cohesion in Europe. (Geoff)
>•         The impact of changing welfare 
>infrastructure in East European cities. (Stuart)
>
>
>Proposals should include the following:
>•         name(s) and contact information for all applicants;
>•         the title of the paper or multimedia contribution;
>•         abstract (500-600 words);
>•         a brief justification of the proposed topic and format (200 words);
>•         plans for dissemination (100 words);
>•         short statement on the particular 
>benefits of the proposed contribution for SOCIAL 
>POLIS, as well as for the research, policy, or 
>action agenda in the area of ‘Cities and Social Cohesion (100 words).
>•         budget (which must not exceed 3,000 €).
>
>
>For more information on this call for 
>stakeholder contributions please contact us 
>directly. If you wish to discuss an idea for 
>your contribution, please contact Frank Moulaert 
>at frank.moulaert at skynet.be<mailto:frank.moulaert at skynet.be>
>Proposals are due 10 February 2009. They should 
>be submitted electronically to Dr Stuart Cameron 
>at s.j.cameron at newcastle.ac.uk<mailto:s.j.cameron at newcastle.ac.uk>
>
>Please forward this call for contributions to anyone who may be interested.
>
>Looking forward to hearing from you,
>
>Frank Moulaert
>Jean Hillier
>Andreas Novy
>Stuart Cameron
>Konrad Miciukiewicz
>
>Dr Konrad Miciukiewicz
>Global Urban Research Unit
>School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
>Newcastle University
>Claremont Tower
>Newcastle upon Tyne
>NE1 7RU
>United Kingdom
>tel: +44 (0)191 222 6018

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