CLUSTER 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society - DEMOCRACY

CLUSTER 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society

DEMOCRACY
Advisory services and network to counter disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI):


Fostering the consolidation of European science diplomacy:
Program Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-02
Program Type: Coordination and Support Actions
Research Areas: Provide EU and national policymakers with a taxonomy of European science diplomacy which maps the relevant players and creates an overview of the relevant science diplomacy ecosystems. Design and launch a European Science Diplomacy Platform that builds on the activities of existing mechanisms and pays particular attention to the needs of science counsellors and other diplomats dealing with matters that rely heavily on scientific expertise.
Total Funding Available: $4.4M CAD for 1 grant.
MPO Deadline: Contact MPO as soon as possible in the project planning stage

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Open strategic autonomy, economic and research security in EU foreign policy:
Program Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-05
Program Type: Research and Innovation Actions
Research Areas: Analyze the drivers for open strategic autonomy and economic security in various sectors of the European economy, notably the research, innovation and production domains, and map the relevant actors, trends, and risks with a focus on promoting the EU’s competitiveness, protecting it from risks to economic security and collaborating with the widest range of countries that share the EU’s concerns or interests. Consider the engagement of professionals and organizations active in areas such as development cooperation, promotion of democracy and defense and promotion of human rights.

Total Funding Available: $10.3M CAD for 2 grants.
MPO Deadline: Contact MPO as soon as possible in the project planning stage

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The autocratic appeal: nature, drivers and strategies:
Program Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-09
Program Type: Research and Innovation Actions
Research Areas: Investigate the modalities, actors and patterns of resistance against processes of autocratization, so as to generate updated and exploitable scientific knowledge on this field. Consider science-denial, distrust in democracies and the autocratic appeal. Adopt a multidisciplinary, and actor-based, approach, integrating fields such as political science, law, sociology, psychology, media and digital studies, gender studies, and history. International cooperation is encouraged.
Total Funding Available: $15.5M CAD for 3 grant.
MPO Deadline: Contact MPO as soon as possible in the project planning stage

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Economic inequalities and their impact on democracy:
Program Code: HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-10
Program Type: Research and Innovation Actions
Research Areas: Investigate the impact of income and wealth inequalities on democratic practices with a focus on geography, media, intergenerational transfers, or intersections with class, race, religion, gender, etc. in different areas. Research should suggest strategies to address varying levels of civic engagement among communities from different income brackets. Research is encouraged in economics, political economy, political science, public administration, history, (political) sociology, (social) psychology, gender studies, and public policy. Where applicable, proposals should leverage the data and services available through CESSDA, the European Social Survey, SHARE, and other data from relevant Data Spaces. 
Total Funding Available: $15.5M CAD for 3 grant.
MPO Deadline: Contact MPO as soon as possible in the project planning stage