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Publication of the report ‘Assessment of results-based interventions’. This report presents the main experiences shared during the thematic working group, organised by the EU CAP Network https://lnkd.in/gytHGkss

🇦🇺Lessons from Australian Cities. In their latest IIPP blog post, Senior Research Fellow Bec Chau, IIPP Visiting Professor Dan Hill, and Daniel Pejic share the key lessons we can learn from how Melbourne and Sydney are reacting to the challenge of adapting to shared systemic challenges. ✍️Read their new post here: https://lnkd.in/eD26JM3g

Some really great insights about the central South in this New Local report. 🌟 23 senior decision makers were interviewed, uncovering some interesting research gaps relating to: ▶ The identity of the region and pride in place ▶ Power structures, devolution, and community resilience ▶ Health inequalities ▶ Local skills and (future) labour needs ▶ Economy and placemaking ▶ Infrastructure (transport and housing) "Researchers should be empowered to analyse these gaps in understanding to develop creative and new approaches and solutions. Addressing these priorities presents a significant opportunity for researchers to develop multi-disciplinary teams, align existing research questions to providing substantial practical application and impact, and seek funding through innovative partnerships." The report also shows that "stakeholders were concerned about the how; how can stakeholders achieve their aims, and how can research help them do so? There is a clear need to align the intellectual capacity of local universities to some of the greatest social issues that the region faces." There's ample opportunity for researchers at the University of Southampton and our Civic Partners to engage with these regional challenges. The Centre for the South exists to facilitate this important work and to mobilise knowledge exchange in the central South – do get in touch if you'd like to join this effort.

Chair holder Dr Tea Golob has published an article in the special issue: E-governance and the European Union: Agenda for implementation. The title of the article is European citizenship and digitalization: A new roadmap for interconnection (in co-authorship with M. Rek and M. Makarovič). The article feeds into the research activities of the IC4EU, and are related to the elaboration of the key concepts and theoretical approaches. The article is open access, and you are welcome to read it.

Our findings on knowledge and perception of research security in the Austria-China research cooperation prepared by Centre for Social Innovation in the ReConnect China - Horizon Europe Research Consortium - now in a nutshell infographic. The long read: https://lnkd.in/gcJm9-wq More to come - with an extended read, including more EU MS, part of a large handbook - in 2025...

Catch up with the DARE UK Scientific Use Cases Workshop which explores some of the UK's biggest societal challenges, as reported by news media, which can be addressed if sensitive data is better leveraged through linkage. https://shorturl.at/qk3V2

EGOS 2025, Athens - Call for short papers (Deadline 7 Jan. 2025) Sub-theme 59: Public and Private Sector Resilience: Creative Action that ‘Goes a Long Way’ through Turbulent Times As the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, resilience pushes public and private institutions to cooperate and to jointly find creative solutions to face adversities. In this light, further investigation into the interaction of public and private resilience becomes pivotal, including the role of the public sector in fostering resilience in private organizations, local communities, and policy fields. Similarly, understanding how the private sector stimulates resilience in public institutions, communities, or in lobbying efforts is a critical avenue of inquiry. The connection between public sector resilience, or its absence, and democratic resilience defined as “the ability of a political regime to prevent or react to challenges without losing its democratic character” (Merkel & Lührmann, 2021: 872), is an emerging research topic, offering insights into how creative processes shape and contribute to both normative and empirical aspects of resilience construction. This sub-theme invites both theoretical and empirical contributions addressing the pivotal role of creativity in fostering resilience that cuts across traditional notions of the public, private and civic sectors. https://lnkd.in/dEmpNTn7

Want to be a civic university? Here's A rapid guide for uni researchers, local/regional governments and community/vol sector organisations to find new ways of place-based working. We focus on relational ecosystems and the key ingredients and steps for building relationships. With thanks to 'systems agitators' Susie Drummond, and Simon Hall

📆 This week, CEPS had the opportunity to engage with the trainees at the Council of the European Union.    Researchers Davide Colombi and Patricia Urban presented on the role of think tanks, CEPS’ activities, and what it’s like to work in policy research.    The session included insightful questions from the trainees on topics such as:  📌 Funding sources  📌 Underfunded research areas  📌 Research independence  📌 The freedom of think tanks to critique institutions These discussions highlighted important aspects of think tank work.     We appreciate the Council of the EU trainees for their thoughtful questions and active participation!     Learn more about our work 👉 https://lnkd.in/dV9eHs2S  

I am happy to notice, that our article dealing with enabling elements of citizen participation in local government organisations has attracted interest among fellow academics (at least from the viewpoint of downloads ). The article is published in International Journal of Public Sector Management with co-authors Anna-Aurora Kork, Anni Jäntti and Henna Paananen. It is titled as "Citizen participation as an organisational challenge in local government" and it is open access: https://lnkd.in/gtW2aKF2