In a project with a regional focus on Serbia, Croatia, and Romania, the consortium of 11 institutions and organizations aims to develop target-group-specific methodologies for mapping the understanding of contemporary antisemitism and capacities to identify it.
Within our research, we will utilize Gramsci’s “cultural hegemony” theory, which examines how the dominant class establishes social consensus and imposes its ideological “common sense.”
DEBATING DEMOCRACY is committed to developing new approaches to learning and teaching through the utilization of datathlons. These datathlons involve the analysis of natural speech samples (corpus) related to sustainable development and democracy, facilitated by software tools.
Nets4Dem puts forward a Network of Networks approach to establish and develop a European network of practitioners and researchers in the field of democracy, civic deliberation, participation and citizenship education.
Nets4Dem connects researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and civil society organisations in Europe and beyond that are committed to making democratic innovation more accessible, effective and firmly embedded in institutions. The project’s distinctive approach focuses on expanding and strengthening connections between existing actors and networks already active in the field. In its new phase, Nets4Dem is developing research sprints, pilot programmes in Łódź and Leipzig, youth labs, multilingual training and digital support for decision-makers. IFDT contributes to connecting and systematising knowledge on democratic innovation, further developing the Knowledge Database on Democratic Innovation and translating research findings into practical resources for researchers, practitioners, decision-makers and policymakers.
The project wants to build a network of research cooperation on Jewish studies in South-eastern Europe as a new academic initiative focused on the region of South-eastern Europe.
The introduction of the first Master’s studies in Holocaust and genocide in Serbia aims to establish a network of scholars from Serbia and the USA who will develop a Master’s program in Holocaust and genocide studies at the University of Belgrade.
The project “Creating Life Champions-LC2023” is conceived as a 24-month activity aimed at strengthening positive social values and principles.
The primary goal of this research project is to utilize a digital twin to identify mechanisms on social media platforms, such as content filtering or personalization, that influence democratic debates.
The main goal of the UNIGEM project network is to design gender-responsive and gender-sensitive policies in higher education, establish gender equality bodies in academic institutions, integrate gender equality themes in university curricula, and sensitize faculty, students, and administrative staff to gender equality and fight against gender-based violence.
