Five countries to collaborate on latest Open Research Area call

4 Dec 2020 03:13 PM

The nature of society and equality across age groups, industry, habitats and public policy are among 13 exciting new projects announced yesterday.

The projects will enable researchers in Canada, France, Germany, the UK and Japan to collaborate on the social sciences and further strengthen international cooperation.

Funded by the Open Research Area for the Social Sciences (ORA), which aims to minimise bureaucracy in international research, the projects are delivered by:

They will associate with the Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), who as in the previous ORA round, have already established a process for Japanese researchers to participate in complementary projects.

Funded projects

The 13 projects are:

Atmospheres of (counter) terrorism in European cities

Beyond ‘left behind places’: understanding demographic and socioeconomic change in peripheral regions

Cognitive training effects across the adult lifespan: a diffusion modelling approach

Fiscal citizenship in migrant societies: an international cross country comparison

Frames in production: actors, networks, diffusion (FRAMENET)

GEP analysis: assessing, understanding, and modelling the impact of gender equity policies (GEP) in the film industry

Linking national and regional income inequality: cross-country data harmonization and analysis

MAPHIS: mapping history – what historical maps can tell us about urban development

Muslim-Jewish encounter, diversity & distance in urban Europe: religion, culture and social model (ENCOUNTERS)

Police accountability – towards international standards (POLACS)

Prosocial development across childhood: towards a comprehensive mechanistic framework

Public policy in food markets: understanding advertising and choice inter-dependencies

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