Public Policy@Southampton invites you to a Seminar: 9.00am – 4.30pm on Friday 7th December in the Senate Room, B37.
Following the debate in the Houses of Parliament on 6th Dec, this seminar explores the findings of a study led by Dr Bryony Hoskins at the University of Southampton for the European Commission (EC) which warns of the dangers of concentrating solely on economic policies to create growth in European countries.
This event explores the findings of a study led by Dr Bryony Hoskins at the University of Southampton for the European Commission (EC) which warns of the dangers of concentrating solely on economic policies to create growth in European countries.
The report Participatory Citizenship in the European Union funded by a €274,996 grant from the EC examines how and to what extent, people in Europe actively take part in society, communities and politics, and identifies any barriers to this.
Lead researcher from Southampton, Dr Bryony Hoskins says, “In the current harsh economic climate across Europe there has been a loss of trust in political leaders and a move towards more extremist parties. It is important for people, especially the young and unemployed, to have their voices heard in the political decision making to mitigate this.
“The study maps the state of play on levels of citizen engagement, and identifies policies and practices to facilitate this across Europe to help find effective strategies to encourage people to get involved.”
Keynote: David Kerr, Citizenship Foundation
Speakers from Universities in Denmark, France, Greece, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Slovenia
This research was funded by the EC, Europe for Citizens Programme with partners from Aarhus University, European Institute for Education and Social Policy, University of Giessen, Tre University, University of Utrecht, LLAKES/IoE, NFER and Citizenship Foundation.
Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
More information and the Agenda can be found here:
Please RSVP to [email protected] By Friday 30 November
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