Professor Sophie Lecheler appointed as Scientific Programme Coordinator of the NORFACE Governance programme08/02/21
The NORFACE partners are pleased to announce that Professor Sophie Lecheler has been appointed as Scientific Programme Coordinator for the research programme Democratic governance in a turbulent age. As Scientific Programme Coordinator she will work for the duration of the programme to bring togethe
NORFACE and HERA launch a new programme – CHANSE Transformations: Social and Cultural Dynamics in the Digital Age11/12/20
The NORFACE and HERA networks are pleased to announce that the CHANSE (Collaboration of Humanities and Social Sciences in Europe) consortium will soon announce a call for international research projects on ‘Transformations: social and cultural dynamics in the digital age’. CHANSE will support new an
Recruiting a Scientific Programme Coordinator for research programme Democratic Governance in a Turbulent Age28/05/20
NORFACE is in search for a Scientific Programme Coordinator for its ERA-NET Cofund research programme Democratic Governance in a Turbulent Age (Governance). The Scientific Programme Coordinator will promote cohesion and cooperation in the programme by communicating the activities, outcomes and succe
Transformations to Sustainability projects respond to COVID-19 crisis12/05/20
The COVID-19 coronavirus crisis is affecting all members of the Transformations to Sustainability community and posing new questions about how we understand social transformations. Researchers involved in various projects funded within the NORFACE – Belmont Forum programme Transformations to Sustain
14 projects funded in transnational programme Democratic Governance in a Turbulent Age20/04/20
Grants Governance programme within NORFACE Fourteen transnational and multi-disciplinary social science research consortia have received funding from the European NORFACE network within the research programme ‘Democratic governance in a turbulent age’. Over the next few years they will focus, on sub
HIGH NUMBER OF WORKING PAPERS PUBLISHED BY DIAL RESEARCH TEAMS03/04/20
HIGH NUMBER OF WORKING PAPERS PUBLISHED BY DIAL RESEARCH TEAMS First results of transnational research on inequality across the life-course While working on new research projects, researchers are generally eager to share their first results, with other scientists in the field or with a wider audienc
NORFACE DIAL Podcast Series05/02/20
The NORFACE transnational research programme “Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life-course: structures and processes” (DIAL) focuses on the complex and highly intertwined sources of inequalities in contemporary societies, and their consequences. In 2017, thirteen interdisciplinary and international
The many faces of inequality – highlights from the DIAL mid-term conference29/08/19
This summary captures a three-day programme of presentations and panel discussions at the mid-term conference organised by Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life-course (DIAL), which took place from 6–8 June 2019 in Turku, Finland. The conference brought together over 90 researchers from many of the
NORFACE Governance moves to Full Proposal stage27/06/19
The NORFACE Network is pleased to announce that the Outline Proposal stage of the NORFACE programme Democratic governance in a turbulent age has finished. The Main Applicants who submitted an Outline Proposal have been informed of the result regarding their application. A total of 46 out of 197 cons
DIAL Mid-term Conference brings together funded projects, researchers and stakeholders05/06/19
The Mid-term Conference of the NORFACE research programme Dynamics of Inequality Across the Life-course (DIAL) will take place at the University of Turku, Finland on 6-8 June 2019. The conference will bring together the thirteen research projects funded by NORFACE within the DIAL programme and the a
Successful Kick-Off NORFACE and Belmont Forum Transformations to Sustainability programme in Fukuoka, Japan16/01/19
The Kick-off of the NORFACE and Belmont Forum research programme Transformations to Sustainability (T2S) took place in Fukuoka, Japan on 22-26 September 2018. The Kick-off consisted of a three-day workshop for the twelve funded T2S projects and a T2S launch session at the World Social Science Forum,
NORFACE launches new programme Democratic governance in a turbulent age03/12/18
The NORFACE (New Opportunities for Research Funding Agency Cooperation in Europe) Network is pleased to launch its sixth joint transnational research programme with the topic Democratic governance in a turbulent age. Researchers from the social sciences are invited to apply for funding on behalf of