A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for the study, conservation and restoration of heritage objects

Code: 34413 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) based on the digital twins of cultural heritage objects stored in the ECCCH, for the study, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage objects. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Supporting the study of cultural heritage objects
• Supporting conservation and restoration works

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for high-value interactions with visitors and heritage objects

Code: 34411 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for high-quality interactions with visitors and cultural heritage objects. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Creating, sharing and re-using interactive content
• Analysing, designing and testing interactions with visitors

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for advanced data enrichment

Code: 34409 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for advanced data enrichment. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Metadata enrichment
• Embedding scientific and professional value as well as IP and other associated rights throughout the digital content production chain
• Collaboration- and business models based on the multi-actor value chain

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for documenting, interlinking and organising data

Code: 34407 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for documenting, interlinking and organising data. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Creating, enriching and refining annotated bibliographies
• Documenting the results of fieldwork such as archaeological or paleontological excavations or other collection processes and studies

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for digitisation and analysis of dynamic processes, objects and complex combined data

Code: 34405 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 18/06/2024 | End submission calls: 22/01/2025

This topic aims at developing and implementing a set of innovative tools and methods on the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) for digitisation and analysis of dynamic processes, objects and complex combined data. Concrete applications of these tools and methods should be provided for at least the following uses:

• Digitising dynamic objects, processes and practices
• Monitoring the evolving status of cultural heritage objects over time
• Interacting with, cross-mixing and re-mixing different data types

The interrelation between social, cultural and political identities, as well as the sense of belonging, and democracies

Code: 30517 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

It can be argued that the involvement of certain communities in democratic processes of decision-making (through quotas, but also through other participatory processes at different levels such as participants sortition) can contribute to further foster the sense of belonging to a democratic society, and further increase their participation in democratic life.

This topic is focused on the interrelation between social, cultural and political identities, as well as the sense of belonging, and democracies.

The role and functioning of public administrations in democratic systems

Code: 30514 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-09 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Governments are excessively under pressure today to adapt and respond to rapidly changing global economic, social, political, ecological and technological trends, to develop better public policy outcomes and high-quality public services that respond to the needs of their citizens, and to transform their internal operations on the go, creating modern and innovative public administrations. This area of research intends to investigate how European Union governments are approaching public administration and governance reform i.e. what areas they strategically invest in, what challenges they encounter, what (national, European or international) support (expertise, finance) they capitalise on, and how they generally approach transforming their government administrations (through e.g. systems approaches, open government approaches, innovation portfolio approach, organisational framework conditions enabling innovation, etc.) as they face the challenges of today.

Future scenarios and young visions for European democracy 2040

Code: 30511 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-11 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Projects should contribute to the following expected results:

Future scenario work streams, roadmap and strategy for achieving the most preferred scenarios for democracy in the European Union in 2040, researched, discussed and jointly developed through iterative, large-scale engagement processes with various stakeholder groups, e.g. young European citizens, political and institutional actors and organized civil society.

Strategies to strengthen the European linguistic capital in a globalised world

Code: 30509 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

European languages are vehicles of our identity, behaviour and cultural perception. Communicating in their native languages, EU citizens connect with their cultural heritage, build their collective and individual identity and better understand the contribution of their national or regional culture to the European culture as a whole. However, in the globalisation era, some languages are dominating, leading gradually to a ‘language oligopoly’.

Therefore, research should address tensions between globalisation and the preservation of European identities as expressed by languages, paying attention to policies and practices regarding the use of national and ‘international’ languages and their place in each country’s cultural, scientific, academic, social, political and economic life.

Strengthen economic fairness and resilience of active labour market policies and address high unemployment

Code: 30507 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Active labour market policies are widely used by European countries to improve the functioning of their labour markets by addressing skill mismatches, labour market segmentation, and by promoting the integration in the labour market of those facing difficulties in accessing it. Policies aimed at skill development could be effective in periods of low economic activity at the macroeconomic level, given that the opportunity cost of training programmes is lower in times of recession.

More research is needed to survey the different types of active labour market policies enacted by the Member States, especially in the area of skills development during economic downturns, and their effects on people facing economic challenges, e.g. people at risk of poverty or workers whose job is at risk of automation or at risk of transformation due to transition to a decarbonised economy.

Protest politics and cultures of opposition in democracy

Code: 30505 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Citizens increasingly disengage from traditional party politics and voting as a way to express political views, values and beliefs.

Research proposals under this topic should analyse further the shift towards politics of collective action, and their impact on European democracies, including their role in resisting the rise of authoritarian tendencies and in taking down authoritarian regimes.

This topic is focused on protests politics and cultures of opposition in democracy.

What is the long-term impact of rule of law and other European values on socio-economic outcomes?

Code: 30502 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Recent insights into the role of networks for the creation of value have yet to be transferred in an important manner to areas of study dealing with important public/common goods such as rule of law and the various human and fundamental rights and freedoms established by European Union law.

It is well understood that networks can amplify asset values in an important manner.

How do structural features and metrics of societal networks impact that value of common/public goods?
Is it possible to identify similar magnifying effects?
And how can they be measured, in which unit can they be expressed?
On the other hand value created within one particular network may not be transferable to another network without significant losses.
What factors will determine the importance of such losses?

Computational Social Science approaches in research on democracy

Code: 30500 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Social sciences have not yet fully embraced the breakthrough of computational science that took place in past years with costs for data transport and data storage ceasing to be a limiting factor for data-driven social science. Developing new crosscutting tools of social and computational science will indeed contribute to better understanding how the EU society acts.

This topic is focused on computational Social Science approaches in research on democracy.

Political participation in multilingual spaces

Code: 30498 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-10 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The European Union is made up of a population with a multitude of languages (including sign languages) and dialects, which reflect a mosaic of cultures in constant interaction and evolution. Although this is not new, managing political participation in multilingual spaces is a challenge, particularly with a view to creating a European public space for citizen deliberation.

This topic is focused on the political participation in multilingual spaces.

New European Bauhaus – Innovative solutions for greener and fairer ways of life through arts and culture, architecture and design for all

Code: 30492 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The New European Bauhaus, as closely connected to cultural heritage and culture, brings a cultural and creative dimension to the European Green Deal. The September 2021 Communication on the New European Bauhaus, recognises that artists and cultural and creative professionals are essential actors when it comes to reflecting and conveying values, to transmitting new and symbolic meanings, and to ensuring sustainability and enabling societal transformation.

This topic is focused on innovative solutions for greener and fairer ways of life through arts and culture, architecture and design for all.

Effective education and labour market transitions of young people

Code: 30490 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-10 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Effective educational transitions, in particular participation and completion rates in upper secondary and tertiary education, are prominent in the European Education Area, which includes targets on early school leaving and tertiary educational attainment. Promoting successful transitions from education to the labour market has been one of the core European Commission policy activities since the outburst of the Great Recession.

This topic is focused on effective education and labour market transitions of young people.

Europe’s cultural heritage and arts – promoting our values at home and abroad

Code: 30488 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The objective of thε innovation proposal under this topic, is to test existing practices and policies that enable arts and culture to promote European values and identities outside Europe, allowing people to experience European arts, culture and traditions both in their original environments and settings and by visiting the rich European cultural landscapes. It also aims to identify potential existing barriers and propose a mixed model for cooperation that will take into account participation at the local, national and regional level and the coordination of different sectors and stakeholders. In this analysis, the presence of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) should be considered.

The role of social economy in addressing social exclusion, providing quality jobs and greater sustainability

Code: 30486 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-09 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

This topic is focused on the role of social economy in addressing social exclusion, providing quality jobs and greater sustainability.

Almost 3 million social economy entities in Europe offer concrete and innovative solutions to key challenges EU society faces.
The social economy can also help implement the principles of the European Pillar for Social Rights and deliver on its 2021 Action Plan and the 2030 headline targets. There is an uneven development of the social economy within the EU and a major untapped economic and job creation potential for the social economy in several Member States and regions. The Social Economy Action Plan, adopted in December 2021 puts forward measures to help further mobilise the potential of the Social Economy.

Leverage the digital transition for competitive European cultural and creative industries

Code: 30434 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are an important source of growth and job creation in the European economy.

The ongoing digital transition brings great opportunities for the CCIs, but also serious threats.

To take full advantage of the many opportunities offered by the digital transition, and avoid the pitfalls, require capacities and competencies that many of Europe’s CCIs currently lack.

This topic is focused on the leverage of the digital transition for competitive European cultural and creative industries.

Multilevel governance in times of digital and climate transitions

Code: 30419 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The threat of climate change will require changes in the ways in which we organise our societies, action at all levels of government, and coordination between these levels so that actions are taken at the most appropriate one and complement each other effectively.

The digital transition is also at the heart of the question of multi-level governance of major transitions.

This topic is focused on multilevel governance during times of digital and climate transitions.

Digital democracy

Code: 30411 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-07 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Through digital platforms and social media, individuals continue to voice their opinions, expose and mobilise for social movements, fostering change and raising awareness of democracy and fundamental rights. Citizens turned to digital media and collaborative platforms to deal with public affairs, exercising active citizenship virtually.

The aim of the digital democracy platforms expand the opportunities for democratic deliberations through better and faster political information exchange, public dialogue, engagement in public decision-making and exercising voting rights in political elections. Digital democracy can also play an active role in creating and deepening societal change. For this aim, proposals should investigate – building on existing literature and data – the most recent developments, especially as regards the pandemic-induced innovative e-democracy and e-participation solutions at all levels of governance (international, EU, national, regional, local).

Minimise costs and maximise benefits of job creation and job destruction

Code: 30376 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-03 Grant | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

This tpic is focused on minimise costs and maximise benefits of job creation and job destruction.

The topic should identify the best ways to train refugees, immigrants, women, older and younger people, people affected by disabilities, unemployed and inactive, medium and low skilled employees, low and medium educated people, individuals living in rural areas, NEETs (not in education, employment, or training), since these people have fewer resources to cover transition spells.

Assessing and strengthening the complementarity between new technologies and human skills

Code: 30373 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-11 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

New technologies may increase or reduce overall employment opportunities: they tend to increase them in the presence of strong productivity gains or if they create new tasks that are best carried out using human skills (possible example: a nurse using medical machines to perform checks previously carried out by a doctor), but can reduce them if the substitution of labour by machines dominates (possible example: self-service supermarket counters). However, there is still a limited understanding of which types of technologies and technology applications are particularly promising from the perspective of enhancing rather than displacing human skills and of creating employment opportunities as well as decent working conditions.

Gender-roles in extremist movements and their impact on democracy

Code: 30370 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

While gender and feminist scholarship in democracy tends to focus on the role of women and female representation, the role of men and different forms of masculinity are equally important to gain a comprehensive understanding of the impact of gender roles and inequalities on democratic discourse, decision-making and governance.

Testing and implementation of research results fostering democracy and governance

Code: 30368 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-12 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

This topic is focused on the implementation of research results fostering democracy and governance.
The aim is to bring to society the benefits from previously EU-funded research in the field of democracy and governance be it in Horizon 2020 or other relevant programmes (such as Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme or the Global Europe Programme).

Culture, the arts and cultural spaces for democratic participation and political expression, online and offline

Code: 30362 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-08 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Cultural, artistic and online spaces (such as public libraries, art exhibition spaces, heritage sites, cultural centres, parks and other public places used temporarily to convey a message, social media platforms, metaverses, etc.) are increasingly positioning themselves as catalysers for social and economic changes.

Projects should contribute to the following expected outcomes:

• Recommendations on how to foster civic participation through a deep analysis of the use of spaces beyond classic democratic institutions, especially cultural and artistic spaces, as well as cyberspace and metaverses, for political expression.
• Forward-looking policy recommendations to ensure that digital spaces (including metaverses and social networks) can, by design, have a positive impact on democratic life and limit potential threats to democracy.
• Experimentation of solutions, methods and tools to support democratic behaviour and social well-being for the next generation of social media.

Policy recommendations from socio-economic impacts of loneliness in Europe

Code: 30352 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Loneliness is becoming an urgent public health issue that calls for effective policy interventions. The effects of loneliness are harmful for health, but also have significant impacts on social cohesion and community trust. This topic is focused on the policy recommendations from socio-economic impacts of loneliness in Europe.

Social services: economic and social returns and value added

Code: 30348 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Social services have a fundamental role in our society, safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of vulnerable groups (e.g. migrants, people with disabilities, homeless, youth at risk, and more in general, unemployed people, low-income and poor households and women). Concerning the economic and social returns of these services, the proposals should focus on estimating the impacts from a life course perspective (including through age-dependent models), on children (development in their childhood and also into adulthood),on the employment and income situation of adults of investments in healthcare and education, including childcare and extracurricular activities for the children, but also other services such as housing and nutrition and long term care for the elderly.

Social dialogue in the new world of work

Code: 30345 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Social dialogue plays a crucial role in the functioning of the European social market economic model. There is an acute need for more innovative research that investigates the impact of the transforming world of work on the capacity of social actors to engage in social dialogue, as well as its effectiveness. Moreover, innovative research is needed to highlight opportunities arising from digitalisation that social partners need to seize in order to deliver positive socio-economic outcomes.

Beyond the horizon: A human-friendly deployment of artificial intelligence and related technologies

Code: 30301 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The history of “artificial intelligence” technologies (AI) is marked by great optimism and expectation, sometimes followed by disappointment. AI has had significant impact in the arts and humanities, and AI-based methods and tools are becoming more widely used in the cultural arena. Today the collection of computer technologies commonly labelled artificial intelligence, along with related technologies for instance in the fields of data science, neuroscience and biotechnology, already show the potential to disrupt and impact the rights of individuals and the wellbeing of societal structures. AI systems have been (mis-)used to micro-target and influence voters in elections as well as in the creation and dissemination of disinformation, and otherwise impact on human agency and autonomy. Many ethical issues arise in the development of AI systems, such as their use in medical devices, brain-computer interfaces, reasoning about human mental and emotion state, etc.

Arts and cultural awareness and expression in education and training

Code: 30282 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-08 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

Arts in education and developing cultural awareness and expression, one of the key competences for lifelong learning have value in themselves. Research evidence is also missing on whether, and how, education and training systems have capacity to support learners in developing cultural awareness and expression.
Therefore, this topic is focused on Arts and Cultural awareness as well as on their expression in education and training.

Cultural and creative industries for a sustainable climate transition

Code: 30218 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 04/10/2023 | End submission calls: 07/02/2024

The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are an important source of growth and job creation in the European economy. Moreover, the CCIs play a key role in shaping culture, values and perceptions across the European Union and beyond. Thus, the role of the CCIs in achieving the European Union’s climate transition objectives is crucial.

This topic is focused on cultural and creative industries for a sustainable climate transition.

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage – Innovative tools for digitising cultural heritage objects

Code: 26649 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 10/01/2023 | End submission calls: 21/09/2023

This topic aims at designing and implementing innovative tools and methods for digitisation of

• visible characteristics
• non-visible characteristics of cultural heritage objects, to be incorporated into the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH).

A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage

Code: 26647 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 10/01/2023 | End submission calls: 21/09/2023

This topic aims at designing and establishing a European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) and demonstrating its basic capacities.
The overall goal is to define, extend and accelerate the development of a platform for multidisciplinary and multi-sectoral collaboration on cultural heritage, focusing on users’ requirements and ease of use, as well as underpinning an open digital ecosystem that provides the tools and services needed to enable and scale-up future research and innovation in the field.

Developing a better understanding of information suppression by state authorities as an example of foreign information manipulation and interference

Code: 25971 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) goes beyond the much-used concept of “disinformation”, which focusses on the active promotion of messages and pushing out of false/misleading content. FIMI also includes other aspects of how the information environment and civic discourse can be manipulated, notably through the suppression of independent and critical voices. It aims to eliminate – or suppress – from the public sphere certain voices or messages.
This should focus on different aspects, ranging from the individual to the society, to the media, academia, as well as pressure on private industry.

Integrated care solutions leading to better quality, person-centred long-term care and overcoming territorial inequalities in their provision

Code: 25963 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-08 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

The quality of long-term care (LTC) is affected by a number of factors, including funding, workforce, organisation, and technology. Concerning organisation, new models of integrated care have started to emerge, which aim to structure care services around personal needs to improve user satisfaction, psychological health, and well-being.

Remote working arrangements and their economic, social and spatial effects

Code: 25961 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Remote working arrangements have considerably increased giving a new perspective to a long ongoing debate on a solution which before was primarily an opportunity to improve employees’ work-life balance.
Research should investigate how remote working arrangements can affect different spaces, focusing on the urban and rural divide and its impacts on the local communities, including on ethical and social aspects, employment, as well as on administration and infrastructures.

Towards sustainable economic policy paradigms

Code: 25956 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Tackling inequalities in the green and digital transitions

Code: 25954 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-10 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

The next decades will be defined by the twin green and digital transitions. To achieve this, policymakers need to both recognise existing inequalities and vulnerabilities and take duly into account the possible distributional impacts of new/revised policies (e.g. the Green Deal and its Fit for 55 Package), against (updated) baseline scenarios.

Mapping of longitudinal data and assessment of inequalities in education, training and learning achievements

Code: 25947 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Long-standing educational inequalities have been pervasive across the European Union and have further aggravated inequalities within and between countries.
Longitudinal studies of individual student cohorts are rare, and it is difficult to follow students, assess their learning outcomes over time and identify trends in education inequalities. It is even more difficult to examine any causal link between educational policies and inequalities in education achievements.

Bridging the migration research to policy gap

Code: 25944 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

The topic is about building a rigorous method for bridging science and politics on migration, based on existing literature that is not exclusive to migration policy, including decision-making, organizational studies, behavioral studies, human rights, gender and intersectional aspects (eg socio-economic background, ethnic/minority origin, disability) and public policy literature.

Global Shortages and Skill Partnerships

Code: 25942 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

As the EU’s workforce grows older, there is increasing political attention on how to recruit workers with the right skills for a changing labour market.
Proposals should focus on the shortage model that leads to recruitment of foreign workers through skill partnerships, and should assess their existence and their cause, with particular attention on how to define and measure them.
Additionally, proposals should then focus on third countries of origin, and go beyond single case studies keeping a macro and/or cross-case comparison perspective.

Tackling European skills and labour shortages

Code: 25939 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-07 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Research activities are expected to take stock, also building on existing literature and studies, of the current labour shortages across Europe, by sectors and occupational groups, based on a sound methodology and ensuring that data is comparable across countries.
The proposals should focus on the skills needed for the green and digital transitions with a focus on the “transferability” of existing skills from one sector/occupation to other sectors/occupations (e.g. what is the real gap in skills).

Addressing housing inequalities in a sustainable, inclusive and affordable way

Code: 25925 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-09 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Housing is now the highest item of expenditure for European citizens.
Research may focus on the relation between housing inequalities and the labour mobility from regions facing job losses to regions generating new jobs in the context of the twin transition. With regard to social and affordable housing, research may shed light on the role social, green and digital innovations can play in addressing housing inequalities.

Efficiency and effectiveness of investment in high-quality education and training

Code: 25907 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Effective and efficient investment in education and training at all educational levels and for all age groups is a prerequisite for enhancing quality and inclusiveness of the education and training systems, improving the education outcomes, meeting the European Education Area objectives and targets, as well as for driving sustainable growth, improving well-being, and building a more inclusive society.
The ”Expert Group on Quality Investment in Education and Training’‘ is focused on teachers and trainers, digital education, education infrastructure and learning environments and equity and inclusion.

Fostering socio-economic development and job creation in rural and remote areas through cultural tourism

Code: 25879 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Research proposals under this topic should focus on exploring research and innovative solutions for sustainable cultural and creative tourism development in rural and remote areas (including outermost areas) that will aim at job creation and socio-economic regeneration, taking into consideration the specificities of each region and the diversity of economies.

Cultural and creative approaches for gender-responsive STEAM education

Code: 25875 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-08 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Women have long played an important, but often unacknowledged role in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Whilst women are overall well represented in many cultural professions, certain cultural and creative sectors which demand more digital and technological skills, such as the gaming and filming industry, still see a stark underrepresentation of women in these fields, as well as persisting gender stereotypes in the content that is produced.
In order to improve girls’ participation and interest in these fields from an early age, a STEAM approach, featuring creative thinking, and a scientific evidence-based approach, applied arts, and the teaching of science in political, environmental, socio-cultural contexts, can prove particularly useful.

Promoting cultural literacy through arts education to foster social inclusion

Code: 25871 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-07 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Τhe challenge is to better understand the value of cultural literacy on social cohesion and inclusion, how we could exploit its benefits through arts in education and what are the best practices/ policies to further integrate it in school and out of school activities. Education and education policies are a key to increasing resilience and cohesion in Europe, however, cultural literacy in education differs among the European countries, while the current policies in Europe commonly have a narrow and normative notion on how to implement this in practice.

Re-visiting the digitisation of cultural heritage: What, how and why?

Code: 25869 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

The cultural heritage sector, as the rest of society, finds itself in the midst of a dramatic digital transition. This transition deeply affects its activities, its organisation, and at times the purpose or existence of its institutions and subsectors.

Cultural and creative industries for a sustainable climate transition

Code: 25867 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

The cultural and creative industries (CCIs) are an important source of growth and job creation in the European economy. Moreover, the CCIs play a key role in shaping culture, values and perceptions across the European Union and beyond. Thus, the role of the CCIs in achieving the European Union’s climate transition objectives is crucial.

Advanced technologies for remote monitoring of heritage monuments and artefacts

Code: 25864 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 16/03/2023

Remote technologies with emphasis on non-destructive techniques should focus on obtaining analytical chemical information regarding pollutants and/or degradation products from previous interventions in monuments, buildings or large size cultural objects, which are not easily accessible or in remote places for representative sampling. Remote chemical mapping should be included too.

A world leading European video game innovation system

Code: 25861 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Cultural heritage in transformation – facing change with confidence

Code: 25857 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Cultural heritage has enormous potential in terms of its contribution to improving the quality of life for people, understanding the past and assisting territorial cohesion. Current policy discourses focus essentially on the need to protect and preserve cultural heritage for the benefit of future generations.

Intersectionality and equality in deliberative and participatory democratic spaces

Code: 25855 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-01-07 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

There has been a recent push to overcome the limits of representative democracy and reinvigorate democratic participation through participatory and deliberative democratic innovations at local, regional, national and European level. Such processes have aimed to bring power and decision-making closer to citizens, and have contributed to reimagining the meaning of democracy and to further fostering the involvement of citizens in democratic life.
Proposals should contribute to reinvigorating democracy and enhancing citizen participation by designing, envisioning and piloting processes of democratic innovation where overcoming the accumulation and intersection of discrimination or stigmatisation is a core part of the process.

Political perspectives for the Eastern Neighbourhood and the Western Balkans

Code: 25848 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-01-08 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

The climate imperative and its impact on democratic governance

Code: 25845 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Proposals under this topic should help reinvigorate democratic governance by suggesting pathways for improved effectiveness of rule-of-law based institutions and policies, notably pathways for open government practices that enable active civic participation throughout the policymaking process. They should help strengthen social and economic resilience and sustainability through a better understanding of the relationship between democratic governance and the climate imperative.

New approaches for combatting corruption and other undue influences on political decision-making

Code: 25841 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Corruption and anticorruption are about human behaviour and require therefore multifaceted and multidisciplinary research. Proposals should aim at bringing together the contributions from behavioural and political economists, psychologists and anthropologists, historians, lawyers, political scientists, communication scholars, etc. Their research findings should contribute to a deeper understanding of corruption and further the evaluation of the quality of democracy and good governance.

Detecting, analysing and countering foreign information manipulation and interference

Code: 25836 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

• how to create a common understanding of the parameters required to deliver technical performance;
• how can these TTPs be identified and aggregated;
• how they can be stored and shared in an adequate privacy-compliant environment.

Democratic governance for times of disruptive changes to the social contract

Code: 25833 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

A social contract is the intellectual construct referring to the agreement between members of a society, community, or organisation that spells out the obligations, functions, and rights of each citizen agreeing to the contract. The classic concept of social contract also implies the notion of the individual renunciation of some freedoms, in exchange for core public goods, including the right to democratic participation and the protection that societal life can offer. When the social contract fails to uphold its end of the bargain and leaves its citizens disappointed, there is a risk of social unrest and political instability.

The emotional politics of democracies

Code: 25830 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2023-DEMOCRACY-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 14/12/2022 | End submission calls: 14/03/2023

Proposals under this call should examine the role of affect and emotions (such as hope, resentment, happiness, fear, dissatisfaction, frustration, solidarity, hatred, envy, shame, pride, humiliation, etc.) in European democracies, how they interact with values, identities, experiences and beliefs, and how this impacts democracies and democratic governance.

A culture and creativity driven European innovation ecosystem – a collaborative platform

Code: 22549 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-02-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/05/2022 | End submission calls: 21/09/2022

The project should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

• The establishment and development of a network of and for the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in the EU Member States and associated countries, covering the diversity of the CCIs in terms of sectors, countries and company size, with particular attention to small and medium-sized enterprises.
• Well-founded and prioritised recommendations for EU policy on R&I and in other key areas for the CCIs, including to contribute to the 2030 objectives of the European Green Deal, notably in terms of environmental sustainability, while strengthening competitiveness and internationalisation.
• Structurally strengthened cooperation between CCIs across sectorial, geographical and cultural borders, as well as between CCIs and other economic sectors, empowering the CCIs to assume a proactive innovation-driving role, resulting in more innovations with a cultural and creative base.
• European CCIs ready for the green and digital transitions.

Network for innovative solutions for the future of democracy

Code: 21682 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-02-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/05/2022 | End submission calls: 21/09/2022

The goal is to establish a network of researchers in democracy together with practitioners of civic participation and deliberation and of citizenship education across Europe, bringing together a critical mass of such actors in Europe, from Member States and Associated Countries representing the different parts of Europe with their diverse policy contexts, challenges as well as historical and cultural backgrounds.

Knowledge platform and network for social impact assessment of green transition policies

Code: 21656 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-02-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 12/05/2022 | End submission calls: 21/09/2022

Fairness is one of the key objectives of the European Green Deal, as well as a precondition for the green transition to gather the necessary support from businesses and citizens. Yet, there is a lack of common culture, practices, and agreed indicators or methodologies on how to best assess the social and distributional impacts of the transition (including on disadvantaged groups). To address this, the Commission recently put forward a proposal for a Council Recommendation addressing the social and labour aspects of a just transition towards climate neutrality, accompanying the Fit for 55 package.

The role of perceptions, formed by traditions, values and beliefs, in shaping European societies and politics in the 21st century

Code: 18017 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Values, norms, traditions, beliefs, our historical past, mentalities, age or gender etc, shape our perceptions, the way we see our societies and the role of the individual, the state and the economy in it. Proposals under this topic will identify and examine the factors that influence and change people’s perceptions of the European project over time, under different geographical, political or socio-economic circumstances.

Games and culture shaping our society

Code: 18002 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-09 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Games are a rapidly evolving, rapidly changing industry, known for their advanced role in ICT. The impact of toys on European culture and society, as well as on its cohesion and values, has not been thoroughly researched. Research should therefore address these knowledge gaps, which include potential differences between age groups, gender and socioeconomic background, the current state of play literacy or the digital divide.

Europe’s cultural heritage and arts - promoting our values at home and abroad

Code: 18000 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

European arts and cultural heritage have an intrinsic value in enriching our lives, but also reflect our way of life, and contribute to shaping our society and its values. If Europe wants to maintain its place in a globalised world, it is in our interest to step up common efforts to promote Europe’s culture, values and interests. The challenge of research is to contribute knowledge as well as to identify ways of reinforcing common European action for the benefit or our society.

Return and readmission of irregular migrants in the EU

Code: 17998 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-09 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Projects should contribute to the following expected outcomes:

• Support EU migration governance by assessing barriers and enablers of its return and readmission policy, and notably as regards obstacles to readmission in the countries of origin.
• Suggest avenues for international cooperation on migration between the EU, its Member States and countries of origin and transit of migrants.
• Consider alternatives to returning migrants to countries of origin.

Conditions of irregular migrants in Europe

Code: 17984 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Irregular arrivals to the EU have been significant in the past years, often in the context of mixed migration, including significant numbers of asylum seekers. Adding to existing populations of irregular migrants, many are not granted asylum, and as return rates also remain low, it is evident that a sizeable number of migrants remain in irregular status in the EU. This is also problematic for the host country, as irregular migrants participate in the black labour market and largely remain outside of integration pathways.

The impact of spatial mobility on European demographics, society, welfare system and labour market

Code: 17978 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Proposals should analyse drivers and effects of demographically declining and left behind areas in Europe. Projects should focus in particular on spatial mobility, including, but not limited to, urban-rural, inter-regional and intra-EU mobility, and the interactions of different policies affecting these flows, as well as linkages to mobility flows of non-European migrants.

Public policies and indicators for well-being and sustainable development

Code: 17975 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Τhe transition towards a “sustainability paradigm” should be supported, identifying the socio-economic inequalities and the distribution of benefits of economic growth between individuals, also taking into account the environmental impacts and limits of such growth. Research efforts should identify and propose indicators to measure well-being and sustainable development, accounting also for the measurement framework in the “beyond GDP” approaches.

Representative democracy in flux

Code: 17969 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-08 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

The last decades have witnessed significant changes in the electoral behaviour of citizens. As societies have become more connected and individualistic, with an ever fast-paced development of digital technologies, new political forces, discourses and voting preferences have emerged. While many of the identities and certainties of the past are eroding, new cleavages have marked the political landscape of representative democracies. This apparent state of flux brings multiple challenges but also opportunities for the future of our democracies.

Socio-economic effects of ageing societies

Code: 17964 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-10 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Proposals under this topic should analyse, with an interdisciplinary approach, the changing demographic profile of Europe, paying attention to the heterogeneous trends and developments in the different Member States and Associated countries (ideally at regional level). Projects should consider the structural changes required to adapt in the medium term to ageing societies.

Strengthening racial, ethnic and religious equality

Code: 17953 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-08 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

High levels of racism, xenophobia, as well as institutionalised or structural discrimination are linked to inequality and shape social and economic outcomes of individuals from minority backgrounds. They also have negative effects on security, quality of life and social cohesion. Proposals should focus on various manifestations of racism and xenophobia, including one or more among anti-Black, anti-migrant, anti-Muslim, antisemitism, anti-Gypsyism.

Decision-making processes of (aspiring) migrants

Code: 17950 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Μacro-level determinants of migration have linked structural factors and a number of social processes to migration outcomes. However, there is a scarcity of research that considers the way in which meso-social and micro-individual levels interact with each other and with macro-level determinants, and play a role in shaping decisions to migrate, or not.

The future of democracy and civic participation

Code: 17942 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Projects should enhance and expand the implementation of civic participation as well as co-creation in democratic life at scale, including the least engaged communities and categories of the population, at all levels from local to European. Improve the articulation between deliberative processes and representative institutions in liberal democracies, including through experimental approaches. Research should elucidate how to open up traditional institutions of representative democracy and increase trust in democratic governance through direct participatory processes as well as clear and transparent feedback mechanisms to citizens.

Politics and the impact of online social networks and new media

Code: 17888 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-07 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Social platforms and new media are increasingly perceived as conducive to the creation of ideological “echo-chambers” eroding the space for public dialogue. They are seen as fostering polarisation, radicalisation, depoliticisation, spreading misinformation and subject to manipulation. At the same time, they have been used in attempts to covertly influence the political choices of citizens, thus sapping their democratic credentials.

Conditions for the successful development of skills matched to needs

Code: 17885 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-07 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Projects should contribute to both of the following expected outcomes:
Enable policymakers to better understand, measure and reduce skills gaps and problematic mismatches between skills and jobs, thereby supporting the diffusion and adoption of innovation, the digital and green transitions, inclusive economic growth as well as individual wellbeing.

Overcoming discrimination for an inclusive labour market

Code: 17883 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

New and innovative ways of integration into the labour market of the most vulnerable groups need to be explored and tested with the objective to reduce inequalities and promote social inclusion. These vulnerable groups include people discriminated on the basis of disability and health, age, gender, language, racial or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, civil and family status and religious belonging.

Safeguarding endangered languages in Europe

Code: 17878 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

The creation of a European language preservation ecosystem is at the heart of this topic, in particular with the establishment of a set of guidelines for revitalizing endangered languages in Europe and the setting up of a comprehensive website. This also aims at exchanging best practices and collecting endangered language resources and tools that, with the appropriate involvement of stakeholders concerned, should be made widely available.

The impact of inequalities on democracy

Code: 17874 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

• Comprehensive evidence base to explain the long-term impact of various inequalities (socio-economic, gender, disability, spatial, ethnic, etc.) on political participation, democratic quality and stability.
• Development, validation and piloting of strategies, policies and action plans for tackling inequalities while boosting trust and resilience at different levels of governance, including at the local level.
• Strategies, regulations and policies to support the inclusion of marginalised groups in the democratic and participatory process.

Artificial intelligence, big data and democracy

Code: 17808 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Projects should contribute to at least two of the following expected outcomes:

• Protect fundamental rights and European values from possible threats stemming from unregulated use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data applications.
• Explore the potential of AI and big data to reinforce fundamental rights and European values. Examine the effectiveness of monitoring and control protocols of established legislation and non-regulatory measures over AI and big data development and implementations.
• Introduction of values-based frameworks to inform data governance and regulate the use of AI and big data.
• Innovative uses of AI and big data to enhance citizen engagement and democracy.

Media for democracy – democratic media

Code: 17805 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

• Demonstrate how citizens and policymakers can contribute to a healthy and reinvigorated democracy through media.
• Improved quality, accountability and transparency of media production and distribution processes, and contribution to a more resilient democratic institutional framework.
• Enhanced citizen’s participation and decision-making through enlightened access to pluralistic media content.

Education for democracy

Code: 17802 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Education, plays an important role in bolstering democratic citizenship and strengthening the resilience of democratic societies. It can play an essential role in the promotion of core values like human rights and the rule of law, as well as in the prevention of human rights violations. It can also help promote gender equality, disability inclusiveness, a culture of peace and non-violence, environmental awareness, appreciation of linguistic, ethnic, cultural and religious diversity. Education can contribute to tackle radicalisation and successfully integrate migrants and refugees.

Gender and social, economic and cultural empowerment

Code: 17798 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Projects should contribute to the achievement of a better understanding of gendered power relations across the social and economic spheres, taking into account intersections between gender and other social categories such as ethnicity, social origin, disability and sexual orientation, and the cumulative effects of multiple forms of discrimination and disadvantages. Provide evidence base about the role of education and the media in perpetuating or breaking stereotypes.

The New European Bauhaus – shaping a greener and fairer way of life in creative and inclusive societies through Architecture, Design and Arts

Code: 17793 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-10 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

The New European Bauhaus (NEB) is essentially a project that aims to be a bridge between the world of science and technology and the world of art and culture, where citizens shall need to take ownership of the Green Deal.

Evolution of political extremism and its influence on contemporary social and political dialogue

Code: 17788 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Political extremists often show disdain for the rights and liberties of others but resent the limitations of their own activities. More extreme forms embrace engagement in ideologically driven criminal activity and violence. Some of the greater impacts of extreme narratives on society stem from their influence on mainstream political discourses and policies.

Global governance for a world in transition: Norms, institutions, actors

Code: 17785 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-09 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Research under this topic should propose ways of redesigning, renewing and re-invigorating global and European traditions of cooperation with a view to greater accountability, openness and legitimacy. This should include new reflections on the norms, institutions and actors that can support a more robust and effective multilateralism, as well as a stocktaking and assessment of the modalities and possibilities of multileveled participation in cross-border governance, ranging from the local to the global level.

Protection of artefacts and cultural goods from anthropogenic threats

Code: 17736 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-07 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Cultural goods and artefacts are put at risk through a number of man-made actions. Very often, it is also linked to a certain ideology that aims to destroy collective memory and dismember people’s identity.
Research is needed at the level of prevention to protect cultural artefacts from falling victims of theft, smuggling or illicit trade.

Effects of climate change and natural hazards on cultural heritage and remediation

Code: 17722 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-08 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Projects should contribute to safeguarding and protecting Europe’s cultural heritage from the effects of climate change and natural hazards, including rural and remote areas, coastal and maritime cultural landscapes and underwater heritage. As well as to explore innovative and sustainable ways to protect cultural heritage and cultural landscapes from climate change, disaster risks and pollutants.

Traditional crafts for the future: a new approach

Code: 17716 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Traditional artefacts and the old crafts techniques are a significant part of our cultural heritage and arts.
Artefacts and traditional objects are cultural products as they store social, personal and cultural memory and knowledge, and they enable the articulation of self-identity in symbolic ways.
The goals of the manufacturing and crafts sector have changed over time. This puts at risk traditional crafts techniques, which are in danger of disappearing, and with them important knowledge and know-how of ancient techniques and materials to produce and restore historic artefacts.

Towards a competitive, fair and sustainable European music ecosystem

Code: 17713 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

Music has an important economic value, but also a fundamental societal impact, contributing to social development and wellbeing. Proposals should aim at improving statistical data and methods for capturing the economic impact of the music sector.

Increase the potential of the international competitiveness of the European filmmaking industry

Code: 17708 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 20/01/2022 | End submission calls: 20/04/2022

The European filmmaking industry is a significant sector of the cultural and creative industries and an important element of European economic growth and wellbeing.
Therefore, research will examine the state of the art of the European filmmaking industry, in order to analyse limitations, including institutional frameworks that prevent integration and cause fragmentation. Proposals will assess the needs and developments of the European filmmaking industry and address potentialities for further development.

Upgrading Independent Knowledge on Contemporary China in Europe

Code: 10858 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-07 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Projects are expected to address the following:

• Further deepen European independent knowledge/understanding of China’s social, cultural, political, and economic characteristics, of the impact of its foreign policy, and of its compliance with international obligations/laws/norms.
• Analyse new global narratives and study how these compare and interact with European interests and values, while acknowledging and reflecting Europe’s diversity.
• Enhance the visibility of our independent expertise and mainstream knowledge on China to increase its appeal in learning/research institutions among students.
• Stimulate and support the creation of independent knowledge on contemporary China to increase the level of “knowledge autonomy/independence” through the creation of new connections and synergies between intra-European China knowledge nodes from across all relevant organizations and joint research projects.

Towards a new normal? Employment and social impacts of changing supply chains and declining trade intensities

Code: 10852 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-06 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Globalization has expanded the value and supply chains and shifted trade patterns and dynamics. Research should first conceptualise the actual global and sectoral trade patterns, value chains, supply chains and production networks including the labour market, income inequalities, decent work and social cohesion in urban and rural areas, in light of the EU’s long-term policy priorities of social resilience and competitive sustainability.

Integration of emerging new technologies into education and training

Code: 10849 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Proposals should support the purposeful and pedagogical use of emerging technologies, including applications of artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and robotics in education and training, in order to foster 21^st century skills such as communication, collaboration, digital literacy, critical as well as design thinking and creativity.

Addressing poor learning outcomes in basic skills and early school leaving at national, regional and local level in Europe

Code: 10841 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Proposals under this Call should concentrate on the institutional, socio-economic, cognitive, cultural, linguistic gender, psycho-emotional and well-being determinants, as well as the root causes of underachievement and school dropout at primary, secondary and post-secondary levels of education.

Determining key drivers of inequality trends

Code: 10827 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

In the light of increasing economic and social inequalities and regional disparities in terms of both economic and other outcomes and opportunities, research should analyse the main reasons for the increasing inequalities reported in the last decades worldwide and, thereby, identify whether this is primarily policy driven and/or the result of different factors related to globalisation and technological innovations. More specifically, research should examine whether inequality dynamics are determined by different trends.

Providing support in a changing world of work and social protection

Code: 10809 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Innovative research is needed to explore and provide new insights into the impact of change on reducing socio-economic inequality, the consequences of growing poverty, protecting people from all forms of hardship, and the self-employed as needed to move towards more stable employment relationships in the European labor market and related welfare systems, in order to ensure that welfare systems are adapted accordingly and continue to fulfill the above roles.

Estimates of irregular migrants in Europe - stakeholder network

Code: 10802 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Irregular migrants are, by definition, difficult to capture in population statistics,  and so it remains unknown how many irregular migrants are in the EU and in the various EU Member States today. This is a challenge, for the policymakers as they have limited capacity to develop policies targeted to a group of people that is ill-defined. This is even more challenging in situations such as the Covid-19 pandemic.
Proposals should comparatively assess legal frameworks across the EU that determine the irregular status of migrants, and comprehensively assess their impact.

Coordination of European cultural heritage research and innovation among Member States

Code: 10795 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-02-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

The European Union has provided funding through co-financing programs to coordinate national research and innovation activities on cultural heritage, the arts and to increase their impact, which should be assessed in order to agree further coordination and partnerships with Member States. and associated countries.
Proposals under this topic are expected to realise a mapping of national activities pertaining to cultural heritage, provenance research, architecture, as well as programmes and European ERA-Net Co-funding schemes on cultural heritage R&I.

Mobilising the network of National Contact Points in Cluster 2

Code: 10793 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-02-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Proposals should aim to facilitate trans-national co-operation between National Contact Points (NCPs) in the areas covered by Horizon Europe Cluster 2 ‘Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society’, with a view to identifying and sharing good practices and raising the general standard of support to programme applicants. In addition, the action will provide important feedback on issues relating to programme planning, design and evaluation.

Preserving and enhancing cultural heritage with advanced digital technologies

Code: 10789 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Digital technologies, from 3D simulation to artificial intelligence and virtual/augmented reality, are being used to ensure preservation and wide access to cultural heritage and the arts. Τhere is a need to expand and further support the application of digital tools to preserve cultural heritage and to make it widely accessible. The relation between cultural heritage and its digitised format through the experience of audiences is of particular interest. 

Cultural and creative industries as a driver of innovation and competitiveness

Code: 10787 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

The cultural and creative industries (CCI) are an important source of growth and job creation in the European economy. The growth of this sector has raised interest at policy level for its innovation potential and for contributing to improved competitiveness. The challenge is to understand how to realise the full potential of CCIs as a driver for innovation, create stronger links with other sectors and contribute to strengthening the European economy, society and its sustainability.

New ways of participatory management and sustainable financing of museums and other cultural institutions

Code: 10785 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Museums and other cultural institutions (such as libraries, galleries, archives, memorial sites, etc.) play a key-role in social inclusion and cohesion. Nowadays, museums and other cultural institutions are facing several challenges such as scarce funding, new legal obligations with regard to their collections insufficient numbers of visitors or, to the other extreme, massive tourist crowds, which necessitate new and expensive conservation means and security tools. All these challenges are threatening the existence and efficient work of museums and other cultural institutions. Therefore, there is a pressing need to ensure methods of sustainable financing in order to help museums and other cultural institutions recover quickly, continue operate in a safe and viable way and widen as much as possible access to citizens.

Green technologies and materials for cultural heritage

Code: 10783 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Materials and methods for the conservation and restoration of cultural heritage can often be energy consuming, not environmentally friendly or even harmful for the health of operators and curators. Moreover, many of these materials and methods prove to be neither durable nor sustainable, often leading to repetitive and costly restoration of artefacts, monuments and heritage sites. Research has already addressed this challenge to a certain extent; yet, the wide range of materials, types of buildings and monuments, and the specific needs of artefacts call for further investigation and tailored solutions.

Politics and governance in a post-pandemic world

Code: 10780 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-DEMOCRACY-01-05 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

The COVID-19 crisis affects societies in multifaceted ways. Specifically, affects the public health threat, the economic dislocations, social disruptions and information disorder that test political processes and institutions.  In addition, the crisis also opens opportunities for positive change and innovative new solutions that research actions will help to identify and grasp. In this vein, research should examine the impact of the pandemic on populist and extremist discourses and proposals, and assess whether it has bolstered polarisation and the appeal of authoritarianism or whether, on the contrary, it has provided impetus and momentum for an effective uphold of democratic accountability and judicial control.
Moreover, a stocktaking exercise should allow identifying whether the political trend emerging from the crisis is a demand for greater and improved collaboration and concerted action amongst EU Member States and Associated Countries or, on the contrary, an overall “renationalisation” of the EU and international spheres.

Democratic politics in the EU’s neighbourhood

Code: 10772 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-DEMOCRACY-01-04 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Despite the hopes raised by the ‘colour revolutions’ in Eastern Europe in the 2000s and the Arab Spring in 2011 as boosters of democratisation in the European neighbourhood, a more troubling reality persists: some democratic advances coexist with the continued persistence of authoritarian rule in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North African countries. Research should assess the EU’s actual role in promoting democracy. 

Feminisms for a new age of democracy

Code: 10768 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-DEMOCRACY-01-03 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Gender equality is a fundamental value of the European Union and lies at the core of European democracy. At the same time, however, there has been a societal and political backlash against feminism centred around traditionalist, masculinist and authoritarian discourses. Research is needed on the theory and practice of feminism(s), in the face of a changed and changing reality in the EU and beyond, including in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Economic models and modern democracies

Code: 10680 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-DEMOCRACY-01-02 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Theoretically and empirically robust recommendations aiming to instil greater democratic accountability and inclusion in economic processes.

The future of liberal democracy in Europe

Code: 10677 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-CL2-2021-DEMOCRACY-01-01 | Programme name: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Sub-program: Culture, Creativity & Inclusive Societies (Cluster 2)(2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 22/06/2021 | End submission calls: 07/10/2021

Proposals under this Call are expected to address the following points:

• Produce theoretically and empirically robust visions for the future of liberal democratic
  institutions.
• Reflect upon and actualise what liberal democracy means in the 21st century in Europe.
• Develop recommendations, toolkits, narratives and methodologies to reinstate the legitimacy and effectiveness of liberal democracies.