Intra-EU mobility and its impacts for social and economic systems [REV-INEQUAL-04-2016]
Name of Organisation | UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS | |
Type of Organisation | Public Body SME/SME association Other private actor
X Non profit Organization Regional Body Agency Private University | |
Call | HORIZON 2020: Europe in a changing world – inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies. Work Programme 2016-2017
CALL: REVERSING INEQUALITIES AND PROMOTING FAIRNESS [H2020-SC6-REV-INEQUAL-2016-2017]
TOPIC: Intra-EU mobility and its impacts for social and economic systems [REV-INEQUAL-04-2016]
TYPE OF ACTION: Research & Innovation Action (RIA)
CLOSING DATE: 4 February 2016 | |
(Preliminary) Title of the Project | To be confirmed | |
Outline of the project idea | Rationale: Free movement is not only a fundamental principle of the European single market, but also a fundamental right of European citizens entitling them to move freely across borders and reside anywhere in the EU. With the 2004 and 2007 enlargements and, more recently, with the lifting in 2014 of the last transitional restrictions on free movement of Eastern Europeans to move to the EU-15, the issue of intra-EU mobility, and particularly the mobility of EU citizens, has become heavily politicized. Negative portrayals of internal migrants, whether EU citizens or Third Country Nationals (TCNs), in terms of economic and social costs are prevalent in the media and have also been widely used in national and European electoral campaigns. Claims regarding threats to local employment and negatively stereotyped discourses enhance xenophobia and urge for research based knowledge which will reveal the real comparative dimensions of the intra-EU mobility and its impact for social and economic systems. The results will support decision making for regulations and measures in all the sectors of human activities, education, political, cultural and social life.
Description: The proposed project focuses on the second dimension mentioned in the Call in order to address this challenge, namely the “Perceptions on and politicisation of intra-EU mobility and representation in the media”. Research will survey and examine discourses and perceptions on intra-EU mobility studying a representative range of Member States comparatively.
Objectives: The project aims at:
Activities: Activities focus on:
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Partners: Due to the range of Member States which will be studied comparatively for the completion of the research, a number of countries are proposed to take active part as partners:-
10. Romania 11. Bulgaria 12. Israel
Participants from the above Partners may include:
Target Groups:
Expected Outcomes: The project is expected to considerably enhance the national and transnational knowledge base on the socio-economic impact of intra-EU mobility in general and on national welfare systems in particular. The project will reveal whether and to what extent there is synchronicity or divergence between the socio-economic effects of intra-EU migration and its perceptions and politicisation. Finally the project will make recommendations on how sending countries can harness the talents and resources of their citizens abroad.
European Added Value: More than ever the European Union will benefit from the research findings that will result from at least 10-12 countries of the EU, as they will facilitate the European Commission to apply laws and regulations that will help resolve/improve the issue of migration, which is the number 1 topic currently on the agenda of the EU. In the European level the project is expected to provide useful information on the role media, political parties and other groups have in opinion formation on the perceptions of intra-EU mobility and its connection to the development of xenophobia in Europe. Differences and similarities among the partner countries will give transferable messages to the European level about factors and practices that facilitate or prevent the matter. The Project will inform on the necessity of any additional regulation on intra-EU mobility and develop practical solutions, possibly enhancing future strategies and regulations of the European Union on Intra-EU mobility.
Methodology: The methodology of the project is multi-dimensional and will be organized in different workstreams, each of which will constitute a sub-part of the project, a step leading to the achievement of the project's overall goal. Each workstream shall contain activities grouped together in a logical, consistent and structured way while they will be inter-related since each activity will be based on the results of the previous one. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis will be employed. The investigation of attitudes and perceptions is based on the model of grass-root analysis, that is, the idea of transferring knowledge from the groups of people and/or persons actually experiencing – or could potentially experience – a situation in their country/context, that is, the intra-EU mobility with the view to develop outputs and outcomes of the project. Within the project these groups of people and/or person may be: a) people working in the media (i.e. journalists, political analysts, reporters); b) people involved in politics (i.e. members of political parties and/or political associations, parliament members); c) teachers/educators working in/for the educational system (i.e. in schools, universities, institutes) as well as the general public. Furthermore, the following methods will be used for the survey and examination of discourses and perceptions on and the politicization of intra-EU mobility and representation in the media: a) Historical survey & review about intra-EU mobility in each country & comparative analysis between countries; b) Documentation & archival work and analysis of newspaper articles with regard to the subject of free-movement and intra-EU mobility in each country & comparative analysis between countries (for the collection of data, keywords will be pointed out); c) Collection and analysis of parts of TV shows and news broadcast dealing with the subject of free-movement, migration and intra-EU mobility in each country for examining the main discourses that emerge and the main representations/portrayals of migrants in each country & comparative analysis between countries; d) Reviewing and analysing comments in social media news’ pages on intra EU mobility issues; e) Questionnaire surveys and opinion polls on the issues under study (i.e. free movement in EU, mobility of EU citizens, internal and external migrants) in each country. Different groups of people will participate in the questionnaire surveys and the opinion polls, namely, media representatives, people involved in politics, and teachers/educators as well as the general public. Comparative analysis will follow. f) Focus groups with different groups of people, namely, media representatives, people involved in politics, and teachers/educators. Comparative analysis will follow. | |
Keywords |
Comparative research Intra-EU mobility Migration EU citizens Third Country Nationals Media Perceptions Awareness Knowledge Attitude Politicisation Impacts Social Economy Welfare system Local employment Educational system Xenophobia
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Type of Partner | Consortium | Position within consortium |
√ Create a new consortium
Join an existing consortium
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As a coordinator
As a partner | |
Partner Sought
| Public Body SME/SME association Other private actor
Non profit Organization Regional Body Agency Other (Specify)
Universities Research Centres Municipalities University Networks | |
Answers expected before | 7 December 2015 | |
Contact Person - Name, Surname: - Address: - Tel: - Fax: - E-mail: | University of Cyprus Contact Person Name, Surname: Ms Floria Valanidou Address: University of Cyprus, Department of Education Tel: Fax: Email: valanidou.n.floria@ucy.ac.cy
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