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Social Polis Social Platform on Cities and Social Cohesion

Social Polis is an open-network social platform that leverages social connectivity to facilitate the exchange of information, foster new connections, and promote the synergy of ideas. Its objectives include developing a research agenda on cities and social cohesion, fostering dialogue between stakeholders, and supporting EU FP7 research calls. Social Polis consists of a scientific network and stakeholder networks, with various activities such as a website, newsletter, conferences, and workshops. Additionally, focused research agenda proposals have been developed to address urban social cohesion in the face of global changes, rethinking cities in the ecological urban age, developing plural economic approaches, governing diversity, and understanding urban behavior and community initiatives.

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Social Polis Social Platform on Cities and Social Cohesion

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  1. Social PolisSocial Platform on Cities and Social Cohesion www.socialpolis.eu

  2. Coordinators Frank Moulaert Professor of Spatial Planning- Department of Architecture, Urban Design and Regional Planning, KU Leuven. Visiting Professor – School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University. Jean Hillier Professor of Town and Country Planning - School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University Co-Coordinator: Sako Musterd Professor of Social Geography – Universiteit van Amsterdam

  3. Why do we need a social platform?

  4. What is a social platform? • a system which leverages the power of social connectivity to distribute information, to facilitate the emergence of new connections, to synergise flows of energy and ideas. • an open-network space for information gathering and co-ordination, inclusionary dialogue and debate.

  5. Objectives of Social Polis • To elaborate a Focused Research Agenda which emphasises the role of cities in social cohesion and on key related policy questions. • To construct a social platform where practitioners and researchers can contribute their information and discuss what that research agenda might be.

  6. sub-objectives • Critical analysis of research that has been undertaken to date. Survey papers of 12 Existential Fields. • Establishment of an open, multi-layered network of actors concerned with research, policy and practice about cities and social cohesion. • Promotion of dialogue between actors in the social platform. • Production and elaboration of a Focused Research Agenda on Cities and Social Cohesion for EU FP7 Calls 2010-2013. • Production of thematic strategic texts supporting a coherent research agenda.

  7. Who is Social Polis? (i) a Scientific Network a) the Scientific Core of Social Polis partners:

  8. b) the Researchers Network

  9. Related EU projects URSPIC (1997-1999)Urban regeneration and social Polarisation in the City SINGOCOM(2001-2004) Social Innovation, Governance and Community Building  DEMOLOGOS(2004-2007) Development Models and Logics of Socioeconomic Organisation of Space KATARSIS(2006-09) Growing Inequality and Social Innovation: Alternative Knowledge and Practice in Overcoming Social Exclusion in Europe.

  10. (ii) Stakeholder Networks a) the Social Polis Inner Circle b) Stakeholders Network 1 c) Stakeholders Network 2

  11. How does Social Polis work? (i) the Social Polis interactive website www.socialpolis.eu

  12. (ii) The Newsletter

  13. (iii) Larger Conferences

  14. (iv) Conferences and Workshops

  15. (v) Brussels meetings with Inner Circle and European networks. (vi) Information dissemination.

  16. (vii) Critical Analysis of Research

  17. Papers’ organization • Inductive definition of the EF • Summary of research themes and results in previous FP as well as otherEuropean Research; • Signalled lacunae in EU research • Political challenges in the EF: what do policy debates say about this EF? Research relevance? • Theoretical and methodological shortcomings and improvements needed; • Identification of major consultation and policy fora for this EF; • Shortlist of proposed research topics.

  18. (viii) Focused Research Agenda Proposal 1 (Laurent Fraisse & Frank Moulaert) 1) Urban social cohesion in the face of global changes 2) Rethinking cities in the ecological urban age 3) Developing a plural economic approach to tackle the urban economic divide 4) Governing cohesion and diversity 5) Understanding urban behaviour, community initiatives and neighbourhood development Proposal 2 (Marisol García, Santiago Eizaguirre & Frank Moulaert) 1) Reuniting research on urban social cohesion 2) Social exclusion dynamics as challenges for social cohesion 3) Redefining welfare in cities, sustainability and social justice 4) The governance of the private and public domains 5) Participation, democratisation and socially creative strategies

  19. Social Polis - Where to From Here?

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