Socio-economic energy-climate modelling for European green transition (M4G)
The global M4G project aims to provide a comprehensive framework for socio-economic energy-climate modelling in support of EU climate and energy policies and the transition to net zero greenhouse gas…
The European Union’s Quest for a Relational Open Strategic Autonomy (QUEST)
QUEST – “The European Union’s Quest for a Relational Open Strategic Autonomy” tackles one of the most pressing strategic questions facing the EU today: what Open Strategic Autonomy (OSA) is,…
Small states in changing world order
The international order is undergoing profound change, marked by the weakening of coreprinciples such as sovereignty and non-intervention and by the growing assertiveness of greatpowers. These developments pose particular challenges…
Consolidating eUropean Science diPlomacy (CUSP)
European science diplomacy is gaining strategic importance amidst global challenges, shifting geopolitics and the need for open yet sovereign R&I ecosystems, as recognised by the Global Approach to R&I and…
Unlocking Petrothermal Lithologies through Innovative Fracture Technologies (UPLIFT)
The core of UPLIFT is to demonstrate, at Czechia’s leading energy research site RINGEN, how multi-stage Enhanced Geothermal System (EGS) stimulation can be efficiently implemented in Europe, while reducing technical,…
Walking in Their Shoes: Just and Sustainable Transport Policymaking, Embodiment, and the Policy Adoption Gap (WITS)
There is no absence of policy recommendations that endorse and prescribe means to support a just and sustainable transition in transport systems. Yet, this transition currently falls well short of…
The influence of the USA and Russia on the quality of democracy in post-communist Europe and Latin America
Political science literature argues that after the Cold War international linkages affect democracy at home. While a high linkage to a democracy will have a positive effect on democracy at…
Research in Societal Extremism (RISE)
RISE (Research in Societal Extremism) establishes a pioneering research team dedicated to exploring the many dimensions of (violent) extremism. Our project delves into the ideologically embedded, culturally sanctioned, and digitally…
Problems of Access to Cultural Heritage in the Digital Age
The aim of the project is to explore the opportunities, challenges, and conflicts arising from the digitization and platformization of access to cultural heritage. The following will be examined: 1)…
Shadowed lives of Older migrants and Little ones: Access to Care andEquity (SOLACE)
The SOLACE project examines access to health care for undocumented migrants infour European countries — Czechia, Germany, Switzerland, and Denmark — withspecial attention to children, older people, and those living…