DICES

DICES

Social economy organisations play a crucial role in social inclusion and are essential for the provision of social services in the care sector. The DICES project identifies mechanisms of social inclusion within the social economy in Europe and analyses the causes of their uneven development. DICES evaluates the role of social economy organisations with regard to social inclusion and analyses how their performance and working conditions can be improved. Within the framework of transdisciplinary formats, DICES develops knowledge for action in order to sustainably strengthen social inclusion through social economy approaches. The project takes a multi-level perspective on economic democracy.

Funding: European Research Executive Agency

Funding amount: € 3,438,252.50 (RCE Graz-Styria: € 312,102.50)

Duration: 01/2025 - 01/2029

Cooperation partners: KU Leuven (Belgium) - Coordination, UCC - University College Cork, National University of Ireland (Ireland), UNISOFIA - Sofia University ST KLIMENT OHRIDSKI (Bulgaria), ISF (Norway), AGEAN (Greece), Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography e.V. (Germany), ZSI - Centre for Social Innovation GmbH (Austria), CIRIEC - Centre International de Recherches et d'Informations sur l' Economie Publique, Sociale et Coopérative AISBL (Belgium), DIESES Network (Belgium)

Contact person(s): Dr Andreas Exner (project leader), Markus Blümel, Msc (research assistant)