SOLiDi – Solidarity in Diversity
Integration Department
Project head: Prof. Dr. Magdalena Nowicka
Project team members: Lea Baro
In the last decade, the rise of national populists has put pressure on various forms of solidarity, especially those that cross ethno-cultural boundaries. The challenge for European democracies is to identify the conditions under which solidarity in diversity can be promoted. To address this urgent challenge, the European Network "Solidarity in Diversity" (SOLiDi) is developing a training and research programme that focuses on how solidarities can be generated across cultural boundaries.
The starting point of the research is the local constellations and practices of people with different ethnic, cultural and religious affiliations who engage in different solidarity networks. Building on the intercultural paradigm, SOLiDi will use an intersectional understanding to help understand place-based solidarity practices that are shaped by social inequalities and unequal power relations. To this end, SOLiDi brings together a group of international scholars from sociology, geography and education and a number of non-academic partners. SOLiDi will train 15 young scholars in relevant theories, research methods and research ethics, who will themselves conduct research on practices of place-based solidarities in diversity in different geographical, political and organisational contexts.
The aim is to formulate a new vision of solidarity that takes into account the specificities of different places and societies. By networking and training the new generation of professionals, organisations will be equipped with innovative tools to promote solidarity in diversity more effectively.
Funding: European Commission (Third-party funding)
Cooperation partner:
Universiteit Antwerpen, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, National University Of Ireland Maynooth, University Of Durham, University Of Leicester, Universita Ta Malta, Stichting Universiteit Voor Humanistiek, Stockholms Universitet, Universitat Wien