INTRODUCTION TO TRANSVERSAL ACTIONS
The phenomenon of the globalisation of our economies, new communication technologies, the emergence of regional and international organisations, economic and social disparities within states and regions and the emergence of powerful private sector actors are all elements with a considerable impact on economic growth, the functioning of our society and the art of governing as practised by the various public authorities in our country.
The great increase in the complexity of political issues linked to the approaches that underlie them at national and supranational level (European in particular with the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, and international as regards the process of globalisation of decision-making) has led to increased emphasis on the integration of themes that translates as far as research is concerned into an intensification of the multidisciplinary approach. Moreover, major social changes (globalisation, the introduction of new technologies, the phenomenon of techno-globalisation, the knowledge society, etc.) and, consequently, all the mechanisms that accompany their emergence calls for the establishment of new reference points and new media with a view to a framework compatible with sustainable development.
These changes are accompanied by a greater need for new knowledge, the consequences of which over the short and long term must be assessed via the introduction of new harmonised indicators facilitating insertion into a process of integration of national policies at European level and of globalisation of decision-making and of economies. Countries must also step up and improve exchanges of data and make research results more freely accessible.
The new programmes "Plan for scientific support for a policy of sustainable development" and "Programme concerning current problems in the area of social cohesion" facilitate, each within its own field, investment in knowledge and/or the provision of more specific responses to certain questions via the production and acquisition of data and information.
To enable research to respond to certain challenges engendered by increasing interdependence between Belgium and the other countries of the global community in areas such as social interaction, international relations, economic development and cultural exchanges, or access to information and participation in society, we propose to implement a programme of transversal actions grouped around three axes based in the context described above.
The three axes are:
- Belgian public institutions and decision-making in a globalised society (S1);
- Science and society (S2);
- Viable cities (S3).
S1/03/03: European institutional models as instruments of conflict resolution in the divided states of the European periphery: a comparative study
S1/06/01: "WHO elected the WTO?" A study on the political legitimacy of international organisations (EU and WTO)
S1/10/04: Procedural provisions against criminal organisations. A legislation under influence?
S1/11/02: Civil Society, Democracy and Decision-Making in International Organizations
Europeanisering en conflictoplossing : case-studies uit de Europese periferie : eindrapport
Coppieters, Bruno - Emerson, Michael - Huysseune, Michel ... et al Gent : Academia Press, 2004 (PB6082)
"Who elected the WTO?" De politieke legitimiteit van internationale organisaties (EU en WTO)
Baetens, Marleen - Bedoyan, Isabelle - Bursens, Peter ... et al Gent : Academia Press, 2004 (PB6098)
Société civile et démocratisation des organisations internationales : rapport final
Angelet, Nicolas - Clave, corinne - Corten, Olivier ... et al Gent : Academia Press, 2005 (PB6141)
Les dispositifs de lutte contre les organisations criminelles : une législation sous influence ?
Cesoni, Maria Luisa - D'Orazio, Samuel - Bokhorst, Roelof Jan ... et al Gent : Academia Press, 2005 (PB6172)
Européanisation et résolution de conflits: études de cas de la périphérie européenne : résumé
Bruxelles : Politique scientifique fédérale, 2004 (SP1353)
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Europeanisering en conflictoplossing: Case-studies uit de Europese periferie : samenvatting
Brussel : Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, 2004 (SP1354)
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Europeanisation and conflict resolution: Case studies from the European periphery : summary
Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2004 (SP1355)
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Maatregelen ter bestrijding van de misdaadorganisaties. Een beïnvloede wetgeving? : samenvatting
Brussel : Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, 2005 (SP1541)
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Dispositifs de lutte contre les organisations criminelles. Une législation sous influence? : résumé
Bruxelles : Politique scientifique fédérale, 2005 (SP1542)
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Methods of fighting criminal organisations. A legislation under influence? : summary
Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2005 (SP1543)
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