CDE4Peace · Concept Development and Experimentation for EU Conflict Prevention and Peace-building
Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
- Duration
- 2020-09-01 → 2022-08-31
- EU contribution
- €174,167
- Participants
- 1
- Scheme
- MSCA-IF
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Results in brief
Concept Development and Experimentation for EU Conflict Prevention and Peace-building
CDE4Peace is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie project funded under the EU’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (GA no. 882055). The project’s principal research objective is to explore the potential of Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E) for enhancing the EU’s conflict prevention and peacebuilding policy. The project has three specific research objectives. First, it aims at assessing the applicability and compatibility of Concept Development and Experimentation with strategic and operational concepts in the area of EU conflict prevention and peacebuilding. CD&E is seen as a promising tool for the transformation of complex security systems, especially in NATO context but its potential for EU policies has not been sufficiently examined. Secondly, the project seeks to introduce and adapt CD&E to EU conflict prevention and peacebuilding by defining the requirements for an innovative CD&E tool tailored for this specific policy area. Finally, the project aims at defining actionable policy recommendations for implementing the CD&E methodology and tools in the complex EU policy-making process. The project’s research and innovation objectives are closely related to the current developments in the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) which forms the political framework of EU conflict prevention and peacebuilding. The CDE4Peace project was implemented in the period September 2020 – September 2022 by the Bulgarian researcher Dr. Nikolay Pavlov as a Marie Curie Fellow and the Austrian research and innovation company SYNYO GmbH as a host organisation.
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Project objective
CDE4Peace will explore the potential of Concept Development and Experimentation (CDE) for enhancing the EU’s conflict prevention and peace-building policy. CDE is seen as a promising tool for the transformation of complex security systems - especially in NATO context - but its potential for EU policies hasn’t yet been investigated. The project therefore will assess the applicability and compatibility of the CDE methodology and tools with strategic and operational concepts in the area of EU conflict prevention and peace-building (CPPB). Furthermore, the project will introduce and adapt CDE to EU CPPB by defining the requirements for an innovative CDE tool tailored for this specific policy area. Finally, the project will define actionable policy recommendations for implementing the CDE methodology and tools in the complex EU policy-making process. The project will employ an interdisciplinary methodology for applied policy research which links qualitative research methods from Conflict and Peace studies with quantitative CDE tools. This innovative research methodology follows a four-phase operational logic: 1) Concept review and quantification; 2) Technology assessment of CDE tools; 3) Definition of requirements for an innovative CDE tool; and 4) Policy recommendations for integrating the CDE methodology in the EU decision-making. The project will clearly contribute to the European Research Area by linking the academic and policy analysis on EU conflict prevention and peace-building with experimental research and CDE in particular. As a Marie Skłodowska-Curie action, it will also enhance the potential of the experienced researcher by a carefully-designed international and intersectoral mobility.In general, the project’s research and innovation objectives are highly relevant for the current developments in the EU's Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) which forms the political framework of EU conflict prevention and peace-building.
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Participants
- SYNYO GmbH · WienCoordinatorAustria
Links
- View on CORDIS
- DOI: 10.3030/882055
- https://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/documents/downloadPublic?documentIds=080166e5d5b4b63b&appId=PPGMS
- https://www.cde4peace.eu/
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