Projects

  • Data inizio: 01/12/2021

    Data fine: 30/06/2022

    Ente finanziatore: MAECI

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Le comunitร  di italiani nellโ€™Europa sudorientale: status culturale ed economico, ruolo delle donne e sviluppo sostenibile

    The project aims to investigate the identity and cultural dynamics of recent history and the current cultural status and economic role of Italian communities in lesser-known settlement areas of Southeastern Europe such as Slavonia and Moslavina (Croatia), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Romania, with particular attention to the role of women and within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

    The project is coordinated by the Institute for Minority Rights of Eurac Research and carried out with the contribution of the Unit for Analysis, Planning, Statistics, and Historical Documentation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, pursuant to Article 23-bis of Presidential Decree 18/1967. The partnership also involves, in addition to the Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa, the associations Bellunesi nel Mondo and Trentini nel Mondo.

    Video recording of the webinar: ย "Le comunitร  di italiani nellโ€™Europa sudorientale"


    Visita la pagina: Le comunitร  di italiani nellโ€™Europa sudorientale status culturale ed economico ruolo delle donne e sviluppo sostenibileย 

  • Data inizio: 22/11/2021

    Data fine: 26/11/2021

    Ente finanziatore: MAECI

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    EU-Balkan Youth Forum

    In collaboration with the MAECI from 22 to 26 November 2021 we curated theย EU-BALKAN YOUTH FORUMย event dedicated to young people from the countries of the European Union and the Western Balkans: to discuss together proposals for the future of Europe and the integration of Balkans in the EU.">In collaboration with the MAECI from 22 to 26 November 2021 we curated the EU-BALKAN YOUTH FORUM event dedicated to young people from the countries of the European Union and the Western Balkans: to discuss together proposals for the future of Europe and the integration of Balkans in the EU.


    Visit the page: EU Balkan Youth Forum

  • Data inizio: 01/08/2021

    Data fine: 31/12/2021

    Ente finanziatore: Central European Initiative - Executive Secretariat

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Youth in the Balkans resisting the pandemic

    The Covid-19 pandemic has brought health systems to their knees all over the world, particularly affecting the elderly. But in the Balkans, the ensuing economic and social crisis has often had shocking โ€“ and hard to ignore โ€“ effects on young people as well. In this dossier, produced with the support of theย Central European Initiative - Executive Secretariatย ย , we take stock of the first year and a half of the pandemic, and explore the post-Covid recovery scenarios for young people in Central and South-Eastern Europe.


    Vedi la pagina: Giovani nei Balcani resistere alla pandemia

  • Data inizio: 01/10/2021

    Data fine: 30/09/2023

    Ente finanziatore: Unione europea

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Work4Future: Cohesion policy in Italy and South-East Europe

    Cohesion policy, for decades now, has been one of the main instruments of the European Union for promoting economic growth and achieving a more homogeneous level of development across all EU territories, stimulating in particular less developed and depressed regions. The funds set aside for cohesion policy represent almost a third of the total EU budget (392 billion Euros for 2021-2027).

    The territories supported by these funds are often vulnerable in a variety of ways, but that doesnโ€™t mean they are not rich in opportunities. Quite the contrary. Thanks to the project Work4Future, we will have the opportunity, using a bottom-up approach, to explore and tell these territories and challenges they face in all countries of South Eastern Europe which are members of the EU, from the valleys of Slovenia to the islands of Greece, focusing particulary on the impact of cohesion policy on employment opportunities.

    OBC Transeuropa contributes to the project Work for Future together withย Il Sole 24 Oreย ย andย ISSiRFA/CNRย ย .


    See the pages::

    Work4future -home The European islands from the margins to the spotlight Between Slovenia and Italy an area that rediscovers itself as a territory Cohesion goes East Cross border programmes starting over together Adriatic tourism and more Can work be green in the East too Connected and cohesive The Balkans at the forefront

     

     

     

  • Data inizio: 01/07/2021

    Data fine: 30/11/2021

    Ente finanziatore: InCE

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Youth and Civil Society in the Western Balkans

    The project, co-financed by the Central European Initiative (CEI) and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, explores the role of civil society and youth organizations in the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkans, analyzing developments since the 2017 Trieste Forum organized within the framework of the Berlin Process.

    The project is conducted in partnership by OBC Transeuropa and CeSPI.


    Vedi la pagina Giovani e societร  civile nei Balcani Occidentali

  • Data inizio: 01/07/2021

    Data fine: 31/10/2023

    Ente finanziatore: Open Society Foundations

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    DJAS

    The DJAS project (Digital Public Sphere: Journalism in the Age of Surveillance) explores the impact of the surveillance society on Italian journalism. By involving institutions, bodies, and professional organisations as well as the public itself, DJAS intends to encourage the journalistic community to reflect on the changes being introduced by the surveillance society.

    The project is funded by the Horizon 2020 European research programme and by the Open Society Institute in cooperation with OSIFE/ Open Society Foundations.


    see the page: DJAS-en

  • Data inizio: 01/12/2020

    Data fine: 31/05/2021

    Ente finanziatore: InCE

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    The Balkan Route 5 Years Later

    The project aims to explore the main aspects of the so-called "Balkan route," focusing on the situation in the countries most affected by the transit of migrants and on the most exposed borders (Turkey/Greece; Turkey/Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina/Croatia; Italy/Slovenia). The research, conducted in partnership by OBCT and CeSPI, will take a multi-perspective approach to examine the characteristics and evolution of the "Balkan route," and then investigate how migration is managed in the countries under studyโ€”from Turkey to the Italian-Slovenian borderโ€”and the impact of these policies both domestically and on international relations. This will be achieved by combining analysis of available sources with qualitative interviews of key witnesses.


    See the page: La rotta balcanica cinque anni dopo

  • Data inizio: 03/11/2020

    Data fine: 27/04/2021

    Ente finanziatore: WMI Wikimedia Italia

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    The Yugoslav Wars on Wikipedia

    The project is the result of a collaboration between the Martino Martini Institute of Education in Mezzolombardo and the Balkan and Caucasus Observatory, and it has been realized with the support of Wikimedia Italia (Wiki-Imparare grant). Students are involved in writing several entries on Wikipedia in Italian about various topics related to the Yugoslav wars, with particular attention to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Data inizio: 01/11/2020

    Data fine: 31/03/2021

    Ente finanziatore: Unione europea

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) facilitating the Enlargement process of the Western Balkans

    The study commissioned by the DG Regional and Urban Policy to OBCT and CeSPI aims to explore the complementary points and identify possible synergies between the EU Strategy for the Adriatic-Ionian Region (EUSAIR) and the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkan countries participating in the Macroregion.

  • Data inizio: 14/12/2020

    Data fine: 13/12/2022

    Ente finanziatore: Unione europea

    Unitร  operativa: CSG + OBCT

    INGRiD – Intersecting Grounds of Discrimination in Italy

    The aim of the project is to combat multiple discrimination using an intersectional approach. INGRiD aims to create a network of qualified anti-discrimination services in Italy, strengthen the assistance provided to victims, and raise awareness on how to combat discrimination. The projectโ€™s activities โ€“ which focus on consolidating a national anti-discrimination network and establishing a "branch" in Trentino โ€“ include research on hidden multiple discrimination, local training for public and private professionals (law enforcement, public transportation, teachers), as well as the exchange of best practices.

  • Data inizio: 31/12/2020

    Data fine: 30/06/2022

    Ente finanziatore: Unione europea

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    The Parliament of Rights – 3rd edition

    IThe Parliament of Rights - 3rd edition aims at contributing to a better understanding of the role of the European Parliament, as the only institution directly elected by European citizens, in the democratic life of the Union, in defining European policies for fundamental rights, and on crucial matters for the future of our continent such as climate, the environment, migration, and digital. In this complex moment for our continent, now is the time to imagine post-pandemic Europe. We will be doing this by promoting an informed, open, and plural public debate that will involve MEPs, experts, journalists, students, teachers, and policymakers in debates, seminars, and workshops. We thus intend to make our contribution to the participation of citizens in the European decision-making process and civil societyโ€™s capacity for action at the transnational level, which is essential for relaunching the European project from below and promoting a Europe of rights.


    See the page: The Parliament of Rights 3

  • Data inizio: 01/01/2019

    Data fine: 31/10/2021

    Ente finanziatore: CIVITATES

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Winning the Narrative. Reclaiming spaces, building new narrativesย 

    The project ย addresses the issue of the shrinking spaces of action for civil society with an approach focused on building "new narratives" on the themes of solidarity and reception.

    In Italy, humanitarian organisations engaged in relief at sea in โ€‹โ€‹the Mediterranean and NGOs active in the reception sector have been subject to a defamation and criminalisation campaign to discredit them in the eyes of public opinion. Nonetheless, most Italians still experience feelings of empathy, compassion, and solidarity with foreigners.

    Against this backdrop, how can the vision of an inclusive, open society be effectively conveyed and a new image restored to the world of solidarity and its protagonists?

    The research (In Italian):

    Leggi le ricerche:

    La societร  civile italiana: da bersaglio ad antidoto alla crisi della democrazia? Riprendersi gli spazi: costruire nuove narrazioni, alcune riflessioni conclusive Riprendersi gli spazi: costruire nuove narrazioni. Il caso di Bari Riprendersi gli spazi: costruire nuove narrazioni per lโ€™accoglienza. Il caso di Padova Riprendersi gli spazi: costruire nuove narrazioni per lโ€™accoglienza. Il caso di Trieste Riprendersi gli spazi: costruire nuove narrazioni per lโ€™accoglienza. Il caso di Ventimiglia Riprendersi gli spazi: costruire nuove narrazioni per la cooperazione internazionale. Il caso trentino

     


    See the page: Winning the narrative

  • Data inizio: 01/11/2020

    Data fine: 30/06/2021

    Ente finanziatore: MAECI

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    The Italian communities in the Balkans: recent history and new trajectories

    Research project aimed at exploring the recent history and current status of the historical Italian minority communities living in Southeastern Europe, while also examining the potential of Italyโ€™s foreign policies as the "kin state" of these minorities and as a politically strategic actor in this area. Co-financed by the MAECI (pursuant to Article 23-bis) and conducted by OBCT in collaboration with the Department of History at the University of Rijeka, Eurac Research, and the Trentino Historical Museum Foundation (FMST).


    See the page: Le comunitร  italiane nei Balcani storia recente e nuove traiettorie

  • Data inizio: 15/09/2020

    Data fine: 30/06/2021

    Ente finanziatore: Museo della Guerra

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Gli ultimi della Grande Guerra: memoria in rete

    The project aims to bring to light a little-known story โ€“ that of Serbian and Russian prisoners of war used as forced labor on the Alpine front during the First World War โ€“ and to engage students in an active learning experience. Various activities will involve the proposing organizations, each at different times and with different roles: a historical research on Serbian and Russian prisoners in Trentino during the Great War; the creation of a photographic exhibition at the War Museum and of illustrative panels at Forte delle Benne; the development of an "interactive map" indicating the locations and employment sites of the prisoners in Trentino; the publication of a scientific article in the โ€œAnnalsโ€ of the War Museum; and a series of meetings and activities with local schools.


    See the page: Gli ultimi della Grande Guerra memoria in rete

  • Data inizio: 01/01/2020

    Data fine: 30/04/2020

    Ente finanziatore: Open Society Foundations

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Looking beyond the borders

    The Looking beyond the Borders project aims to strengthen the fundamental rights of asylum seekers and refugees in Italy within the context of current European and national strategies through constant monitoring on the ground, valuable collection of testimonies, and essential advocacy work. The lead organization of the project is the Italian Council for Refugees (CIR), and OBC Transeuropa is participating by producing three videos by filmmaker Paolo Martino.

  • Data inizio: 20/01/2020

    Data fine: 30/04/2024

    Ente finanziatore: ART-ER

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Analysis of the territorial challenges, needs and potentials of the Adriatic-Ionian Region and strategic options for post-2020 ADRION programme

    The research assignment entrusted by the Emilia-Romagna Region to Soges, in partnership with OBC Transeuropa, provides for the realisation of a territorial analysis on socio-economic developments and on the territorial needs of the area affected by the European territorial cooperation programme ADRION (Adriatic-Ionian). The analysis will be used by the Emilia Romagna Region, ADRION's Managing Authority, to prepare the Interreg 2021-2127 cooperation programme. The main topics covered refer to the European policy objectives: A smarter Europe; A greener and low carbon Europe; More connected Europe; More social Europe; A Europe closer to citizens.

  • Data inizio: 01/11/2019

    Data fine: 31/03/2020

    Ente finanziatore: Ministero degli Affari Esteri italiano

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    The bilateral perspective between Italy and the Western Balkans: evolution and recommendations for the relaunch

    The aim of the research is to understand the state of bilateral relations between Italy and a selected group of countries in the region (Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia), in order to highlight the acquired background and the future potential for cooperation, renewed in the framework of the European project. The research will end with the elaboration of specific policy recommendations, also in a comparative perspective between the different countries under investigation. Project carried out in collaboration with the Center for International Political Studies (CeSPI). Funded by the MAECI pursuant to art. 23-bis

    Registrazione del seminario online:ย Tra Italia e Balcani Occidentali: scambi economici e culturali in un quadro europeo


    See the page: La prospettiva bilaterale tra Italia e Balcani Occidentali evoluzione e raccomandazioni per il rilancio

  • Data inizio: 01/11/2019

    Data fine: 30/06/2021

    Ente finanziatore: Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Rijeka in Flux: Borders and Urban Change after World War II

    Rijeka in Flux is a four-year international research project which aims to investigate the effects on the city of Rijeka of the displacement of the border between Yugoslavia and Italy after the Second World War. The scholars of the historical research team will share the results of their work both through traditional academic channels and using the interactive online map dedicated to Rijeka. The map is also designed as a crowdsourcing tool open to all researchers, witnesses, and citizens who wish to share their knowledge of the city.


    Visit the page: Rijeka in Flux Borders and Urban Change after World War II

  • Data inizio: 01/09/2019

    Data fine: 31/07/2022

    Ente finanziatore: Erasmus+ program of the European Commission

    Unitร  operativa: CSG + OBCT

    DIGIT-AL โ€“ Digital Transformation in Adult Learning for Active Citizenship

    Understanding how the digitalization of society impacts human rights, public policies, media, and daily life in order to develop appropriate educational proposals. The three-year "Digit-al" project, supported by the European Commission within the "Erasmus+" program, involves two units of the Center for International Cooperation (OBCT and CSG), along with six other civil society organizations from six European countries, in researching and identifying best practices to make "digital literacy" a common subject across Europe.

  • Data inizio: 09/09/2019

    Data fine: 06/06/2020

    Ente finanziatore: WMI Wikimedia Italia

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Yugoslav wars on Wikipedia

    Students from Trentino take center stage in raising awareness about the Yugoslav wars. From January to April 2020, OBCT collaborated with the Library of the Edmund Mach Foundation, guiding a class from the Agricultural Institute of San Michele all'Adige (TN) in writing several Italian-language Wikipedia entries on various topics related to the Yugoslav wars, with a particular focus on the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

  • Data inizio: 01/09/2019

    Data fine: 31/10/2022

    Ente finanziatore: AICS

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Pedakos

    The quality of education in Kosovo is a source of serious concern and one of the country's main challenges. The international cooperation project PEDAKOS aims to improve the quality of educational services offered by public, private, and community-based early childhood schools (ages 3-5) in Kosovo by providing the Balkan country with an Italian excellence recognized globally in the educational sector: the Reggio Emilia Approach (REA). This educational approach was born and developed in the Schools and Infant-Toddler Centers of Reggio Emilia and is now an inspiration for over 35 countries worldwide. The NGO RTM, which coordinates the project, has tasked OBC Transeuropa with producing and disseminating a series of journalistic content on the project's themes.


    See the page: Pedakos

  • Data inizio: 01/05/2019

    Data fine: 31/03/2021

    Ente finanziatore: Agenzia Italiana per la Cooperazione allo Sviluppo

    Unitร  operativa: CSG + OBCT

    In March with the Climate

    The Centre for International Cooperation joins โ€œIn Marcia con il Climaโ€. Coordinated by Oxfam Italia, the project aims to provide support and resources to young people who, starting from 2018, have begun to make their voices heard regarding the fight against climate change and the protection of the planet.

    The operational unit Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT) contributes to the activities of "In March with the Climate" within the EDJNet network, producing quality data visualisations, infographics, and journalistic contents that tell the phenomenon in the various territories involved in the project.

  • Data inizio: 01/02/2019

    Data fine: 31/05/2019

    Ente finanziatore: Unione europea

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Again Never Again

    The projectย NeverAgain: Teaching Transmission of Trauma and Remembrance through Experiential Learningย seeks to test new experiential methodologies to deal with traumas of the past present in our societies.

    The project is coordinated by SELMA: Centre for the Study of Storytelling, Experientiality and Memory of the University of Turkuย (Selma Centre) and cofinanced by the programme "Europefor citizens" in the European Union. Partners include both academic actors like the universities of Regensburg, Copenhagen, and Vilnius and NGOs like Patrir, Cluj, and TPO, Sarajevo.


    See the page: Again Never Again

  • Data inizio: 01/11/2018

    Data fine: 31/10/2021

    Ente finanziatore: Unione europea

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    PANELFIT – Participatory Approaches to a New Ethical and Legal Framework for ICT

    The technical innovations connected to the exploitation of big data, along with new laws such as GDPR, are radically changing the ICT scenario inside and outside the European Union. PANELFIT is a European network of 13 organisations, operating in different fields โ€“ from technological consulting to research, from data protection to RI ethics, from citizens science to journalism โ€“ who work together in order to take advantage of the technological opportunities of these processes without compromising the citizensโ€™ security and fundamental rights.

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    https://www.panelfit.eu/canal-youtube/ https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/data-protection-and-ict


    See the page: PANELFIT

  • Data inizio: 01/10/2018

    Data fine: 31/12/2020

    Ente finanziatore: OSIFE

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    ESVEI

    ESVEI tackles structural issues that in recent years are increasing the vulnerability to external interference of democratic processes, taking Italy as a case study. It aims at increasing awareness, initiating policy debates, and providing sensible, forward-looking policy recommendations in three domains that are central to democratic processes in modern societies, but that, due to inadequate regulations and poor practices, needlessly expose such processes to meddling: social media and disinformation; transparency of funding and lobbying; cybersecurity.


    See the pages:

    ESVEI ESVEI Cybersecurity ESVEI Transparency of funding and lobbying ESVEI social media and disinformation

     

     

  • Data inizio: 01/10/2018

    Data fine: 31/08/2021

    Ente finanziatore: UE

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    EUWEBER-The European Union and the Western Balkans: Enlargement and resilience

    The project aims to offer university students a better understanding of European foreign policy matters, with particular focus on Southeastern European and Eastern Partnership countries. It includes interactive seminars that are also streamed online for a wider audience, internship opportunities at Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa (OBCT), and a students' blog. The project is promoted by the Jean Monnet Excellence Centre of the University of Trento in cooperation with Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa and with the support of the European Union.

    See the page: EUWeBER

  • Data inizio: 01/06/2018

    Data fine: 30/03/2019

    Ente finanziatore: MAECI

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    The Italian Presidency of the OSCE 2018: challenges and opportunities in priority areas

    The joint OBCT/ CeSPI project aims to provide up-to-date, in-depth knowledge of some of the areas in which the OSCE operates directly, of particular relevance for the Italian Presidency. The project will focus in particular on two regions: the areas of long-term conflict (Transnistria, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, and Nagorno-Karabakh) and the Western Balkans. The project is funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  • Data inizio: 01/02/2018

    Data fine: 31/12/2019

    Ente finanziatore: European Union

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    ECPMF

    Defending the right to freedom of information and promoting the transnational public debate on violations registered in the European Union as well as in the enlargement and Eastern Partnership countries are the objectives of theย European Centre for Press and Media Freedomย - ECPMFย ย , of which OBC Transeuropa is one of the founding members.

    The services OBCT provides to ECPMF include the development and curation of theย Resource Centre on Media Freedomย ย in Europe and an ongoing work of information and in-depth analysis on key issues for European democracy, in network with numerous media partners in Italy and South-Eastern Europe.

    See the page: ECPMF

  • Data inizio: 01/01/2016

    Data fine: 31/12/2018

    Ente finanziatore: Unione europea

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    The Parliament of rights

    Between 2016 and 2018 OBCT promoted the โ€œParliament of rightsโ€ project which aimed to contribute to a better understanding of the role of the European Parliament (EP) in the democratic life of the Union and in the definition of European policies for fundamental rights. Various activities and events were undertaken: public meetings, debates with stakeholders, university seminars, workshops and webinars for journalists and civil society, as well as a graduation prize for university students, an online teaching module, dozens of new entries on the EP created on Wikipedia and a multilingual information campaign. Nearly 2,000 people were involved, including stakeholders, journalists, activists, local authorities and students throughout Italy and Europe.


    See the page: Parliament of rights 1-2

  • Data inizio: 01/03/2017

    Data fine: 30/04/2020

    Ente finanziatore: AICS

    Unitร  operativa: OBC Transeuropa

    Alliance for the Development and Promotion of Family Agriculture in Northern Albania

    Promoting agriculture and protecting the environment in northern Albania by investing in traditional know-how, typical products, and women's empowerment - this is the goal of a three-year programme promoted by Reggio Terzo Mondo and COSPE, with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and OBCT as media partner


    See the page: Alleanza per lo sviluppo e la valorizzazione dellโ€™agricoltura familiare nel nord dellโ€™Albania