Human Security in the Western Balkan region: the impact of transnational terrorist and criminal organisations on the peace-building process of the region

Project Information

HUMSEC

Grant agreement ID: 28795

Start date 1 May 2006

End date 30 April 2009

Funded under

• Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society: Thematic Priority 7 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research Programme 2002-2006.

Total cost € 844 140,00

EU contribution € 844 140,00

Coordinated by

EUROPAEISCHES TRAININGS- UND FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER MENSCHENRECHTE UND DEMOKRATIE - FORSCHUNGSVEREIN
Austria

Objective

The main purpose of the coordination action HUMSEC is to contribute to a better understanding of the link between trans-national terrorist groups and criminal organisations in the Western Balkans and their role in the peace-building process in the region.

The project will set up a network of European researchers with the aim:
- to map and integrate European research capacities on the impact of trans-national terrorist groups and criminal organizations on the peace-building process in the Western Balkan region;
- to develop a shared methodology of collecting facts and figures;
- to promote an interdisciplinary scientific dialog among experts in the field of terrorism, criminology, security studies, peace and conflict studies and human rights;
- to exchange experiences as well as different proposals for legal and institutional reforms;
- to coordinate and publicize the results of research in courses held with young professionals and representatives of the civil society and among policy-makers.

A key element of the courses will be to strengthen democratic principles and to raise awareness on the impact of trans-national terrorist groups and criminal organizations on the peace-building process in the Western Balkan region by means of human rights education and education for democratic citizenship. Moreover, an Internet platform will be created to facilitate the scientific dialog, publications will be released and a dissemination meeting will be organised to present the results of the project to policy-makers.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › internet
• social sciences › political sciences › political transitions › terrorism
• social sciences › law › criminology
• social sciences › political sciences › political policies › civil society
• social sciences › law › human rights

Programme(s)

• FP6-CITIZENS - Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society: Thematic Priority 7 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research Programme 2002-2006.

Topic(s)

• CITIZENS-2004-6.2.1 - Transnational terrorism, security and rule of law
• CITIZENS - Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

Call for proposal

FP6-2004-CITIZENS-5
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Funding Scheme

CA - Coordination action

Coordinator

EUROPAEISCHES TRAININGS- UND FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER MENSCHENRECHTE UND DEMOKRATIE - FORSCHUNGSVEREIN

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Schubertstrasse 29 ; GRAZ ; Austria
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

BELGRADE CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Beogradska 54/III ; BELGRADE
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CARDIFF UNIVERSITY

United Kingdom

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: 30 - 36 Newport Road ; CARDIFF
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DANISH CENTRE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Denmark

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Strandgade 56 ; COPENHAGEN
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INSTITUTO PORTUGUES DE RELACOES INTERNACIONAIS E SEGURANCA

Portugal

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Rua Ferreira Borges, 193, 1 Frente ; LISBON
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LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 ; MUENCHEN
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MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFT E.V.

Germany

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Hofgartenstrasse 8 ; MUENCHEN
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STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT BRABANT

Netherlands

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Warandelaan 2 ; TILBURG
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UNIVERSITE DE TOULOUSE I - SCIENCES SOCIALES

France

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Place Anatole France ; TOULOUSE
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UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Cetinjski put bb ; PODGORICA
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UNIVERSITY OF PRISHTINA

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Street Nena Tereze ; PRISHTINA
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UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Obala Kulina bana 7 ; SARAJEVO
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UNIVERSITY OF SHKODER LUIGJ GURAKUQI

Albania

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: L. Qemal Stafa - RR. Vasil Shanto (Parruce) ; SHKODER
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UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB

Croatia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Trg Marsala Tita 14 ; ZAGREB
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UNIVERSITÄT GRAZ

Austria

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Universitätsplatz 3 ; GRAZ
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UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI

Slovenia

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Kongresni trg 12 ; LJUBLJANA
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