RESISTIRÉ (RESpondIng to outbreakS through co-creaTIve inclusive equality stRatEgies)

Project aim

The aim of RESISTIRÉ is to 1) understand the impact of COVID-19 policy responses on behavioural, social and economic inequalities in the EU27, Serbia, Turkey, Iceland, and the UK on the basis of a conceptual gender+ framework, and 2) design, devise and pilot policy solutions and social innovations to be deployed by policymakers, stakeholders and actors in different policy domains.

Project approach

RESISTIRÉ proposes a three-cycle approach, combining quantitative and qualitative research with co-creation. The process is repeated every six months, each cycle producing operational results and integrating insights from the previous one. Each cycle involves:

• Extensive mapping of policy and societal responses to COVID-19, secondary survey data, workshops with civil society, interviews with public authorities, and individual narratives collected from precarious and vulnerable groups, and translated into operational insights.
• Development of adequate responses and operational tools from a holistic perspective, with a co-design approach involving multiple stakeholders, with recommendations for actions for policymakers, stakeholders and actors in the field.
• Launch of pilot actions to demonstrate the potential impact of a range of proposed solutions.
• Dissemination of knowledge, development of policy recommendations and empowerment of stakeholders to exploit project results.

RESISTIRÉ relies on a strong multi-disciplinary consortium of ten European research, innovation, and design partners, with a well-established network of healthcare stakeholders. It is designed to achieve its results through multi-disciplinary research insights, cross-sectoral co-creation, solution development and a wide dissemination strategy.

Expected outcomes

The project will provide in-depth knowledge and understanding of existing problems, as well as current and future priorities and solutions. As a result, it will contribute to reducing inequalities arising from COVID-19 policies and to redressing them.

Project partners

• European Science Foundation (France) - project coordinator
• Örebro University (Sweden)
• Yellow Window (Belgium)
• Oxford Brooks University (United Kingdom)
• Knowledge & Innovation (Italy)
• Technological University Dublin (Ireland)
• Sabanci University (Turkey)
• Universidad de Deusto (Spain)
• Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Science of the Czech Republic (Czech Republic)
• Sciensano (Belgium)

Project funding

The project is funded with 5.2 million EUR from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 101015990.

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