Current projects

Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment of the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement

In November 2014 LSE Enterprise launched the stakeholder consultation process conducted as part of the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (TSIA) of the EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

Bertelsmann Stiftung – Social Inclusion Monitoring

The financial and economic crisis and its political reception have forced many EU countries to implement severe austerity policies. In some cases, these reforms have impaired social inclusion and may lead to a dismantling of the welfare state. ...

European Parliament - The Impact of the Economic Crisis on Social Cohesion

The impact of the economic and financial crisis, which started in 2008, is still being felt and is affecting various European Member States and regions to a different extent. In order to avoid a downward spiral, central banks have resorted to a major monetary policy stimulus and national governments have put in place a string of fiscal ‘packages’ ...

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) - Evidence Review on Independence and Mental Wellbeing for Older People

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has been requested by the Department of Health to develop guidance on public health interventions aimed at promoting the mental wellbeing and independence of older people. ...

Department for International Development (DFID) - Urbanisation Migration Nexus Project

Asia’s urban population is predicted to double between the years 2000 and 2030.  This presents policymakers, international development organisations and civil society with diverse and complex development challenges. Notwithstanding political differences in Asia and country-specific drivers underpinning these challenges, ...

The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities - Support Services for Social Policy Experimentation in the EU

For several years now, the EU has been promoting innovation and modernisation of Member States’ social and employment policies through peer-reviewing, mutual learning, communication, and transfer of best practices, all of which help to improve policy design and focus. ...

Council of Europe - Regional Support to Inclusive Education

The Council of Europe has joined the EU-supported Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) to launch a broad multi-beneficiary project, the ‘Regional Support for Inclusive Education’. This project focuses on the need for a regional approach to the field of inclusive education in South East Europe, due to similar social and political economic contexts and problems within these countries.