Our Future in FP6

We have submitted an Expression of interest for a network of Excellence in response to Invitation EOI.FP6.2002 of the European commission.

Our proposal aims to ground pragmatically the relationships between researchers and practitioners in situations of learning and change. Its field of application relates to innovation processes and policy implementation occuring in agriculture.
The scientific community has a role to play in developing the intellectual and social capital for the kind of interactive learning and action among diverse stakeholders
that is needed to meet sustainable development objectives.
To achieve this aim we will confront the network's theoretical and methodological positions through seminars and carry out, through design of a case-study base, comparative work on dynamics of change induced by contradictions in the values
and meanings held by the actors and those promoted by public policies. We will then develop European curricula for students and training programmes for R&D practitioners.

See the entire expression of interest for the network of excellence LEARN
in the 6 Framework Program for Research.

LEARNing: Learning in European Agricultural and Rural Networks: institutions, networks and governance

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