EUROPEAN ALTERNATIVES LIMITED LBG

Their core work

European Alternatives is a pan-European civic organization that works on democratic renewal, transnational political engagement, and cross-border solidarity movements. Their real-world work combines citizen mobilization, advocacy, and applied research on how Europeans can act collectively across borders — particularly in times of crisis and rising inequality. In H2020 projects they contributed as a civil society partner, bringing activist networks and practitioner experience to academic consortia studying solidarity and youth political participation. They are not a research institution but a mission-driven NGO that grounds social science research in lived civic engagement.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

No keyword metadata is available for either project period, so evolution must be read from project titles and dates. Their first project (TransSOL, 2015-2018) addressed broad societal solidarity — how ordinary Europeans support one another and mobilize across borders during economic and political crises. Their second project (EURYKA, 2017-2020) narrowed the lens to youth specifically, linking political disengagement to structural inequality. The direction of travel is from macro-level solidarity analysis toward targeted work on youth civic inclusion and participatory democracy.

European Alternatives appears to be moving toward youth-focused democratic participation projects, suggesting they would be a natural fit for future consortia addressing political disengagement, democratic innovation, or inclusive civic education.

How they like to work

European Alternatives has participated exclusively as a partner, never as a coordinator, across both H2020 projects — consistent with an advocacy NGO that adds civil society legitimacy and network reach rather than leading research design. Their consortia were mid-sized (13 unique partners across 10 countries), typical of European social science RIA projects that require broad geographic representation. This profile suggests they are reliable, specialized contributors rather than project leaders, valued for their practitioner access rather than administrative capacity.

Their H2020 network covers 13 partners across 10 countries, reflecting the pan-European scope that both TransSOL and EURYKA required. No single geographic cluster dominates, which is consistent with an organization whose mission is explicitly transnational.

What sets them apart

As an NGO rather than a university or think tank, European Alternatives offers something academic partners cannot replicate: direct access to pan-European civic networks, grassroots democratic movements, and mobilized youth communities. This practitioner infrastructure makes them a credible dissemination partner and real-world testbed for social science research on participation and solidarity. For consortium builders in the society, democracy, or civic education space, they fill the civil society partner slot with genuine operational depth rather than a token NGO affiliation.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EURYKA
  Their largest funded project (EUR 137,000), directly aligned with their organizational mission on youth political agency and democratic inequality — likely their most substantive H2020 contribution.
• TransSOL
  Their entry into H2020 research, addressing transnational solidarity during EU crises — a topic where European Alternatives' advocacy experience provided genuine added value to the academic consortium.