LIETUVOS SOCIALINIU MOKSLU CENTRAS

Their core work

The Lithuanian Social Sciences Centre (LSMC) is a national research institute conducting empirical social science research on EU social policy, public opinion, and gender equality. In H2020, they contributed country-level data collection, survey research, and socioeconomic analysis to large European research consortia. Their practical output spans public opinion studies on EU social rights and evidence-based assessments of gender-based violence prevalence and institutional responses. They function as a specialist data and analysis partner — bringing the Lithuanian and Baltic perspective into pan-European research designs.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 projects started within a year of each other (2020 and 2021), so the evolution here is thematic rather than a long arc. Their first engagement centred on macro-level EU social rights — social investment frameworks, citizenship entitlements, and public attitudes. Their second project shifted sharply toward a specific, operationally-defined problem: gender-based violence in academic institutions, complete with prevalence measurement and tools for response. The direction suggests a move away from broad social policy analysis toward more targeted, applied research with concrete institutional outputs.

LSMC appears to be gravitating toward applied gender equality and institutional safety research — a rapidly growing EU funding priority — which positions them well for future calls under the European Research Area and Horizon Europe gender equality agenda.

How they like to work

LSMC has participated in consortia as a partner, never as coordinator, across both of their H2020 projects. With 18 unique partners across 11 countries from just two projects, they clearly work inside large, multi-country research networks rather than bilateral arrangements. This profile suggests they are experienced at operating as a contributing node in complex European projects — reliable, specialist partners rather than project drivers.

LSMC has built connections with 18 distinct organisations across 11 countries through only 2 projects — indicating participation in broad, well-staffed European consortia. Their network is geographically diverse across the EU, though no dominant partner cluster is identifiable from this dataset.

What sets them apart

LSMC offers something scarce in European research consortia: grounded social science expertise from Lithuania, a smaller EU member state that is often underrepresented in large research networks. Consortium builders seeking genuine Eastern European or Baltic country data and perspectives — especially on social rights uptake or GBV prevalence — will find LSMC a credible and practical partner. Their dual coverage of both social policy and gender equality makes them relevant across two distinct but intersecting EU research agendas.

Highlights from their portfolio

• UniSAFE
  Largest funding received (EUR 160,250), directly addresses gender-based violence in research institutions with a focus on producing operational tools — making it one of the most applied and policy-actionable projects in LSMC's portfolio.
• EUSOCIALCIT
  Tackles the politically significant question of European social citizenship and social investment, positioning LSMC in debates central to EU cohesion and the Social Pillar — high-relevance for post-pandemic EU policy discussions.