Youth policy and empowerment researchprimary
2 projects
CO-CREATE focused on co-creating obesity policy with youth; MIMY studied empowerment of migrant youth in vulnerable conditions.
Organization
UNIWERSYTET SWPS
Polish social sciences university specializing in youth empowerment, migrant integration, urban food policy, and participatory democracy research across Europe.
University research groupsocietyPLNo active H2020 projects
H2020 projects
5
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€728K
Unique partners
69
What they do
Their core work
SWPS University is a Polish social sciences university that contributes behavioral research, policy analysis, and qualitative/mixed-methods expertise to EU projects tackling societal challenges. Their work centers on understanding how youth, migrants, and urban communities interact with public policy — particularly around obesity prevention, migrant integration, democratic participation, and sustainable food systems. They bring strong capabilities in multi-level social analysis (micro, meso, macro) and participatory research methods such as living labs.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
1 project
MIMY examined liquid integration pathways for migrant youth using multi-level mixed methods across vulnerability, resilience, and embeddedness dimensions.
Urban food policy and food systemssecondary
2 projects
FOOD TRAILS addressed city region food systems and urban food policy through living labs; CO-CREATE tackled youth obesity which intersects food policy.
Deliberative democracy and civic participationsecondary
1 project
EUARENAS investigated cities as arenas of political innovation for strengthening participatory democracy.
Creative and cultural economy researchemerging
1 project
CICERONE studied creative industries cultural economy production networks.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Youth policy and creative economy
Recent focus
Social inclusion and urban governance
SWPS entered H2020 in 2018 with broader societal topics — youth obesity policy (CO-CREATE) and creative industries (CICERONE). From 2020 onward, their focus sharpened toward social inclusion, migrant empowerment, urban food governance, and democratic participation. The recent keyword cluster (vulnerability, resilience, empowerment, living labs, impact investment) signals a clear shift toward applied participatory research addressing inequality and urban governance challenges.
SWPS is moving toward participatory action research on urban social challenges — expect them to pursue projects combining citizen engagement, social vulnerability analysis, and policy co-creation.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European24 countries collaborated
SWPS consistently operates as a consortium partner, never leading projects but contributing specialized social science expertise to large, multi-country teams. With 69 unique partners across 24 countries from just 5 projects, they join broad European consortia rather than working in tight repeated clusters. This profile suggests a flexible contributor that adapts well to diverse teams and is comfortable in supporting analytical and research design roles.
Despite a modest project portfolio, SWPS has built a remarkably wide network — 69 unique partners spanning 24 countries — indicating they join large, diverse consortia rather than repeating partnerships. Their reach is pan-European with no visible geographic concentration beyond their Polish base.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
SWPS stands out as a social sciences university that bridges behavioral research with applied policy domains — food, migration, democracy — rather than staying purely academic. Their strength in multi-level analysis (micro-meso-macro) and participatory methods makes them a strong fit for any consortium needing rigorous social science grounding alongside technical or policy partners. For Poland-based projects, they offer rare English-language social research capacity with deep EU project experience.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- MIMYMost keyword-rich project in their portfolio, revealing core methodological strengths in multi-level mixed-methods research on social vulnerability and empowerment.
- CO-CREATELargest single EC contribution (EUR 222,688) and an unusual intersection of youth engagement with food/obesity policy.
- EUARENASSecond-largest funding (EUR 215,250) and signals an expansion into democratic innovation and civic participation research.
Cross-sector capabilities
Food & Agriculture — urban food policy and obesity prevention researchEnvironment — sustainable city region food systems and living lab methodsHealth — behavioral determinants of youth obesitySecurity — social resilience and migrant integration dynamics
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