Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-actions-marie-curie-participations-et-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Projet RISE (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Transfeminist resistance is critically under-investigated yet increasingly required in an era marked by a strong manifestation of heteroactivism and antigender mobilisations, often co-opted by far-right populisms to advocate for a nativist national identity. Stateless nations (groups with a distinct cultural, linguistic, and historical identity, without recognition as a sovereign state) are an ideal context to investigate how transfeminist resistance enables new insights into the intersection of legislation, lived experiences, and spatial struggles across scales. In the last decade, heteroactivism and antigender mobilisations have grown. Despite Europe’s strides in recognizing sexual/gender rights, studies reveal persistent state-based sexism and homophobia. In the stateless nations of Sardinia and Corsica, heteroactivist and antigender discourses are resisted by local transfeminist groups which see them as tools used to justify internal colonialism, turning these regions into sacrifice zones for military, energy, and carceral exploitation. RISE is based on two observations: (1) transfeminist resistance against the threats posed by heteroactivist and antigender mobilisation to inclusive societies is underexplored; (2) stateless nations where heteroactivist and antigender discourses on national identity and gender equality are contested remain overlooked. RISE will be the first project to examine transfeminist resistance to heteroactivism and antigender mobilisations in stateless nations to develop an intersectional understanding of gender equality in relation to national identity. I will bridge my experience as a transfeminist activist with theoretical reflection collaborating with Prof Browne, the geographer who defined the field of heteroactivism and antigender. Cited in 8000 works, she holds major influence across social sciences. With her and the UCD network engaged in related projects, I will complete RISE, contributing to future more inclusive EU societies.

Mots clés : queer geographies trans geographies transfeminist activism feminist geographies collaborative research heteroactivism

Participants :
- University College Dublin (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 252728.64 €
Projet IPF-MDM-GREMLIN (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2024)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Life Sciences
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The problem: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a rare, progressive lung disease resulting in respiratory failure. IPF is irreversible and patient’s median survival is 3-5 years post-diagnosis. The only curative recourse is lung transplantation because nintedanib and pirfenidone, the only two treatment options slow disease progress but do not cure or cause disease regression. Specific depletion of profibrotic monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs) protects mice against pulmonary fibrosis suggesting a causal role for MDMs in disease development. While these depletion approaches can be undertaken experimentally, they cannot be performed in humans because MDMs are required for normal immunity. Thus, a targeted blockade of the mechanisms causing excessive profibrotic activation of MDMs is required to develop novel therapeutic approaches. The discovery: My proposal arises from the Host's recent finding that depletion of the bone morphogenetic protein antagonist GREM1 in mouse MDMs inhibits their profibrotic activation.  The proposal: My proposed work will determine whether targeted deletion of GREM1 in human MDMs inhibits their profibrotic activation and prevents pulmonary fibrosis in an animal model.  The objectives: To evaluate the above, I have identified two specific objectives (SO): SO1. Determine the precise roles of endogenous and exogenous GREM1 in regulating the profibrotic activation of MDMs derived from IPF patients and healthy controls SO2. Determine whether GREM1 deletion in MDMs protects against pulmonary fibrosis in an animal model The outcomes: I will determine the role of MDM-derived GREM1 in pulmonary fibrosis potentially identifying a new therapeutic approach. I will receive critical training in a world-class institution, allowing my research to span clinical and pre-clinical studies to in-vivo imaging and omics techniques. The scientific and transferable skills I will obtain are essential for a successful academic or non-academic career.

Mots clés : lung, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, monocyte derived macrophage, gremlin 1, profibrotic activation, resident macrophage

Participants :
- University College Dublin (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 268568.64 €
Projet Visualising Hibernia (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2023)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Changing political relations between Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the United Kingdom, and the attendant prospect of a united Ireland, have given rise to lively debate within political and public spheres on the capacity of Ireland’s national symbols to represent pluralist notions of Irish identity. Concurrently, the UK’s decision to leave the European Union has led to shifts in how Irish and Northern Irish citizens identify with the EU. Responding to such developments, ‘Visualising Hibernia’ aims to investigate how visual representations of Hibernia, the female personification of Ireland, historically transcended political, sectarian, cultural, and religious boundaries in Ireland and thereby reveal the historic diversity of Irish identities, as well as their complex relations with Britain and Europe. Focusing on the period from c.1770 to c.1930, ‘Visualising Hibernia’ will produce the first dedicated study of this highly significant but neglected figure in Irish cultural history and Anglo-Irish political relations.  As an inherently classical figure, Hibernia has typically been perceived as the ‘non-native’ embodiment of Ireland adopted by the country’s eighteenth-century ‘Protestant Ascendancy’ ruling elite or as fodder for nineteenth-century British political cartoonists. ‘Visualising Hibernia’ complicates such perceptions by foregrounding how groups across the Irish political spectrum employed the personification in the period c.1770-c.1930, ranging from a Protestant minority seeking self-governance under the British Crown to Catholic and radical republicans or Anglo-Irish cultural nationalists. It will be conducted under the supervision of Prof. Lynda Mulvin, an expert on classical antiquity and its reception, at UCD, a leading institute for research on Irish political and cultural history. It will result in a minimum of three peer-reviewed articles, an online multimedia exhibition, and communication activities including a podcast series.

Mots clés : ireland irish art history irish visual culture irish identities classical reception female allegory national personifications

Participants :
- University College Dublin (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 215534.4 €
Projet HOUSING PRECARITY (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

Housing affordability and homelessness have been persistent problems both for Irish nationals and migrants over the last decade, but these problems are particularly acute among the latter. With the exception of those who are seeking asylum in Ireland, non-EEA migrants’ housing challenges have been largely ignored by policymakers in this country. The housing situation of non-EEA migrants has also received little attention from researchers and the factors which shape their particular housing problems are not well understood. In particular neither the interaction between housing precarity and other socio-economic precarities which are more common among migrants (e.g. relating to labour market discrimination or legal status) has not been explored in depth, nor have migrants’ responses to these challenges and their agency in trying to shape pathways through these precarities. This research will fill these critical knowledge gaps by examining South Asian migrants’ lived experiences of housing precarity in Dublin, Ireland’s capital and largest city. The project aims to investigate South Asian migrants’ to Dublin lived experience of precariousness in terms of housing, labour market activity and immigration status and the interaction between these. The project marries the concepts of housing precarity, multiple precarities and structure-agency integration to guide a ground-breaking, multi-method anthropological study of these migrants’ precarity. This innovative analytical framework goes well beyond the current state-of-the-art and has the potential to illuminate the precarity pathways of other marginalised groups in Ireland and internationally. By employing mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative), this project will examine the interaction between housing-related structures and migrants’ everyday agency and the role this plays in shaping their access to affordable and suitable homes and housing precarity.

Mots clés : housing precarity pathways, south asian migrants, structure agency, dublin

Participants :
- University College Dublin (Irlande) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 215534.4 €
Projet MODiterranean (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

This project will investigate the transnational conceptualisation and diffusion of moderate liberal thought in Mediterranean Europe in the first half of the nineteenth century. It will explore moderate thinkers’ formulation of a third political way for the future of Europe between revolution and reaction, by focussing on their transnational correspondence across France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece and Spain. While historians have largely neglected the study of moderation theory by regarding it as an unoriginal and self-serving strand of thought, this project’s overarching argument is that moderation theory was an original strand of liberalism, which southern Europeans, in dialogue with their northern neighbours, conceptualised and implemented as an alternative to the political challenges of the revolutionary age. The proposed research presents two new dimensions. First, while historians have recently studied moderation theory in national contexts, this project will be the first transnational history of moderation theory in nineteenth-century Europe. The international scope of moderate liberalism and its application in different national contexts are revealing of its significance in post-revolutionary Europe. The second original dimension is that this project will use moderation theory to investigate the transnationalism of nations-in-the-making in the nineteenth-century Mediterranean. As scholars have recently started studying the modern Mediterranean as a transnational zone of contact, this project will add a further dimension, by focussing on moderation theory as a primary trigger for intellectual encounters in the Mediterranean in the nineteenth century.


Participants :
- Université Yale (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 265099.2 €
Projet MC-EuCon (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

The MSCA-PF MC-EuCon project investigates Margaret Cavendish’s philosophy (1623-73), in order to provide the first detailed interpretation of her theory of consciousness. Questions about consciousness, its origin and presence in nature, which dominate present-day philosophy of mind, arose during the 17th century. Against Descartes’s mind-body dualism and his attribution of mental life to humans alone, Cavendish argued for a wholly material, yet wholly thinking universe. By providing one of the earliest and most original responses to Descartes’s theories, Cavendish plays a seminal role in the European history of the concept of consciousness, offering a rich opportunity for developing our understanding of how problems about consciousness evolved and were addressed in Europe in the early modern period. However, her original contribution has been so far neglected. Since no specific word for ‘consciousness’ was yet available in the philosophical vocabulary of her day, extrapolating her views on the topic has been problematic. To overcome this difficulty, the MC-EuCon project applies digital humanities tools to texts of Cavendish and her interlocutors, in order to reconstruct her vocabulary related to consciousness and clarify her theory. It then assesses the significance of her ideas for past and present-day debates in philosophy of mind. To date, the role of women in the history of philosophy has not been sufficiently recognized. The elimination or marginalization of women in the history of philosophy has presented students, researchers and the general public with a historically inaccurate view; this has helped existing gender inequalities in philosophy to persist. Studying and communicating Cavendish’s contributions to the history of consciousness—one of the most significant concepts in present-day philosophy and psychology—is an important step towards changing public perceptions and correcting gender imbalances in philosophy, thus making the discipline more inclusive.

Mots clés : early modern philosophy, early modern women philosophers, history of consciousness, margaret cavendish

Participants :
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 188590.08 €
Projet TIDES (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : CLOSED

This project offers the first comprehensive study of pre-modern engagement with the relatively neglected yet highly problematic natural phenomenon of tides. It argues that the flow and ebb effect was an essential component of cosmological discussions in pre-modern Europe and attracted the attention of all major scholars whom we currently associate with the so-called Scientific Revolution. The competition amongst prominent thinkers involved in the study of astronomy and mathematics left its mark on a considerable number of works on tides, while the contesting solutions were believed to constitute a valid argument in favor of the respective cosmological theories. This also implies that the issue of determining the flow and ebb of water formed part of a larger discourse that went beyond strict mathematization of natural knowledge and reflected, on a more general level, a peculiar understanding of the cosmos and all it contains. Furthermore, the project makes an addition to a field of study that has been burgeoning in past years considering the current climate crisis. Several studies have recently devoted attention to pre-modern reflections on nature, especially with regard to various types of calamities. Despite not being considered a disaster because of their recurring and predictable character, tides were nonetheless seen as potentially devastating if not controlled and properly understood. Although inevitably put in relation with a discourse of the Flood, tidal accounts were largely devoid of metaphysical features, instead seeking out plausible mechanistic interpretations of the motion of water. At the same time, contrary to what has been suggested in scholarship, establishing the origin of tides was never regarded as a mere physico-mathematical exercise, but generally presented a matter of environmental concern. Thus, this project provides a synthetic account of pre-modern discourses of tides in their cosmological and environmental dimensions.

Mots clés : history of science, renaissance and early modern intellectual history, astronomy and cosmology, environmental humanities, pre modern europe, mathematization of knowledge, natural philosophy

Participants :
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 188590.08 €
Projet NanoHarvest (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : CLOSED

Triboelectric nanogenerators have recently emerged as a very promising energy harvesting technique for transforming mechanical energy into electrical energy. Their emergence is especially timely as the world undergoes a sustainable energy revolution and these devices have successfully demonstrated energy harvesting from a vast range of applications from wind to wave to wearable textiles. Importantly, they can also be fabricated from common materials such as paper, polymers, and graphite. However, as most highly triboelectric materials are polymeric, they suffer from low currents and brittleness under friction, with high performances usually only achieved using complex materials with a large number of processing stages. These are major challenges that are preventing the widespread and long-term application of these devices. This project will simultaneously address all of these issues by developing a printable polymeric composite containing 1D carbon nanotubes (to improve both mechanical strength & electrical conduction) and 2D nanosheets of molybdenum disulphide (to improve the charge retention & operation lifetime) which, in combination with a paper-based tribopositive layer, will form the basis of a low-cost, high performance & robust triboelectric nanogenerator. Crucially, as this composite will be printable it will be compatible with scalable processes such as roll-to-roll or flexographic printing. Success here will be achieved by combining the applicant's expertise on printable nanomaterials with the supervisor's knowledge and background on triboelectric generation and energy-storage devices. We will also demonstrate the practical utility of these devices by printing a device capable of harvesting energy from a bicycle tyre under cycling conditions. The creation of an optimised ink in combination with additive manufacturing techniques means we will be easily able to print devices that can ultimately be integrated into a wide range of harvesting applications.

Mots clés : triboelectric nanogenerators, printed electronics

Participants :
- Université nouvelle de Lisbonne (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 164676.56 €
Projet TOURSUS-EU (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2022)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships
Panel : Economic Sciences
Statut du projet : CLOSED

The TOURSUS-EU proposal is designed to contribute to the definition of and the transition to a more sustainable model of tourism, which is one of the major issues of the EU. As a highly interdisciplinary project, TOURSUS-EU intends to introduce a new approach to measuring the impact of mass tourism on the economy and society, by analyzing data from important tourist destinations listed in the UNESCO World Heritage sites (Venice, Lisbon and Split). The proposal relies on the use of state-of-the-art knowledge and state-of-the-art analytical methods (Dynamic Panel Models, time series analysis, MultiCriteria Decision Analysis and Big Data Analysis) in order to develop an innovative structured approach for the assessment and improvement in tourism sustainability. In particular, the project will allow for the quantitative evaluation of the effects of various factors on the negative developments in tourism sector, as well as the assessment of the sustainable growth in tourism that will take into account the negative effects that mass tourism generates. The expected results will be beneficial for both the scientific and the local community and will have an impact on the formation of management practices within tourist destinations, potentially to be adopted in other regions and tourist destinations in Europe and worldwide. The realization of the project TOURSUS-EU will be a turning point in my career. Considering BRU Iscte is a recognized multidisciplinary research center with Researches Excellence, I firmly believe that the proposed cooperation and TOURSUS-EU will open up the best future career possibilities for me. It will significantly help me to increase my expertise in the application of new relevant techniques in the field of sustainable tourism, allowing me to grow as an independent researcher.

Mots clés : sustainability, tourism, econometric analysis, dynamic panel model, multicriteria decision analysis, big data

Participants :
- Institut universitaire de Lisbonne (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 156778.56 €
- Université Ca' Foscari de Venise (Italie) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
Projet LUARC (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Postdoctoral Fellowships - Global Fellowships
Panel : Social Sciences and Humanities
Statut du projet : SIGNED

LUARC intends to contribute to the enhancement and revitalization of the personal archive of Angolan intellectual Mário Pinto de Andrade (MPA). In addition to working with unique documents, LUARC develops an interdisciplinary approach to the archive as a site of production of historical knowledge.  Widely known for his participation in the Angolan liberation struggle, MPA is a key figure in the cultural history of Angola, and one of the most important contemporary African intellectuals. LUARC focuses on the vast and heterogeneous material that the writer collected between 1940-1990, following the life of MPA and that of Angola through the late colonial period, the anticolonial struggle, and post-independence.  LUARC puts together academic institutions and non-academic organizations located in Portugal, Angola, and the US, creating international connections to animate meaningful debates on Angola’s recent past. The project uses methods and techniques of archival science and digital humanities to ensure the proper appreciation of MPA’s personal records. Treating data according to the best ethical practices, LUARC grants broad open access to the digital archive, as well as to other project results and outputs.  Strongly rooted in history and postcolonial theory, LUARC situates the archive in the context of Angola’s transition from colony to independent nation, creating a framework in which personal records come to make meaning as parts of a complex collective history. In particular, records are analysed in order to trace the evolution of practices and discourses on culture and nationalism in Angola, bringing to the surface narratives that have often been neglected.  At the same time, drawing from literary studies and archival art, LUARC reflects on the practice of producing and keeping records, understanding it as a performative act that intervenes in the creation of the narratives through which we come to make sense of the past.

Mots clés : personal archives digital humanities entanglement of personal and collective history african studies angolan history and literature life writings postcolonial studies oral history archival art

Participants :
- Université du Wisconsin (Etats-Unis) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Xerem associacao cultural (Portugal) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université nouvelle de Lisbonne (Portugal) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 302450.76 €