Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Mobility, Empire and Cross-Cultural Contacts in Mongol Eurasia (MONGOL)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: The study of the human past
Countries involved: Israel
Call:  (ERC-2012-StG_20111124, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2017-12-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1500000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1500000.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project seeks to study the Mongol Empire in its full Eurasian context. It combines a world history perspective with close reading in a huge array of primary sources in various languages (mainly Persian, Arabic and Chinese) and different historiographical traditions, and classifies the acquired information into a sophisticated prosopographical database, which records the individuals acting under Mongol rule in the 13th and 14th centuries. On the basis of this unique corpus, the project maps and analyzes mobility patterns, and the far-reaching effects that this mobility generated. More specifically, it aims: (a) to analyze modes of migrations in Mongol Eurasia: why, how, when and into where people- along with their ideas and artefacts - moved across Eurasia, portraying the full spectrum of such populations movements from the coerced to the voluntary. (b) to shed light on the economic and cultural exchange that this mobility engendered, with a stress on the religious, scientific and commercial networks both within and beyond the empire’s frontiers. (c) to reconstruct the new elite of the empire by scrutinizing the personnel of key Mongolian institutions, such as the guard, the judicial and postal systems, the diplomatic corps, and the local administration. These issues will be studied comparatively, in the period of the united Mongol empire (1206-1260) and across its four successor khanates that centred at China, Iran, Central Asia and Russia. The result will be a quantum leap forward in our understanding of the Mongol empire and its impact on world history, and a major contribution to the theoretical study of pre-modern migrations, cross-cultural contacts, nomad-sedentary relations and comparative study of empires. Moreover, the re-conceptualization of the economic and cultural exchange in Mongol Eurasia will lead to a broader and more nuanced understanding of the transition from the Middle Ages to the early modern era.

Keywords: mongols,empires,mobility,cross-cultural contacts,nomadism,migrations,china,islam,world history,prosopography,sociology of knowledge,comparative history,networks,movement ecology,buddhism
Critical Infrastructure Preparedness and Resilience Research Network (CIPRNET)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Security Research coordination and structuring
Action type: Network of Excellence
Countries involved: Germany,Italy,Netherlands,France,France,European organisations area,Cyprus,Poland,Canada,Switzerland
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-03-01
End date: 2017-02-28
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 7663168.0
EU funding (EUR): 6569842.5
Participants: 12
Project status: CLOSED

The Critical Infrastructure Preparedness and Resilience Research Network or CIPRNet establishes a Network of Excellence in Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) R&D for a wide range of stakeholders including (multi)national emergency management, critical infrastructure (CI) operators, policy makers, and the society. CIPRNet builds a long-lasting, durable virtual centre of shared and integrated knowledge and expertise in CIP and CI MS&A (Modelling, Simulation and Analysis) by integrating part of the resources of the CIPRNet partners and their R&D activities acquired in more than 50 EU co-funded projects. This centre will form the foundation for the European Infrastructures Simulation & Analysis Centre (EISAC) by 2020. CIPRNet will strengthen and structure the European Research Area on CIP by using its network to outreach and link isolated research kernels and adjacent R&D areas. Activities include training and the ‘ask the CIPRNet expert’ service to find and access the right pockets of CIP expertise in Europe. Moreover, CIPRNet enhances the resilience of CI in Europe by improving the knowledge and understanding, preparation and mitigation of CI disruptions and their consequences. The CIPRNet Joint Programme of Activities (JPA) integrates and makes complementary use of CIP and related knowledge, expertise, and resources (e.g., tools, methods, top experts and other staff) of the partners. The JPA forms the stepping stone for the development of the long-lasting cooperation and integration of R&D activities of the partners. The European CIP innovation process is boosted as substantial resources are integrated and focussed on the creation of added-value decision-support capabilities for (multi)national emergency management and CI owners. These capabilities provide timely, actionable, risk-informed CIP analyses and strategies that support the preparation for, response to, and recovery from major CI disruptions. The interest in CIPRNet is shown by 24 letters of support.

Keywords: critical infrastructure protection (cip),noe,training of emergency managers,durable virtual centre of competence and expertise in cip,consequence analysis,decision support,long-term integration
The Principle of Disruption. A Figure Reflecting Complex Societies (DISRUPTION)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Cultures and cultural production
Countries involved: Germany,Germany
Call:  (ERC-2012-StG_20111124, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2018-12-31
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1291000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1291000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

"Disruption" is presented as a starting point for the analysis of formulas of societal self-description. Since the increasing susceptibility of complex societies to disruption cannot be managed solely by technology and the social sciences, it is necessary to develop a new form of cultural criticism which critically reflects on the interaction of societal sub-systems. Therefore, the objects to be studied are strongly repercussive narratives which construct political and socio-cultural coherence through the symbolic reintegration of disruptive incidents - e.g. terrorist attacks, rampage shootings, technical accidents, new diseases. The analysis of this poetics of social normalisation is intended to contribute to resolving the - for complex societies - constitutive problem of self-interpretation. The project is innovative in that it frees the concept of disruption from its restrictive use in media theory, reformulates it culturally and narratologically, and facilitates a correlation of hitherto unrelated subject areas, within the interdisciplinary framework of literary and media studies, the history of ideas and the sociology of culture. Thus, the diagnostic potential of literature, film and TV series in the perception and processing of disruption will be re-defined. These fictional-narrative art forms are conceptualised as cultural scripts, in which one can discern the fear-laden scenarios of disruption that shape the outlook of Western societies. The project also examines the calculated mise-en-scène of disruption using the example of contemporary art, which because it interrupts routines of perception and communication, especially when an artwork provokes a scandal, questions formulas of societal self-description. By focusing on narrativity and performance, the project generates - via the principle of disruption - a figure of reflection that traverses disciplinary boundaries, enhancing the capability of cultural studies to comprehend processes of social integration.

Keywords: media studies,system theory,popular culture,history of knowledge,narratology,symbolic ways of worldmaking,figures,narratives and practices of disruption
LANGUAGE–PHILOLOGY–CULTURE: Arab Cultural Semantics in Transition (ARSEM)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Cultures and cultural production
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (ERC-2012-StG_20111124, 2012)
Start date: 2013-02-01
End date: 2019-01-31
Duration (months): 72.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1499507.0
EU funding (EUR): 1499507.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This project aims to study: • the semantic development of the vocabulary of the Arabic language, • philological discourses on the semantic changes in the language in the classical Arabic philological tradition (8th-10th centuries A.D.), and • the impact of Arabic philology in the wider historical and cultural context of the Judaeo-Arab neo-classical heritage (12th-13th centuries A.D.) and Christian-Arab intellectual history on the eve of modernity (19th century A.D.). The project will explore the universal cultural significance and the pivotal role of language consciousness in the history of Arab culture. It will introduce a new dimension into the existing research on the Arabic language and Arabic philology, which until now have been studied without any comprehensive cultural and social contextualisation. The project will focus on the process of the transmission of Arabic poetry, which provides detailed evidence of the development of Arabic philological thought and its universal significance for the theological, philosophical, historical and linguistic discourses of Arab intellectual history. This project will document the transmission of early Arabic poetry and analyse its vocabulary in a systematic way for the first time. For this purpose it will create an Analytical Database of Arabic Poetry. This publicly accessible database will represent a ground-breaking contribution to European research on the Arabic language and the Arabic philological heritage, which so far lacks even such fundamental tools as an etymological dictionary of the Arabic language or a complete dictionary of Classical Arabic. The database will implement comprehensive analytical tools and will serve as a reference work for wider research on Arabic literature, history and culture. Thus, the project will create an integrative research platform for the history and semantics of the Arabic language—a subject indispensable for understanding the foundations of Arab culture past and present.

Keywords: digital philology,lexicography,arabic language
Enabling Science and Technology through European Electron Microscopy (ESTEEM 2)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Infrastructures
Destination: Support to existing research infrastructures
Action type: Combination of CP & CSA
Countries involved: France,United Kingdom,Belgium,United Kingdom,Germany,Germany,Netherlands,Sweden,Austria,Spain,Spain,Slovenia,Poland,Germany,Germany,Belgium
Call:  (FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2012-1-RTD, 2012)
Start date: 2012-10-01
End date: 2016-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 9740682.18
EU funding (EUR): 7500000.0
Participants: 18
Project status: CLOSED

ESTEEM2 is an integrated infrastructure of electron microscopy facilities providing access for the academic and industrial research community in the physical sciences to some of the most powerful characterization techniques available at the nanoscale. Transnational access to ESTEEM2 centres is obtained through a transparent, simple peer review process based on merit and scientific priorities. Service to users is supported by a networking programme which addresses key issues such as specimen preparation, data interpretation through theory and simulation, and standardization of protocols and methodologies. A series of schools and workshops provide training in innovative methods in electron microscopy and a forum for discussing emerging (cutting-edge) techniques. Directed research programmes focus on the further development of electron diffraction, imaging and spectroscopy and the advancement of 3D methods and time resolved experiments. In all, ESTEEM2 establishes a strategic leadership in electron microscopy to guide future developments and promote electron microscopy to the wider research community at large.

Keywords: electron microscopy,materials science,solid state physics
Inter System Interoperability for Tetra-TetraPol Networks (ISITEP)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Improving Security systems integration, interconnectivity and interoperability
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Italy,Belgium,Norway,Sweden,Netherlands,Finland,France,Netherlands,Spain,Spain,Denmark,Greece
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-09-01
End date: 2016-12-31
Duration (months): 40.0
Total project cost (EUR): 15989010.87
EU funding (EUR): 10292495.07
Participants: 19
Project status: CLOSED

A European network where forces share communications, processes and a legal framework would greatly enforce response to disaster recovery and security against crime. Until now, uncertainty on costs, timescale and functionalities has slowed down integration of national Public Protection & Disaster Relief (PPDR) networks. The lack of interoperable communication systems has impeded the cooperation of PPDR forces, although a strong European commitment has been established through Schengen and Lisbon treaties. ISITEP will develop procedures, technology and legal agreements to achieve a cost effective solution for PPDR interoperability. ISITEP will demonstrate full radio interface migration for PPDR resources. ISITEP end users will drive requirements to guarantee legal, operational and technical coherence. In addition, a legal agreement template will be proposed for approval between Norway and Sweden within the project timeframe. The project goals will be obtained through the delivery of the ISITEP framework, which will be based on: • Mission oriented procedures, functional models and legal agreements • An European network solution integrating all types of European national PPDR networks through a novel Inter System Interface (ISI) over IP protocol encompassing:  ETSI standardized ISI among TETRA national networks  ISI over IP gateways among national TETRAPOL networks  ISI over IP gateways among TETRAPOL - TETRA networks • Bi-technology terminals based on smartphones/tablets with PPDR applications • Supporting tools to assess business sustainability, technology needs and improve training Through ISITEP, European end users will leverage enhanced terminals in operations abroad within an agreed framework of procedures. This will improve cooperation among European PPDR resources for the benefit of all citizens. European stakeholders will have an economically sustainable solution for sharing national PPDR services. ISITEP’s results will be disseminated by a proper plan leveraging the Consortium, which includes all the manufacturers of national European networks and the main PPDR stakeholders. Furthermore, through ISITEP technology, the European security industry will have new market opportunities.

Keywords: public safety,disaser relief,network interoperability,tetra,tetrapol,roaming,professional mobile networks,first responders,procedures,functional models,multilateral legal agreements
ELICIT TO LEARN CRUCIAL POST-CRISIS LESSONS (ELITE)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Restoring security and safety in case of crisis
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Spain,Norway,France,Poland,Italy,Austria,Germany
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2014-06-30
Duration (months): 18.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1185911.4
EU funding (EUR): 940418.0
Participants: 9
Project status: CLOSED

The objectives of the call with regard to knowledge gathering, categorisation, analysis and evaluation for the goal of post-crisis lessons learning and use of this learning in practice define implicitly the need of a Community of Practice (CoP) for crisis response. Therefore, the ELITE consortium has a strong representation of experienced crisis managers and responders across all phases of crises and of knowledge management experts embedded within a CoP. The role of the ELITE knowledge management experts is to secure the best acquisition, categorisation, and analysis of tacit, fragmented knowledge acquired by crisis management responders, and to ensure best practice insights. The ELITE CoP is assembled around a web solution comprising a repository of best practices and guidelines as well as social media features (ELITE’s living document). During the project’s lifetime, ELITE uses a holistic method that addresses all relevant phases of major crises along with their systemic relationships. After ELITE’s project period, the living document is targeted as a Wikipedia-like solution with the necessary infrastructure and funding system so as to attract and serve the whole spectrum of end-users and crisis decision makers in Europe. Finally, to promote future research on this topic, ELITE will identify major remaining gaps and deliver recommendations for future research.

Keywords: fire,earthquake,flood,living document,lessons learned,guidelines,cummunity of practise,prepardness,response,recovery,crisis management
Universal Banking, Corporate Control and Crises (UNIVERSAL BANKING)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Starting grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Individuals, institutions and markets
Countries involved: Portugal
Call:  (ERC-2012-StG_20111124, 2012)
Start date: 2013-03-01
End date: 2018-02-28
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1174000.0
EU funding (EUR): 1174000.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

Financial intermediaries play a vital role in providing capital to corporations. The 2007-2009 financial crisis had dramatic consequences on the organization of the financial system that led to the rise of universal banking and financial conglomerates. Financial conglomerates have been common in Europe, but the recent developments have eroded the separation of commercial and investment banking elsewhere. Financial conglomerates act as lenders but also underwrite and trade securities, have equity stakes and sit on the board of corporations, and manage mutual and pension funds that invest in corporations. These forms of corporate control by financial conglomerates are distinct in their incentives and costs and therefore can have distinct effects on non-financial corporations. We will study the effect of control by financial conglomerates on corporation’s performance, investment, financing, and corporate governance policies. A particular relevant channel through which financial conglomerates can affect firm’s policies is the credit channel. Firms establish relationships with financial conglomerates that give easier access to credit and potentially at a lower cost due to economies of scale in information collection and monitoring. There may be, however, costs to firms with a close relationship with a financial conglomerate as firms may be locked up due to an information monopoly. We will study the effects of bank-firm relationships on the loan market. In particular, we will examine the importance of these relationships for explaining differences in the cost of bank distress across firms. The hypothesis is that strong ties with banks reduce firms’ ability to substitute relationship bank loans with other sources of external finance, and therefore firms with stronger relationships could experience greater costs during financial crises. We will contribute to the understanding the consequences of shocks to the financial health of banks for nonfinancial firms.

Keywords: universal banking,corporate control,institutional investors,financial crises,loan market,corporate governance,investment policy,financing policy
A harmonized, modular reference system for all European automated border crossing points (FASTPASS)

Framework: FP7 — Cooperation
Programme: Security
Destination: Intelligent surveillance and enhancing border security
Action type: Collaborative project
Countries involved: Austria,Finland,Germany,Belgium,United Kingdom,Austria,Finland,European organisations area,Poland,United Kingdom,Romania,Germany,Germany,Latvia,United Kingdom,Germany,Germany,Greece,Austria,United Kingdom
Call:  (FP7-SEC-2012-1, 2012)
Start date: 2013-01-01
End date: 2017-03-31
Duration (months): 51.0
Total project cost (EUR): 15592395.28
EU funding (EUR): 11287715.05
Participants: 29
Project status: CLOSED

FastPass will establish and demonstrate a harmonized, modular approach for Automated Border Control (ABC) gates. FastPass brings together key players of the entire ABC value chain - system and component producers, research institutions, governmental authorities and end-users. The development of a harmonized ABC gate will be accomplished with continuous end-user involvement. The entire innovation process, from components development to the final design of the user interface, will continuously be evaluated by the two end user groups, travellers and border guards. Border control is a major challenge for security and mobility within the EU. Travellers request a minimum delay and a speedy border crossing, while Border Guards must fulfil their obligation to secure the EUs borders against illegal immigration and other threats. Fastpass will serve both demands at the same time to keep security at the highest level while increasing the speed and the comfort for all legitimate travellers at all border control points. The FastPass ABC process will be designed to address both requirements with equal emphasis. One aspect of a speedy border crossing by legitimate travellers is a harmonised user interface. This will allow frequent travellers from Europe and third country states to pass through an ABC with minimum delay, using the full potential of ID documents. Improved traveller identification technologies, such as new biometric modules will increase the security of the ABC process and minimise spoofing. A demonstration and evaluation at all types of border (air, land and sea) will be implemented in at least three different member states. Compliance with European societal values and citizens’ rights is central to the acceptance of the developed technologies, and will accompany the development and end-user interaction throughout the project. FastPass will develop a reference architecture for ABC gates, and will pursue a European initiative for a global standard in ABC technology.

Keywords: automatic border control,harmonization,user-centric approach,anti-spoofing,identification,epassport