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Express2project @express2project.eu · 20d

📅This September, @express2project.eu is holding...
#Co-creationWorkshops:
- ⚧️23/9: #GenderInequality #SUGender #SabanciUniversity
- 💻26/9: #Digitalisation @universityofessex.bsky.social
#CoffeeForum:
- 📢29/9: #Populism #ScuolaSuperioreSant’Anna
@martinicogi.bsky.social @gentilegiulia.bsky.social

Express2project @express2project.eu · 27d

🏛️ @uab.cat coordinates @express2project.eu, steers its theoretical framework & through @pruab.cat, shares every insight with the wider #public.
From #research design to outreach, the #UAB team keeps the quest for a new #EUSocialContract on course.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/consortium

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Sep 8

🌍 @express2project.eu is drafting a New #EUSocialContract that matches today’s #digital, #green & #diverse realities.
🚀 Through #research + #citizen deliberation, the project defines #rights, #duties & #governance that can withstand #future shocks.
ℹ️ https://express2project.eu/en/new-social-contract

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Sep 5

🌍 The @express2project.eu 10-partner #Consortium blends #law, #tech, #climatescience, #gender studies & #citizen advocacy to study 7 disruptive elements & design a #New #EUSocialContract.
👉 Meet the team: https://express2project.eu/en/consortium

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Sep 2

⚠️ #Populism excludes #minorities by claiming a single 'true' people.
🛠️ @express2project.eu studies these dynamics to protect #democratic checks and an #inclusive #SocialContract for all #Europeans.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/populism
@martinicogi.bsky.social #ScuolaSantaAnnaPisa

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Aug 25

🔎Name decoded: EXPRESS²:
1️⃣EXPRESS = move from tacit consent to #EXPRESSAPPROVAL of the #EUSocialContract.
2️⃣² = amplifying every voice: individual + collective, in drafting #rights & #duties for a #fair, resilient #EuropeFuture.
🧩 https://express2project.eu/en/project
#Express2EU

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Aug 22

🌐 #Intersections reveals how overlapping shocks: #climate + #mistrust, #genderinequality + #pandemics, etc. magnify #risks to #EUSocialContract.
🧩This team, led by @profkochenov.bsky.social @weareceu.bsky.social, designs integrated fixes.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/intersections

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Aug 19

💻 @universityofessex.bsky.social joined #EXPRESS2 as #Digitalisation strand leader.
🚀Under @gentilegiulia.bsky.social, they study how #algorithms, #data economies & #platform power disrupt #EUSocialContract, & designs #governance for #transparency, fairness & #inclusion.
👉 https://www.essex.ac.uk/

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Aug 7

⚖️ From under-representation to #antigender backlash, #inequality still shapes who has a voice in #Europe.
⚧️The #express2EU project examines #GenderInequality where laws fall short and how to rebuild an #inclusive #SocialContract for #allgenders.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/gender-inequality

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Aug 1

🌞Ready for the #EXPRESS2eu #SummerQuiz?
📝Test your knowledge on #EUsocialcontract & #disruptiveelements shaping #Europe’s #future.
🔍Stay tuned to the #Express2EU @Instagram #Stories: https://www.instagram.com/express2eu/
🗓 #Weekdays only; answers revealed the next day!
#SocialContract #Quiz

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jul 22

💻 #Tech change is rewriting #Europe’s #SocialContract. #EXPRESS2eu studies how #AI, #bigdata & platforms disrupt #rights, #responsibilities & #trust, while offering new chances for #transparency & #inclusion.
👉Discover our findings: https://express2project.eu/en/digitalisation

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jul 17

🏛️ @uc3m.es heads the #Mistrust strand in #EXPRESS2eu.
🧩By mapping where #transparency fails & #trust declines, #UC3M designs remedies to reinforce #Europe’s #SocialContract.
🔗 Learn more: https://www.uc3m.es/home

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jul 14

🌍Why a New #SocialContract? #European #society demands clearer #rights & #responsibilities for everyone in the #EU.
🛠️ #Express2EU is co-designing that #pact, turning silent consent into #express #approval through open #dialogue & #evidence.
ℹ️More: https://express2project.eu/en/new-social-contract

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jul 11

📣The 2ble-edged sword of #Populism: it claims to defend 'the people', but it actually harms the things that #protect them.
📺In this #clip, @martinicogi.bsky.social explains how this #rhetoric disrupts #EUSocialContract.
🎥 Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr325GuKUHU
#ScuolaSantAnna #EXPRESS2

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jul 8

💻 #Digitalisation is transforming #society, #politics & #governance.
🧩 #EXPRESS2 studies how #AI, #data economies & #automation disrupt the #EUSocialContract & designs #policy paths; for #fairness, #accountability & #inclusion.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/digitalisation
#Express2EU #DigitalTech

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jul 3

🌟Meet the @eminternational.bsky.social, #EXPRESS2eu #project partner. With #MajaBobić leading, #EMI crafts forums & #digital tools so #Europeans can co-create a modern #SocialContract.
🔗 https://europeanmovement.eu/projects/express2/
#EUdemocracy #Participation

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jul 1

💻How does #tech transform #democracy? In this #EXPRESS2eu clip, @gentilegiulia.bsky.social (@universityofessex.bsky.social) explores #digitalisation’s edge: it can erode #trust yet foster #inclusion if governed wisely.
🎥 https://youtu.be/0J8dIfmgX_I
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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jun 27

🚀Today marks the start of the #EXPRESS2 online #workshop “A Future We Build Together” with @eminternational.bsky.social !
🌟Experts across #Europe are coming together to exchange ideas on #justice, #digital #innovation & inclusive #policies.
👉Find out more: express2project.eu/en/news-and-...

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jun 26

🎥 #GülruGöker unpacks how #genderinequality disrupts the #EUSocialContract, eroding #trust, #rights, & #participation.
📺Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ5u3COe4gI #Express2EU #GenderEquality

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jun 25

🎉Announcing the #EXPRESS2eu #YoungScholarContest winners!
🏆 #AinaMuñozMolina: 'Energy Transition & Working Classes'
🏆 #CamilleTrelcat: 'Time as a Right'
👉 #FullArticle: https://express2project.eu/en/news-and-events/express2-young-scholars-contest-announcing-winners
#Express2EU

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Berta Caihuelas Navajas @bcaihuelas.bsky.social · Jun 19

I’m very happy to share that I recently joined the @express2project.eu‬ as a postdoc!!

Express2project @express2project.eu · Jun 17

🎈Welcome @bcaihuelas.bsky.social , our new #expert on #politicalinequalities & civic #participation.
🎓 #PhD #SocialSciences (@uc3m.es‬)
📰Read more about her: https://express2project.eu/en/news-and-events/berta-caihuelas-navajas-joins-express2-expert-political-inequalities

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jun 24

🌐 @weareceu.bsky.social plays a key role in @express2project.eu by coordinating #Intersections.
🧩 #CEU examines how #insecurity, #populism, #climatechange & more #disruptiveelements combine to threaten #Europe’s #socialcontract, guiding integrated #solutions.
🔗Details: https://www.ceu.edu/

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jun 23

⚠️Why does #mistrust matter? A decline in #confidence in #EUinstitutions weakens the very fabric of #EUSocialContract.
🔍The investigators from @uc3m.es , led by @jamayoral.bsky.social, study how #corruption & #opacity drive this trend & how to reverse it.
👉 https://express2project.eu/en/mistrust

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jun 20

🗓️27June: The @express2project.eu #online #workshop by @eminternational.bsky.social
💬Dive into big questions with #FabienDell @ec.europa.eu #MajaBobić & #AntoniAbat.
👉 #Registration & #agenda: https://express2project.eu/en/news-and-events/express2-online-workshop-emi-27-june-future-build-together

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Express2project @express2project.eu · Jun 19

🏛️ #SabanciUniversity joins the #EXPRESS2 #Consortium as #WP6 lead on #GenderInequality.
👩‍⚖️ Via #SUGender, the team studies how unequal #rights disrupt the #EUSocialContract and designs paths to true #inclusion.
🔗Explore their work: https://sugender.sabanciuniv.edu/en
#Express2EU #Equality #gender

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