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A recently published position paper, Partizipation als Zu-Mutung<\/em> (Participation as Imposition) offers a critical yet constructive analysis of the systemic shortcomings that hinder participatory research \u2014 particularly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.<\/p>\n It outlines 13 structural barriers<\/strong> that often prevent stakeholder engagement from becoming meaningful, effective, and sustainable. The paper also offers concrete proposals<\/strong> to improve funding structures, evaluation logic, and ethical standards for participatory research \u2014 making it highly relevant not only nationally, but for European R&I policy<\/strong> as well. <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” admin_label=”Image left & Text right” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”0px||-10px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_enable_image=”off” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.arttic-innovation.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/wo-horizon-europe-ansetzt-\u2013-und-wo-luecken-bestehen.jpg” alt=”Where Horizon Europe comes in – and where there are gaps” title_text=”Where Horizon Europe comes in – and where there are gaps” force_fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Image” module_class=”imageresizeforcolumn” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”8%|6%|8%|6%” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline H2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font=”Lato|700||||||#fff15f|solid” header_2_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_color_all=”#3a7984″ border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#bde10f” border_width_bottom_tablet=”” border_width_bottom_phone=”5px” border_width_bottom_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n At ARTTIC Innovation<\/strong>, we recognise many of these challenges from our experience working across Horizon Europe (HE), Horizon 2020 (H2020), and FP7 projects<\/strong>.<\/p>\n While we do not lead participatory or co-creation processes ourselves, we collaborate closely with partners who do \u2014 by shaping the strategic, administrative, and communication frameworks<\/strong> that enable participation to happen.<\/p>\n Our work in proposal design, coordination support, dissemination, exploitation planning, and stakeholder engagement<\/strong> places us at the interface between research teams, societal actors, and institutional funders. This gives us insight into the tensions between participatory ambition and structural constraints. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Engagement is often undermined when:<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_id=”wieviellink” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”22px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”60px||60px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font=”Lato|700||||||#fff15f|solid” header_2_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_color_all=”#3a7984″ border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#bde10f” border_width_bottom_tablet=”” border_width_bottom_phone=”5px” border_width_bottom_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#012E45″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The paper Partizipation als Zu-Mutung<\/em> provides a timely and well-founded basis to advocate for more supportive research structures<\/strong> \u2014 both in national systems and across EU programmes \u2014 and aligns with the European Commission\u2019s evolving policy direction toward inclusive, participatory, and societally responsive research.<\/p>\n This paper is not only relevant to national funders and research institutions in the German-speaking world \u2014 its findings resonate with a broader range of EU research stakeholders<\/strong>: policymakers, ethics committees, evaluators, project coordinators, proposal writers, innovation managers and funders who aim to enhance the way co-creation is funded, implemented, and valued.<\/p>\n That\u2019s why we\u2019re reflecting on its content: to highlight where structural barriers still exist, and what can be done to address them in Horizon Europe and the next framework programme (FP10)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2px||10px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_3,1_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” admin_label=”Image left & Text right” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”0px||-10px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”8%|6%|8%|6%” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline H2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font=”Lato|700||||||#fff15f|solid” header_2_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_color_all=”#3a7984″ border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#bde10f” border_width_bottom_tablet=”” border_width_bottom_phone=”5px” border_width_bottom_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Jointly developed by over 30 scholars and funded by VolkswagenStiftung<\/strong>, the paper draws on interdisciplinary expertise from the social sciences, technology design, health, education and cultural studies<\/strong>. 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One of the most influential examples was DRIVER+ (FP7)<\/strong><\/a> – a flagship project in European civil protection that pioneered large-scale participatory practices in crisis management through: <\/p>\n The most enduring legacy of DRIVER+ is CMINE<\/strong> – a community platform originally established by ARTTIC, which is now a coordination and policy forum under Horizon Europe Cluster 3. It hosts two recognized clusters – Societal Resilience<\/a> and Responder Technology<\/a> – that continue to shape evidence-based policy well beyond their lifetime. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Participatory research further evolved under H2020 <\/strong>through projects like:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” admin_label=”Image left & Text right” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”0px||-10px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” 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and policy-oriented environments, we still observe recurring limitations: <\/p>\n These experiences have informed how we work with consortia<\/strong> to design and implement projects that are better aligned with evolving participatory ambitions \u2014 many of which are now more visible in in Horizon Europe.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_id=”wieviellink” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#FFFFFF” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”60px||60px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.3″ custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ 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(FWF) and Switzerland (SNF), the position paper\u2019s insights apply widely to Horizon Europe<\/strong> 2025-2027. While HE has made progress towards inclusive, impact-oriented research, structural barriers to meaningful participation persist \u2014 even compared to national systems. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ make_equal=”on” admin_label=”Image left & Text right” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” custom_margin=”0px||-10px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.23.1″ background_enable_image=”off” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.arttic-innovation.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/eu-programme.jpg” alt=”EU programs” title_text=”EU programs” force_fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Image” module_class=”imageresizeforcolumn” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”8%|6%|8%|6%” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”60px|10%|60px|10%|false|false” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Headline H2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font=”Lato|700||||||#fff15f|solid” header_2_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_color_all=”#3a7984″ border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#bde10f” border_width_bottom_tablet=”” border_width_bottom_phone=”5px” border_width_bottom_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n From the paper\u2019s 13 recommendations, we highlight as particularly relevant for future EU programmes:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_id=”wieviel” _builder_version=”4.18.0″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”60px||60px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font=”Lato|700||||||#fff15f|solid” header_2_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_color_all=”#3a7984″ border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#bde10f” border_width_bottom_tablet=”” border_width_bottom_phone=”5px” border_width_bottom_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n These principles closely align with how we approach our work \u2014 supporting consortia in developing realistic, inclusive frameworks<\/strong> from the proposal stage through implementation. We work alongside partners leading participatory activities to help ensure visibility, uptake, and long-term impact<\/strong> of results.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_id=”wieviel” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ background_color=”#f4f4f4″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”60px||60px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font=”Lato|700||||||#fff15f|solid” header_2_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_color_all=”#3a7984″ border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#bde10f” border_width_bottom_tablet=”” border_width_bottom_phone=”5px” border_width_bottom_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Participation is not a box to tick. It\u2019s a demanding yet rewarding mode of research<\/strong> that requires the right conditions – structurally, financially, and ethically<\/strong>. <\/p>\n The paper Partizipation als Zu-Mutung<\/em> adds scientific weight to what many practitioners already know \u2014 and gives policymakers, funders, and peer institutions a concrete foundation for action.<\/p>\n We believe it\u2019s time to move from \u201cinviting participation\u201d to embedding it as an operational standard <\/strong>in European research.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” module_id=”wieviel” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”60px||60px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.24.0″ custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font=”Lato|700||||||#fff15f|solid” header_2_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_color_all=”#3a7984″ border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#bde10f” border_width_bottom_tablet=”” border_width_bottom_phone=”5px” border_width_bottom_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ text_font_size=”34px” header_font=”|300|||||||” header_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font=”Lato|700||||||#fff15f|solid” header_2_text_color=”#012e45″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_2_letter_spacing=”1px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”” custom_margin_phone=”|0px|||false|false” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”0px||||false|false” animation_style=”fade” border_color_all=”#3a7984″ border_width_bottom=”5px” border_color_bottom=”#bde10f” border_width_bottom_tablet=”” border_width_bottom_phone=”5px” border_width_bottom_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This article reflects the perspectives and project experience of ARTTIC Innovation, based on its long-standing involvement in European R&I initiatives focused on stakeholder engagement, co-creation, and strategic dissemination.<\/p>\n It was developed collaboratively by ARTTIC Innovation\u2019s expert team: Tanja Oster, Chlo\u00e9 Scordel, Claudia Speiser, Andreas Seipelt, Balazs Kern, and Karin Rosenits.<\/p>\nInsights from EU projects in Horizon Europe, Horizon 2020 and FP7<\/span><\/h2>\n
Across the projects we have been involved in \u2013 including AGILE, R2D2-MH, DRIVER+, CURSOR<\/strong>, and others \u2013 we\u2019ve observed both the transformative potential<\/strong> and the systemic frictions<\/strong> that participatory approaches encounter in practice. <\/p>\n\n
Relevance of the Position Paper for European Funding Policy and Research Structures<\/span><\/h2>\n
A timely diagnosis rooted in cross-disciplinary expertise <\/span><\/h2>\n
It delivers scientifically grounded, policy-relevant guidance for improving participatory research systems across Europe. <\/p>\nWhere our experience connects<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Challenges we\u2019ve observed across projects<\/span><\/h2>\n
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A shift in Horizon Europe \u2013 and where gaps remain<\/span><\/h2>\n
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What\u2019s the problem?<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Why this goes beyond national contexts<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Recommendations we echo<\/span><\/h2>\n
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How we contribute<\/strong><\/h2>\n
In these contexts, ARTTIC Innovation contributes expertise<\/strong> in: <\/p>\n\n
Let\u2019s not wait<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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– AGILE: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.arttic-innovation.de\/en\/funded-projects\/agile\/<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
– R2D2-MH: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.arttic-innovation.de\/en\/funded-projects\/r2d2-mh\/<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nAbout this article<\/strong><\/h2>\n