This report was commissioned by the European Commission's Directorate General for Research in order to provide an overview of the results of social research addressing issues of relevance to Information Society policy commissioned under the 4th and 5th Framework Programmes. The aim was not to...

Since 2008, Europe has been shaken by an ongoing crisis. If relevant parts of populations are exposed to socioeconomic risks, it is a distinctive characteristic of European political ethics that they must not be left alone, but should be subject to support and solidarity by budget support...