Tim za socijalno uključivanje i smanjenje siromaštva

The Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit of the Government of the Republic of Serbia and the United Nations Development Program have issued a call entitled “Programme of Support to Developing Research Staff in Social Sciences – Secondary Analyses of Data Obtained through the Survey on Income and Living Conditions – SILC”.

The overall goal of the program is a deeper understanding of factors impacting poverty, social exclusion, material deprivation, risk of poverty, inequality, access to labor market and other aspects relevant for the quality of life of individuals and families in the Republic of Serbia by raising the capacities of researchers to implement complementary/secondary research in areas not yet studied, but of great importance for formulating efficient public policies in those segments. The program should stimulate researchers starting their careers to use various available data sources and existing research materials.

The call for submitting research projects was open between 1 April and 26 April 2015, and the Social Inclusion and Poverty Reduction Unit received a large number of quality applications by the deadline.

According to the decision of the committee for the selection of projects, this cycle of secondary analyses will support a total of ten project proposals meeting the overall goal of the program. Project proposals will be implemented by the end of September 2015.