Publications

This section brings together the project’s research outputs in one place. Each deliverable reflects a key stage of the work, capturing findings, methods, and insights that inform the wider effort. The goal is to offer a clear, accessible record of what has been produced, why it matters, and how it contributes to the project’s ongoing development.

Deliverables

Assessment of policy and regulatory framework shaping the social economy in Europe Deliverable 3.1

This working paper examines the policy and regulatory ecosystems shaping the role of social economy actors in care service provision across Europe. This document has not yet been approved by the European Commission and is therefore subject to change.
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Regional Profile Reports Dimensions of social exclusion in the selected case study regions Deliverable 5.1

This report analyses how social exclusion emerges and evolves across selected European regions, mapping the socio-economic, institutional and spatial factors shaping exclusion and inclusion. This document has not yet been approved by the European Commission and is therefore subject to change.
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Regional profile reports Part II: mapping organisations addressing social exclusion in the selected case study regions Deliverable 5.2

This report maps the organisational landscape — public, private for-profit, and social economy actors — tackling social exclusion across the nine DICES case study regions, offering a first empirical foundation for the qualitative case study fieldwork ahead. This document has not yet been approved by the European Commission and is therefore subject to change.
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Insights on the Social Economy

Mapping the Social Economy in Nine European Countries

This summary brings together the country findings from DICES deliverable D2.1, "Conceptual framework and mapping of the social economy in Europe". It describes how the social economy is defined, organised and supported in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania and Norway, and gives readers a country-by-country overview that can be read without going through the full deliverabl This document has not yet been approved by the European Commission and is therefore subject to change.
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