The activities in Cluster 2 “Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society” are primarily aimed at researchers and applicants from the humanities, social and cultural sciences and the arts. Projects on the various topics in this cluster make an innovative and application-oriented contribution to important and forward-looking research and social issues in Europe.
This cluster aims to strengthen European democratic values, including rule of law and fundamental rights, safeguarding our cultural heritage, and promoting socio-economic transformations that contribute to inclusion and growth.
Areas of intervention
Destination 1: Innovative research on democracy and governance
Current and future developments require new thinking on how democratic institutions at all levels can adapt. The main issues at stake are greater diversity, global competition, technological progress and digitalisation. Citizens’ experiences with democratic discourses, practices and institutions are highly relevant for successful adaptation to these changes.
Proposals for topics under this destination should set out a credible pathway to contributing to the following expected impact of the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan: Reinvigorating democratic governance by improving the accountability, transparency, effectiveness and trustworthiness of institutions and policies based on rule of law, and through the expansion of active and inclusive citizens’ participation and engagement empowered by the safeguarding of fundamental rights.
More information can be found in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025
Application deadline: 16 September 2025 17:00:00 Brussels time.
Call for proposal HORIZON Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society