Acronym: COHSMO
Funding agency: European Commission, Horizon 2020
Total budget: € 3,748,335
Harokopio University budget: € 246,500
Start date: 09/2017
End date: 08/2021
Project duration: 48 months
Principal Investigator: Panagiotis Artelaris
Description: The COHSMO project investigated the links between socio-economic inequality, urbanization, and territorial cohesion, and how cohesion at different European scales influences economic growth, spatial justice, and democratic capacities. It adopted a comparative, multi-method approach across seven European countries, combining local case studies, statistical analysis, and policy review. The project advanced a place-sensitive typology to guide spatial policy and developed actionable recommendations for improving the European Social Model by strengthening cohesion and reducing spatial injustice.
Keywords: territorial cohesion, social investment, spatial inequality, urbanization, European social model