Social science

We offer an introductory course on behavioural insights on the 7th and 8th of March in the morning, and on the 16th and 17th of June in the morning. The course introduces methods, principles and findings from the behavioural sciences and their relevance to policy-makers. Behavioural insights can be used to improve the way policies are designed. We explain how to identify behavioural aspects of policy problems and apply behaviourally informed solutions to them. The course is highly interactive, with group work, examples and exercises. Please register via the platform EU Learn by clicking on the "read more" button below. Further more specialized and advanced thematic courses and workshops are planned for later in the year.

Questions for discussion include:  What unresolved questions do policymakers face in their everyday work?  What key evidence-based insights can existing research provide in response to these questions?  At what point and how could existing research findings best feed into policymaking at EU and national level?  What critical knowledge gaps remain from a policy as well as an academic perspective? When and how could a closer collaboration between policymakers and researchers be helpful to fill these gaps?