Contemporary social challenges demand dialogue across geographical, disciplinary and institutional boundaries. BRIDGED arises from this need for interaction and co-production of knowledge. It seeks to promote collaboration and mutual understanding between scholars and practitioners working particularly on social policy, education, development, administration and governance.
While terms such as North–South or South–North dialogue remain widely used, the initiative recognises their conceptual limitations and aims to transcend dichotomous framings. BRIDGED thus envisions a space of encounter that values multiple epistemologies and perspectives, reflecting the diversity of contexts in which perspectives, policies and practices can be discussed, formulated and enacted.
By bringing together research projects, academic outputs and opportunities for exchange, this website aims to create a dynamic interface between research, policy and practice. It is both a repository of scholarly activity and a living network for cooperation.
The long-term vision is to establish the page as a recognised reference point for dialogue and knowledge exchange in the field of social policy, transcending geographical and disciplinary boundaries.