• Implementation of social science research and practical projects in the context of demographic, economic, technical, social, and cultural change, especially in peripheral rural areas and regions.
• Linking research and creative practice in the form of applied research and consulting, as well as through knowledge transfer.
• Linking research and teaching in the context of research seminars, research internships, lecture series, and theses.
• Creation and promotion of a public forum for discussion on issues of regional development, civic engagement, and democratic political culture (including through publications, events, and workshops).

• Innovative regional development in Upper Lusatia with a focus on demography, migration, integration, gender, and governance.
• Urbanity in medium-sized towns and new concepts of rurality in peripheral areas.
• Social-ecological transformation and its management.
• Social, political, and civil society inclusion and participation, as well as democratic cultural development.
• Cross-border aspects of work, life, housing, and cooperation under post-communist conditions.
• European integration problems in the border triangle.

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