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Inspired by: FP7 » Growing interest in legacy of slave trade

version: 1 / created: 2009-12-03
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Originally submitted by: Ian Miles
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Source of inspiration

European Commission Framework Programme for RTD (FP7)

Theme/activity of inspiration

Theme 8 - Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities

Sub-theme/area of inspiration

Diversities and commonalities in Europe

Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s

Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
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Signal's headline

(max. 9 words)
Growing interest in legacy of slave trade

Signal's description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Weak Signal (approx. 150 words)
new targets for funding reimbursement - slave ports, companies, some communities in Africa itself. new claimants - eg people shipped around within British Empire.

Keywords

slave, trade, justice, human rights, slavery, history

Signal's potential evolution

It could lead to...
issue type of issue/development potential impact on society timeframe for the issue to become at least 50% probable
#1 Western Europe claims on Arab world (c 1 million slaves from West in middle ages) new/emerging

Importance

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Level 2: important for a particular world region Africa, Arab
Level 3: important for the European Union
Level 4: important for the whole world