UNDETERRED’s methodology combines quantitative and qualitative approaches, deployed simultaneously across four cities. The goal: to capture both the scale of systemic discrimination and the lived reality behind the numbers.
Field Research Timeline
Phase 1 — Online surveys (April – September 2023)
- Students at the partner universities in Barcelona, Bordeaux, Bucharest and Lausanne
- Residents of working-class neighbourhoods in all four cities
Phase 2 — In-depth interviews (April 2024 – April 2025)
- Young adults (students and neighbourhood residents)
- HR managers and business leaders
- Public service and association managers
Phase 3 — Focus groups (September 2024 – April 2026)
- People experiencing discrimination across the four key fields: housing, employment, health, education
Who we talk to
Five distinct groups across four cities — each offering a different angle on the same system:
- Young adults navigating housing, employment, health and education
- Students at partner universities
- Employers and HR professionals
- Public service managers
- Civil society and association leaders
Data & Ethics
All data is anonymised, stored securely on the Huma-Num academic infrastructure, and collected under full GDPR compliance and informed consent protocols.
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