Culture plays a fundamental role in shaping identities, experiences of belonging, and individual and collective wellbeing. In societies characterized by diversity, digitalization, and rapid social change, questions of meaning, participation, and quality of life have become increasingly urgent.
Together with it societal and academic partners, ERMeCHS contributes to understanding and improving the diverse relationships between culture, identity, and wellbeing, also in historical perspective. Research addresses how cultural practices, media, sport, arts, heritage, and everyday forms of expression shape identity formation and influence mental, social, and emotional wellbeing across different social groups and life stages.