SANDERA will focus on the future relationship between two critical European policy domains: namely, the EU strategy since Lisbon to move towards the European Research Area and those EU policies focused on the security of the European citizen in the world.

The objectives of the project are:1-To identify drivers of change in the relationship between security and defence policies and the ERA

2-To develop exploratory scenarios of alternative futures of the relationship between security policy and the ERA

3- To analyse the policy implications of the scenarios and develop indicators of change

4- To stimulate dialogue and promote stronger networking between the security policy and science and technology policy communities