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Related projects
Changing Knowledge and Disciplinary Boundaries Through Integrative Research Methods in the Social Sciences and Humanities (CIT2 - CT - 2003-506013)
The project provides
- a comparative analysis of the bases (epistemological, structural, fiscal etc) of this fragmentation
- a comparative analysis of the actual interdisciplinarity of interdisciplinary research
- the development of a prototype European 'Integrated research methods training' module for postgraduates as one step towards overcoming the barriers between Social Sciences and the Humanities.
www.hull.ac.uk/researchintegration
Production of Knowledge Revisited: The Impact of Academic Spin-Offs on Public Research Performance in Europe (PROKNOW)
The PROKNOW project aims at analysing the interactions between public research institutions and academic spin-offs focusing on the impact of entrepreneurial and scientific activities on the academic research system.
www.wzb.eu/ag/wipo/projekte.de.htm
Pour un Espace des Sciences Sociales Européen (ESSE)
The ESSE network aims at analysing the conditions of possibility and realisation of an European research space in the social sciences.
www.espacesse.org/index.php?lang=en
Knowledge Politics and New Converging Technologies; A Social Science Perspective
Science fiction is looking less like fiction with new developments in nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science (NBIC). If the proponents of NBIC 'convergence' are correct, emerging technologies may point to radical transformations in the natural world and in the very meaning of 'humanity'. This project is a study into the knowledge and anticipated social consequences emerging from the NBIC fields. It looks into patterns of NBIC knowledge production as well as the actual and potential use of and social resistance to such knowledge.
www.converging-technologies.org
Internationalisation of Research: Institutional Innovation, Culture and Agency in the Framework of Competition and Co-operation (INNOCULT)
INNOCULT was a comparative study of policy-styles in RTD policy-making in the EU. The project looked at the way in which national RTD policies pursue different, and at times divergent, national RTD strategies.
www.iccr-international.org/innocult
International Organisations
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) functions as a laboratory of ideas and a standard-setter to forge universal agreements on emerging ethical issues. The Organization also serves as a clearinghouse – for the dissemination and sharing of information and knowledge – while helping Member States to build their human and institutional capacities in diverse fields. In short, UNESCO promotes international co-operation among its 192 Member States and six Associate Members in the fields of education, science, culture and communication.
www.unesco.org
European Commission - Directorate General for Research
The Directorate General’s mission can be summarised as follows:
- to develop the European Union’s policy in the field of research and technological development and thereby contribute to the international competitiveness of European industry;
- to coordinate European research activities with those carried out at the level of the Member States;
- to support the Union’s policies in other fields such as environment, health, energy, regional development etc;
- to promote a better understanding of the role of science in modern societies and stimulate a public debate about research-related issues at European level.
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/research/index_en.html
Community Research & Development Information Service (CORDIS)
CORDIS is an information space devoted to European research and development (R&D) and innovation activities. The main aims of CORDIS are:
- To facilitate participation in Community research and innovation activities.
- To improve exploitation of research results with an emphasis on sectors crucial to Europe's competitiveness.
- To promote the diffusion of knowledge fostering the innovation performance of enterprises and the societal acceptance of new technology.
http://cordis.europa.eu
Research Organisations
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences (ICCR)
www.iccr-international.org
The International Social Science Council (ISSC)
www.unesco.org/ngo/issc
Le Centre Interdisciplinare de Recherche Comparative en Sciences Sociales (CIR)
www.iccr-international.org/cir
Zeppelin University
www.zeppelin-university.de
Zentralarchiv Köln
www.gesis.org/ZA
University of Gothenburg, Department of Humanities
www.gu.se
Interdisciplinary Center for Technology Analysis & Forecasting (ICTAF)
www.ictaf.tau.ac.il
United Nations University, Comparative Regional Integration Studies
www.cris.unu.edu
University of Oxford, James Martin Institute
www.martininstitute.ox.ac.uk
Free University Amsterdam
www.cimo.vu.nl
