Social Sciences and Humanities | SSH
SSH gathers a series of academic disciplines, concerned with aspects of human society and culture and the relationships among individuals within a society. SSH as a whole has many branches ranging from anthropology to philosophy, and from gender studies to global studies, each of which is considered a social science itself. Branches include, but are not limited to: anthropology, archaeology, communication studies, economics, history, human geography, jurisprudence, linguistics, political science, psychology, public health, and sociology. The term is can also be used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of society", established in the 19th century.
As a cross-cutting issue of broad relevance, Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research is currently fully integrated into each of the general objectives of Horizon 2020. Embedding SSH research across Horizon 2020 is thus essential to maximise the returns to society from investment in science and technology. Topics like competitiveness, climate change, energy security or public health are complex and multi-faceted and need to be thout across disciplines. Indeed, the idea to focus Horizon 2020 around "Challenges" rather than disciplinary fields of research illustrates this new approach.
Examples of the role of SSH are:
- Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing, SSH research could provide the economic and social analysis necessary for reforming public health systems;
- Smart, green and integrated transport, SSH research analyses the socio-economic aspects of transport, prospective studies and technology foresight;
- Climate action and resource efficiency, SSH research tackles the cultural, behavioural, socio-economic and institutional change in order to move to a more self-reliant and resource efficient economy;
- Europe in a changing world, there will be a range of topics covering areas like new ideas, strategies and governance structures for overcoming the crisis in Europe, innovation in the public sector enabled by ICT, business model innovation, social innovation, European cultural heritage, history, culture and identity;
- Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies, the arts and humanities might be an essential source for creativity in development of services and product design.
You can search for funding opportunities related to social sciences and humanities in the new EC Funding and Tenders Portal.
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News
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TrustChain, a project funded by the European Commission, is looking for developers, innovators, researchers, SMEs and entrepreneurs working on different NGI relevant topics and applications domains at...
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[Call Announcement] Western Balkans Fellowship Programme at the Austrian Parliament
The Austrian parliament is looking for the 6 best applicants from the WB6 National Parliaments, who want to shape the regional and European collaboration by using their knowledge and enthusiasm in applying...
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CALLS OPEN: SMART Balkans Project Opens 4 Public Calls
The SMART Balkans Project announced four public Calls for Applications SMART Balkans Project, funded by the Norway Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is implemented by consortium of organizations: Centar...
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Events
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POLICY ANSWERS conference: Aligning Priorities in the Western Balkans (draft title)
POLICY ANSWERS organises the conference on aligning priorities in the fields DIGITAL, GREEN and HEALTH.
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PROOFEEDBACK COST Action Training School: Theory-based evaluation of Public Policies and Programmes
The training school is the first such initiative in the framework of the PROFEEDBACK COST Action, and it is prepared by the Working Group 1 “Theoretical concepts of evaluation”. Three other, more methodological...
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Cultural and Creative Industries II: Towards a more social Europe
On 7 February, from 14:00 to 15:30 CET, the Policy Learning Platform is hosting the second episode of the Cultural and Creative Industries series. This episode will focus on the sustainability...
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Organisations
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European Youth Foundation (of the CoE)
The European Youth Foundation (EYF) is a fund established in 1972 by the Council of Europe to provide financial and educational support for European youth activities. Only youth NGOs from the 46 ...
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Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service
The CCIVS is an International Non Governmental Org. engaged in the field of International Voluntary Service, created under the aegis of UNESCO in 1948 ...
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About the European Youth Forum The vision of the European Youth Forum is to be the voice of young people in Europe, where young people are equal citizens and are encouraged and supported to achieve...
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Calls
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For the needs of the Delegation of the European Union to Bosnia and Herzegovina, the EU TACSO 3 project is organising an online written consultation regarding the Civil Society Facility and Media Programme...
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TrustChain Open Call 1 (OC1) on “Decentralised Digital Identity”
TrustChain, a project funded by the European Commission, is looking for developers, innovators, researchers, SMEs and entrepreneurs working on different NGI relevant topics and applications domains at...
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The call for applications for the fifth EU Award for Roma[1] integration in the Western Balkans and Türkiye is now open until 15 March 2023. This year’s edition of the award is dedicated to the Roma...
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Documents
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UNESCO has launched a Global Toolkit for Judicial Actors on International Legal Standards on Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and Safety of Journalists. The Toolkit serves as an essential ...
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Analytical report on the global innovations and monitoring of the status of smart education
UNESCO IITE, Higher School of Economics (HSE), and Beijing Normal University (BNU) released the publication Analytical Report on the Global Innovations and Monitoring of the Status of Smart Education. ...
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Elections in digital times: a guide for electoral practitioners
UNESCO released its new handbook Elections in Digital Times: A Guide for Electoral Practitioners. The handbook offers a comprehensive overview of international and regional standards regarding the rights...
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Links
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ESS Round 10 (2020-22) updated dataset - 2nd release
Second release of Round 10 data now available - 09/12/22 The European Social Survey (ESS) has published data from an additional 15 countries who participated in Round 10 (2020-22) of our survey. ...
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Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA) Podcasts: GoTriple Platform
CESSDA stands for Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives and ERIC stands for European Research Infrastructure Consortium. CESSDA provides large-scale, integrated and sustainable data services...
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Education and Training Monitor 2022
Progress towards EU-level targets The Education and Training Monitor's comparative report tracks progress towards achieving the EU-level targets agreed as part of the EEA strategic framework. Seven...
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Projects
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In the frame of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV) of the European Union, ERIAC is launching a new project: ERIACNET4EU: ERIAC NETWORK TO ADVANCE ROMA INCLUSION BY COMBATTING AND...
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Western Balkans 2 European Union
Detailed project description Rationale "Since 2018, when the EC spoke about the “year of hope“ for EU Enlargement, until today there was not much room for optimism. The French No to opening negotiations...
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The Western Balkans on the search for new European and democratic Momentum
The WB2EU Network consists of 17 renowned think-tanks, do-tanks, higher education institutes and policy centres from the countries that will be most decisive for the enlargement process - co-funded by...
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