STIMMEN AUS DER PRESSE
"Mit dem Internet gehen wir zurück in die Zukunft: Anthony Grafton über die selbstverschuldete Einsamkeit der Geisteswissenschafter und die politische Kultur der USA", Urs Hafner, NZZ vom 26.3.2011
In einem Interview zeigt der in Princeton lehrende Wissenschaftshistoriker Anthony Grafton unter anderem Mittel auf, die die Geisteswissenschaften aus der Isolation führen können und weshalb er dazu rät. (Link zu NZZ Online)
"Digital Keys for Unlocking the Humanities' Riches", Patricia Cohen, New York Times vom 16. November 2010
"A history of the humanities in the 20th century could be chronicled in "isms" - formalism, Freudianism, structuralism, postcolonialism - grand intellectual cathedrals from which assorted interpretations of literature, politics and culture spread. The next big idea in language, history an the arts? Data." (link to NYT)
STUDIEN, BERICHTE, STELLUNGNAHMEN
Proposal for Council Decision: Horizon 2020 - The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)
Here you can find the entire EU document, outlining the societal challenges that are to be focused on.
Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
The European Commission is about to determine what the next framework programme for research and innovation should look like. A Green paper has already been consulted by several institutions, organisations and various associations. For further informations, a summary analysis of the consultation as well as a timeline, click here.
ALLEA (All European Academies - the European Federation of National Acedemies of Sciences and Humanities) published a detailed position paper you can find by clicking here.
"The British Academy called a meeting of representatives of a number of European national academies to discuss their mutual concern with regard to the question of support for research in SSH in the current and future Framework Programmes." The focus of the future framework being laid on the identification of grand challenges, the resulting document summarises the main issues that were raised during the meeting. Here you can find the complete document "Social Sciences and Humanities in Framework Programmes 7 and 8".
A brief overview of the main points made by ALLEA concerning the future framework is available as well. Click here to find the document "Social Sciences and Humanities in European Research.
Also Professor Milena Žic Fuchs, Chair of the Standing Committee for the Humanities, European Science Foundation, took position to "The role of the Humanities (and Social Sciences) in Grand Challenges research". (PDF)
In a letter to Mr Octavio Quintana Trias (European Commission), great concerns regarding the strategic priorities of the proposed Social Challenge "Inclusive, Innovative and Secure Societies" are expressed. The letter was signed by several institutions of different countries, among them the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and Research. (PDF)
March 2012 - In their first edition of their bi-annual newsletter "Issues - The Voice of Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities in Europe, net4society provides interesting information about the current FP7 and summarizes SSH activities tied to the next European framework programme "Horizon 2020": "...The first edition of “ISSUES” takes a closer look at the context and societal impact of SSH research. This will be done especially with regard to the goals set out by the EU 2020 strategy – currently being translated into the objectives of Horizon 2020, the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, starting in 2014." (Link to the newsletter).
7th European Framework Programme: Zwischenbilanz / Bilan intermédiaire 2007-2009, SBF - SER
Das Staatssekretariat für Bildung und Forschung hat eine Zwischenbilanz zur Beteiligung der Schweiz am 7. Europäischen Forschungsrahmenprogramm 2007-2009 veröffentlicht. Auf den Seiten 10 sowie 19-22 sind für die Geisteswissenschaften relevante Zahlen und Kommentare ersichtlich. (PDF download)
Le secrétariat d'Etat à l'éducation et à la recherche a publié un bilan intermédiaire de la participation suisse au 7e programme-cadre européen de recherche 2007-2009. Vous trouvez des commentaires et des chiffres liés à la situation des sciences humaines à la page 10 ainsi qu'aux pages 19-22. (téléchargement PDF)
SSH Experience with FP 7 - a Commentary, Christina Bitterberg, net 4 society, 9 March 2011
"Given the “youthfulness” of the European SSH community, the particularities of SSH research, the high over-subscription of Theme 8 and the marginal involvement of SSH researchers in the different evaluation and monitoring processes of the FPs, a need for a SSH-focused commentary became apparent. Within the context of the EU-funded project NET4SOCIETY a survey-based report entitled: “SSH Experiences with FP7 – a Commentary” was launched in the summer of 2010." (Link to the Commentary)
