Open Letter for a strong European Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities research programme - Invitation to sign!

In cooperation with other European organisations and networks NET4SOCIETY has launched an open letter addressed to the European Commissioner for Research and Innovation, arguing for the inclusion of a substantial and independent SSH-centered research programme in all future European Framework Programmes.

In cooperation with other European organisations and networks NET4SOCIETY has launched an open letter addressed to the European Commissioner for Research and Innovation, arguing for the inclusion of a substantial and independent SSH-centered research programme in all future European Framework Programmes.

In view of legislative decisions to be taken on the next 100-Billion-worth EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020 (2014-2020), the letter stresses the necessity for a varied and strong research programme in the Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH): it argues that neglecting such potential contributions as SSH research has to make, risks undermining the EU strategy to develop innovative, inclusive and sustainable societies. Yet, there still is a distinct danger of insufficient funding in Horizon 2020 for research areas such as cultural change, demography, education, the economy and globalisation, identity politics and social cohesion, and many others. For background information on these matters see: www.eash.eu/openletter2011

Everyone who supports the message of the open letter, is invited to sign it online and to spread the information to encourage others to sign as well.

The Open Letter can be signed online at http://www.eash.eu/openletter2011/