International Social Science Council

Organization's name: International Social Science Council
Organization's acronym: ISSC
Headquarters address  
Address: UNESCO House - 1, rue Miollis. 75732 Paris Cedex 15


France
Phone: +33-1-4568-4860
Fax: +33-1-4566-7603
Email: issc@worldsocialscience.org
Web site: www.worldsocialscience.org
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • French
  • English
  • Spanish

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Climate Change
  • Development
  • Science and Technology
  • Social Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • Women/gender Equality

Social Development:
  • Poverty

Sustainable Development:
  • Capacity-building
  • Climate change
  • Disaster management and vulnerability
  • Information for decision-making and participation
  • Integrated decision-making
  • International cooperation for an enabling environment
  • Major Groups
  • Partnerships
  • Poverty
  • Science
Geographic scope: International
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1952
Year of registration (YYYY): 1985
Organizational structure: The constitutional bodies of the ISSC are: a)The General Assembly b)The Executive Committee c) The Secretariat
Number and type of members: Member associations or unions: international, non-governmental organisations, associations or unions representing the various social and behavioural sciences; Member organisations: representative national social science councils and the corresponding sections of Academies of Sciences or analogous bodies, and representative regional social science organisations or councils; Member Institutions: not-for-profit bodies or institutions performing, funding or contributing significantly to research in the social, economic or behavioural sciences at a recognisable national, regional or global level Associate Members: international, regional and national governmental and non-governmental, professional organisations whose association with the ISSC not covered by the membership categories above but which would offer mutual advantages for the deevelopment of the social sciences and further the aims and objectives of the ISSC.
Funding structure:
  • Membership fees or dues
  • Foreign and international grants
Funding structure other: Framework Agreement with UNESCO

Additional Information

Sustainable Development

Major group affiliation:
  • Scientific and technological communities