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International Social Science Council

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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:
    Year of registration: 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
     
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