Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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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
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Geographic scope: |
International
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Millennium Development Goals: |
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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Mission statement: |
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Year established: |
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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
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Funding structure other: |
Framework Agreement with UNESCO |