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Long Live QMSS Henk Stronkhorst, Head of Social Sciences Unit QMSS Conference Prague, 20-23 June 2007

Long Live QMSS Henk Stronkhorst, Head of Social Sciences Unit QMSS Conference Prague, 20-23 June 2007 . Main points. ESF Social Sciences and ‘quantitative methods’: 1. Networking and Training (such as QMSS; QMSS2 ?) 2. Collaborative Research (such as HumVIB)

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Long Live QMSS Henk Stronkhorst, Head of Social Sciences Unit QMSS Conference Prague, 20-23 June 2007

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  1. Long Live QMSS Henk Stronkhorst, Head of Social Sciences Unit QMSS Conference Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  2. Main points ESF Social Sciences and ‘quantitative methods’: 1. Networking and Training (such as QMSS; QMSS2 ?) 2. Collaborative Research (such as HumVIB) 3. Research Infrastructure (such as ESS) QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  3. ESF Member Organisations 75 MOs in30 countries Research funding organisations Research performing organisations Academies QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  4. The ESF Mission Mission The ESF provides a common platform for its Member Organisations in order to: • Advance European research • Explore new directions for research at the European level Through its activities, the ESF serves the needs of the European research community in a global context Values • Excellence • Openness • Responsiveness • Pan European • Ethical awareness and human values QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  5. ESF Committees • Science Advisory Board • Standing Committees • Physics and Engineering Sciences PESC • Life, Environmental, Earth Sciences LESC • Medical Science EMRC • Humanities SCH • Social Sciences SCSS • Role: strategy, links to MOs, proposal review • Expert Boards and Committees QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  6. ESF Science Strategy • ESF Science Synergy • ESF Science Management QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  7. Strategy Exploratory Workshop Research Conference Science Policy Research Networking Programme Forward Look EUROCORES MO Fora ESFportfolioofinstruments ESF Activities Synergy Management EURYI COST EuroBioFund QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  8. Research Networking Programmes • Coordination of major scientific endeavours over a four or five-year period • Supported by ESF Member Organisations through additional à la carte funding • Typically include workshops, inter-laboratory exchanges, fellowship programmes and dissemination • ‘Core’ Steering Group of 8-12 scientists • May link to other initiatives, including the Framework Programme • Financing in the range of €90k - €250k per annum QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  9. Current RNPs in Social Sciences • Chris Skinner (UK)…..………………………….…………………...2003 - 2007 • “Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (QMSS)” • Luziano Arcury (IT)…………………………...……………………..2003 - 2008 • “European Social Cognition Network (ESCON)“ • Stefano Battilossi (ES)………………………………………………2006 - 2010 • “Globalizing Europe Economic History Network (GLOBALEURONET)” • Monique Florenzano (Fr) ………… ....................... ...............2006 - 2010 • “Public Goods, Public Projects, Externalities (PGPPE)” • Paul Atkinson (UK) ……………………………………….. ………2006 - 2010 • “Qualitative Research in the Social Sciences in Europe (EUROQUAL)” • Hans-Peter Blossfeld (DE) …………………………………………2006 – 2010 • “TransEurope Research Network (TRANSEUROPE)“ • Nikolas Rose (UK)………………….………………………… ……..2007 - 2011 • “European Neuroscience and Society Network (ENSN)” QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  10. Latest RNP competition • 44 applications in social sciences • Externally peer-reviewed by 3 experts • Ranked by SCSS Advisory Group: • Jakob de Haan (Nl);Galin Gornev (Bu) • Henryk Domanski (Pl);Rainer Kattel (Ee) • Anne Kovalainen (Fi); John Coakley (Ie) • Zdenka Mansfeldova (Cz); • Monica Roman (Ro); Luisa Lima (Pt); Savvas Savvides (Cy) • Then decision by SCSS and other SCs QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  11. RNPs in Social Sciences requested from 2008 onwards • Zsofia Viranyi (At)…..…………….…………………...2008 - 2011 • “Evolution of Social Cognition: Comparisons and integration across • a wide range of human and non-human animal species (CompCog)” • (joint RNP of LESC and SCSS) • Angela Dale (UK)………… ...……… …………..2008 - 2011 • “Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciencs (2) (QMSS2)“ • (RNP related to SCSSt) • Claudine Pirus (Fr) …… …………………………2008 - 2012 • “The European Children Cohorts Network (EUCCONET)” • (joint RNP of EMRC and SCSS) QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  12. À la carte mechanism • ESF Member Organisations are asked to subscribe to these programmes individually and pay for them • In QMSS 19 countries participated • You can contact the SCSS member of your country to show interest • By end of 2007 the result of QMSS2 and others will be known QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  13. EUROCORES Vision fragmented research strengths new, integrated knowledge Funding agencies to join forces to support cutting edge research on complex or broad questions Create critical mass in scale & scope and in a global context Bottom-up and researcher–lead, in consultation with the MO’s to create: New approaches, New Knowledge and New Synergy Complement EC FP and national programmes; Strives for highest scientific quality and optimal European value QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  14. Full proposal preparation Full proposal selection Funding decisionsby MOs Two Stages in Development of EUROCORES Programmes Months Themes Programmes Months 0 Outline proposals Call Call for EUROCORES themes 2 0 Outline proposal selection Selectionby ESF SCs and Science Advisory Board 4 3.5 6 Commitmentsfrom MOs Including Preparatory workshops 9.5 8.5 12 QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  15. Programme launched in 2007: HumVIB Cross-national and Multi-level Analysis of Human Values, Institutions and Behaviour QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  16. Proposers of Theme • Richard Sinnott, University College of Dublin • + 6 co-proposers from the UK, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain and Hungary. QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  17. Overall Objective • HumVIB is designed to analyze values, attitudes and behaviour in their social, economic, political, institutional and cultural context QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  18. Specific Research Goals • combine unprecedented individual-level data resources now available • comprehensive system-level and contextual data • appropriate new methods of multi-level analysis QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  19. ESS Review • 1999 Blueprint for ESS by ESF SCSS • 2000 Grant application to EC approved for central coordination • Fieldwork from 2002 onwards • After 3 Rounds, ESS Review planned: November 2007 to April 2008 • Review Panel members: suggestions still welcome • Scientific secretary for the Panel needed QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  20. QMSS : thank you ! • Thanks to all persons involved in success of QMSS: • Instructors and their staff • Participants • Funders • Members of Steering Committee and Executive Group • Caroline Eckert + others at ESF • Local organizers, also in Prague • + coordinator Julia d’Arrigo !!! • + chair Chris Skinner !!! QMSS Conference 2007, Prague, 20-23 June 2007

  21. www.esf.org

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