Social Sciences and Political Change: Promoting Innovative Research in Post-socialist Countries

Robin Cassling

ISBN 10: 9052011680 / ISBN 13: 9789052011684

Published by P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Editions Scientifiques Internationales, 2003

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Anmerkungen / bekritzelt / Stempel; Verschmutzung / Wasserschaden; Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Gebrochener Buchrücken / Seiten oder Softcover umgeknickt. The Research Support Scheme (RSS) operated for over a decade as a programme to help researchers from Central and Eastern Europe and from Central Asia. With the conclusion of the programme in 2002 the opportunity presented itself to take stock and reflect on how academic research had evolved in the immediate post-socialist period. In this book, former RSS grantees have been invited to discuss what they see as the main changes and challenges that emerged in their fields during the process of social and economic transformation. Some basic issues like the de-ideologisation of research, the impact of the Western influx of ideas on particular research fields, and the question of «importing» new ideas and policies from abroad are discussed. Selected researchers present the outcome of their own work as examples of the progress and changes which took place during the last decade of the century. The result is a look at the East-West dialogue on ideas that is emerging, as well as a discussion on where academic research is heading in the future. This book proposes a panoramic view of the trends in thought and research going on today in the region related to some important fields of social sciences.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Social Sciences and Political Change: Promoting Innovative Research in Post-socialist Countries
• Publisher: P.I.E-Peter Lang S.A., Editions Scientifiques Internationales
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9052011680
• ISBN 13: 9789052011684
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

The Research Support Scheme (RSS) operated for over a decade as a programme to help researchers from Central and Eastern Europe and from Central Asia. With the conclusion of the programme in 2002 the opportunity presented itself to take stock and reflect on how academic research had evolved in the immediate post-socialist period.
In this book, former RSS grantees have been invited to discuss what they see as the main changes and challenges that emerged in their fields during the process of social and economic transformation. Some basic issues like the de-ideologisation of research, the impact of the Western influx of ideas on particular research fields, and the question of «importing» new ideas and policies from abroad are discussed.
Selected researchers present the outcome of their own work as examples of the progress and changes which took place during the last decade of the century.
The result is a look at the East-West dialogue on ideas that is emerging, as well as a discussion on where academic research is heading in the future. This book proposes a panoramic view of the trends in thought and research going on today in the region related to some important fields of social sciences.

About the Author

The Editors: Robin Cassling, graduated from the University of Toronto, and after working at the Central European University in Prague worked for the Research Support Scheme from 1998 as a Programme Coordinator and Editor.
Professor at the Central European University (Warsaw), Gabriel Fragnière was Chairman of the RSS Committee and Director of the RSS (1991-1994). He also directed the European Centre for Work and Society in Maastricht, and was Rector of the College of Europe in Bruges (Belgium).