International Social Science Council
The ISSC (International Social Science Council, German: Internationaler Rat für Sozialwissenschaften ) was an international umbrella organization of socio-behavioral science societies based in Paris until 2018 .
It was founded in 1952 on the basis of a resolution of the VI. UNESCO General Assembly founded in 1951 and has been supported by UNESCO since then.
The association is based in Paris .
In 1972 it was transformed into the current umbrella organization of international professional societies, and since 1992 national and regional scientific organizations active in the field of social sciences have also been members. In July 2018, the merger with the more science-oriented International Science Council (ICSU) took place to form the International Science Council (ISC).
Members and Associate Members
- International associations and associations active in the field of social sciences
- National Academies of Social Sciences
- National research councils or their departments responsible for social sciences
- Regional associations of social sciences
- Other national and international organizations in the field of social sciences
tasks
- Promotion of social science research across national and regional borders;
- Support for social science capacity building, especially in countries and regions where it is currently not well developed;
- a single point of contact for the collection, interpretation, analysis and dissemination of data on social science resources and their availability for research and their impact on society;
- Development of interdisciplinary cooperation between the social sciences;
- Promotion of interdisciplinary work between the social, human and other sciences;
- Using social science knowledge for public policy and local needs to improve the quality of people's lives
- Promotion of the social skills of the citizens.
