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The ITRE Committee's draft report on the “The Assessment of Horizon 2020 Implementation in View of its Interim Evaluation and the Framework Programme 9 proposal” (2016/2147(INI))" has recognised that SSH research is fundamental for addressing many of the most pressing societal challenges of today, and which should feature in the planning for the 9th Framework Programme.The European Alliance for SSH welcomes the publication of the latest report of the ITRE Committee on the assessment of Horizon 2020 and a proposal for Framework Programme 9. See EASSH paper Focus on ITRE Committee's report. More...

The European Alliance for SSH has compared the first two reports that the European Commission published analysing the integration of SSH in the the Leadership Programme and in the Societal Challenge. EASSH has also elaborated new data to compare the results. The results show that the integration of SSH is even worse in 2015 than the disappointing results of 2014. This paper has been endorsed by the Academia Europaea and the Coimbra Group. Read our response here. More...

The European Alliance of SSH has submitted its position paper on the evaluation of Horizon 2020. The paper is the result of a vast consultation across EASSH members and several other organisations that support EASSH aims and mission on having a voice for SSH in science policy debate. Also the paper has been endorsed by the Academia Europaea. This position paper represents researchers across several disciplines beyond SSH and the voice of those who believe that SSH research has a fundamental contribution to our scientific knowledge. Please read the paper here. More...

Today the European Alliance of SSH presented its mission to a wider community of researchers. EASSH shows how it is committed to support the role of SSH research in H2020 and how is engaging with the European institutions to the design of the new Framework Programme for funding. The Future of Knowledge, EASSH latest position paper also endorsed by Academia Europaea was presented to the launch. Read the paper here. More...

The Working Group of Horizon 2020 of the ITRE committee invited EASSH to an exclusive meeting on Social sciences and cultural and creative industries in H2020. Implementation of Challenge 6 and mainstreaming social sciences into pillars II and III.The meeting is part of the work that the group is doing in preparation for the ad interim evaluation of H2020.

EASSH sent a paper with three key points: European social science and humanities research is world leading; The Horizon 2020 integration approach of the challenges is not delivering as envisaged; The greatest challenges faced by Europe are social, political, cultural, and economic, therefore a better understanding of the dynamic forces affecting these challenges need commitment by the EU of long-term strategic investment. 

EASSH Position Paper

At the meeting, prof Helena Sousa President of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Minho presented a paper (link) and Adalheidur Jonsdottir from Net4Society presented a view from the community on H2020< The other two presentations at the meeting were delivered by Robert Jan Smits, Director General of Research and Innovation and Martine Reicherts, Director General of Education and Culture.

Net4Society's Presentation
Prof Helena Sousa's Presentation. More...

On 5 July 2016, EASSH took part in the EC Third Stakeholders' Meeting on State of play of Societal challenge 6 and Integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020. In this occasion EASSH presented a position paper suggesting an alternative methodology for the analysis of the integration of SSH in the projects awarded in Horizon 2020. The paper was endorsed by other of the stakeholders invited...
EASSH Stakeholders Workshop 010716fnl. More...

The Societal Challenges received a exceptional high number of applications which made the success rates drop. An immediate suggestion has been to have a two stage evaluation process. EASSH is concerned that the two-stage approach will simply exacerbate the existing problem. Read why here. More...

In this paper we set out some observations based on the experiences of EASSH evaluators and reviewers in the first rounds of calls in Horizon 2020 and ask whether the process for evaluation in the Societal Challenges should form a part of the upcoming ad interim review of Horizon 2020. Read it here. More...

Letter to Christian Ehler and European Parliament members
on the evolution of SSH in Horizon2020, October 2015

Letter  to  European  Commission  ITRE, September 2015
On the role of SSH in Horizon 2020

Letter to Commissioner Moedas, February 2015
Fighting terrorism and radicalization

Letter to Mr Juncker, December 2014
Concerns  about  the funding  of  the  Investment  Plan  for  Europe  on  Innovation  and research7

Letter  to  European  Commission  ITRE, September 2014
On the Horizon 2020 Work Programmme

Letter to former Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn, June 2014
On SSH prominence in Horizon 2020. More...

The ‘European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities’ (EASSH) brings together scientific networks, associations, disciplines and universities. The main purpose of EASSH is to promote research on social sciences and humanities as a resource for Europe and the world.
EASSH is a channel to and from the social sciences and humanities for the research system of civil society, policy makers, advisors, public-private partnerships, administrators and practitioners.
EASSH advises on architectures, frameworks and processes of multi-national and European research programmes.
EASSH highlights the potential of the social sciences and humanities to contribute to the benefit, innovation and resilience of societies.
The annual ‘EASSH Convention of Social Sciences and Humanities’ brings the SSH community into debate with representatives of European institutions, private and public partners and other disciplines.
EASSH working groups bring SSH expertise to bear on the public debate, to strengthen European research and may interact with public and private partners. More...