EASSH – European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities

Well put Kurt Deketelaere! Great that #STOA hosts this important event with Patrizia Isabelle Nanz and the moderation of #GabyLombardo of EASSH – European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities

💫Weekend reading. Brand new blog post on #EASSHlens! Fostering Plurality: The Need for #Humanities in an Age of the Rise of the Right ✍ When The National Endowment for the Humanities abruptly cancelled virtually all of its existing grants, to pivot to “the president’s agenda”, many around the world were shocked... 🗨️ "(...) we need to ask what the Humanities contribute to the well-being and well-functioning of society. And despite Bertolt Brecht's dictum, 'Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.' (First food, then morality), if we accept that a well and well-functioning society should be driven by respect for one another, empathy, creativity, the equitable distribution of resources, that it should enable debate and critical analysis, allow for a plurality of voices to be heard, and for disputes to occur without violence, then we might want to discuss which disciplines contribute to such ends and how. Here the Humanities clearly have a central role to play, and this role must be recognised by governments and research funding bodies in enabling the Humanities to thrive." – Gabriele Griffin The blog post is divided into the following sections: ❧ Governmental attacks on academic freedom in the US ❧ In the meantime in Europe… ❧ Education-for-profit vs education-for-inclusive-citizenship  ❧ Humanities for the well-being and well-functioning of society ❧ What the future should hold 📎https://lnkd.in/eYey4rWq 👉 by Gabriele Griffin, Uppsala University, Sweden and University of the Free State, South Africa. 🙏 Help us spread the word! Gabi Lombardo Joe O'Hara Nikos Kastrinos jonathan deer Jennifer Edmond Ilse Derluyn Margareth Hagen Murray Pittock Angela Schindler-Daniels Tobias Bade Strøm Jantine Schuit Angela Liberatore #SSH #Humanitiesmatter #research

❗ Call for submissions extended! 📎New deadline: 26 January 2026  The #RESSHConference is the regular event of the international association #ENRESSH – European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities. It brings together specialists in #researchevaluation and policy, with a particular focus on the social sciences, humanities, and the arts. “Research Evaluation and scientific autonomy under pressure” 📍 Florence, Italy, 22–24 April 2026 ➡️ Submit your proposal here: https://lnkd.in/dVgZWqgt #research #SSH #humanitiesmatter ENRESSH is a member of EASSH and aims to enable social sciences and humanities to better demonstrate their true place in academia. It is dedicated to the study of research evaluation procedures and and science policies in the SSH and beyond. 🙏 Help us spread the word! Gabi Lombardo Joe O'Hara jonathan deer Jennifer Edmond Ilse Derluyn Margareth Hagen Murray Pittock Angela Schindler-Daniels Tobias Bade Strøm Jantine Schuit Angela Liberatore

➡️ Join us at the STOA workshop on 3.02 to explore sustainable and inclusive well-being ‘beyond GDP’, and how to better integrate #humanities and social sciences (#SSH) in EU #research priorities and key policy initiatives 🇪🇺 📅 Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 15:00–16:30 CET 📍 European Parliament, Brussels – SPAAK 4B1 & webstreamed! ✍️ Registration & programme: https://lnkd.in/gzQk2wqy #EUresearch #HorizonEurope

💫 The call for papers is now open! ❗ Join us in Antwerp, Belgium, in September 2026 for the 30th Annual STI-ENID Conference, themed “Indicators for a Responsible Research Future” (09–11 September). 📎 Submission Deadlines: 20 February 2026 (Special Sessions) & 15 March 2026 (Papers, Papers-in-progress and Posters) This international conference brings together leading experts, researchers, and policymakers to explore how science, technology, and innovation indicators can advance responsible research and innovation. Extra attention will be devoted to the social sciences and humanities (#SSH), e.g. with a keynote by Andrea Bonaccorsi on book-related indicators. Note that you can buy a one-day ticket if you cannot attend the three days. 🙌 The #STIENID2026 Conference is hosted by ECOOM teams from KU Leuven (EASSH member), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and University of Antwerp (EASSH member). ➡️ Submit your proposal here: https://lnkd.in/eyr5rNpt #research KU Leuven Research & Development Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) 🙏 Help us spread the word! Gabi Lombardo Joe O'Hara jonathan deer Jennifer Edmond Ilse Derluyn Margareth Hagen Murray Pittock Angela Schindler-Daniels Tobias Bade Strøm Jantine Schuit Angela Liberatore 30th Annual Science & Technology Indicators Conference (STI-ENID 2026)

💫 Discover our brand new blog piece on #EASSHlens! The history not taught at school – Book review of Luke Kemp’s Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse (2025) Human societies have spent most of their time on planet earth in processes of collapse. Probing such processes, Kemp develops a compelling account of the history of humanity and its future prospects. "A foundation of Kemp’s argument is that a key difference between humans and apes is that humans are naturally friendly, cooperative, and value equality. (...) The natural sociability of Homo Sapiens was critical in it surviving collapses, that lead to the disappearance of other humans that were more reclusive, like the neanderthals." 📎 https://lnkd.in/enVdWFEZ 👉 by Nikos Kastrinos. 🙏 Help us spread the word! Gabi Lombardo Joe O'Hara jonathan deer Jennifer Edmond Ilse Derluyn Margareth Hagen Murray Pittock Angela Schindler-Daniels Tobias Bade Strøm Jantine Schuit Angela Liberatore #SSH #bookreview  

💫Time for some reading during the festive period? Did you receive the December #EASSHnewsletter? ❇️ EASSH General Assembly 2025 ❇️ Future position papers ❇️ Position paper on #SSH integration published ❇️ New members of the Governing Board ❇️ Season's greetings from EASSH! ✍ Why not check out our blog #EASSHlens? The blog is dedicated to learning and research in the social sciences and humanities, and aimed at policymakers and research funders as well as media, societal actors and the public. https://eassh.eu/Blog 🤝 Welcome to our 3 new Governing Board members: Angela Liberatore, Jantine Schuit & Tobias Bade Strøm 🙌🥳 ❓ Not a member yet? Find out more! 👉https://lnkd.in/dpVKUFA4 ❓ Why join EASSH? EASSH is a membership organisation made up of scientific networks, associations, disciplinary groups and universities. The main purposes of EASSH are to promote learning and research in the social sciences and humanities as a resource for Europe and the world, and to engage with policymakers and research funders in support of the SSH. 🙏 Please help us spread the word! Gabi Lombardo Joe O'Hara Silvana Colella jonathan deer Maribel Glogowski Alexander Hasgall Nikos Kastrinos Ilse Derluyn Jennifer Edmond Margareth Hagen University of Bergen Åshild Nylund Murray Pittock Angela Schindler-Daniels Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo

🌟 Season's greetings to all our friends and followers! The EASSH team wishes you all a happy and restful Christmas period. We are looking forward to great achievements for the #SSH and #FP10 in 2026. See you there! 🎇 #socialsciences #humanitiesmatter #research