Position Papers
Framework Programme
People's Union
Together, Civil Society Europe (CSE) and the European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH) call for an ambitious investment in FP9 for a grand challenge to achieve a People’s Union, covering research addressing EU citizens' main concerns. The paper focuses on three main points:
Research and Innovation Programme
EASSH responds to the Consultation on EU funds in the area of investment, research & innovation, SMEs and single market
Focusing on the EU for Research and Innovation, EASSH supports the Lamy's report claim to double FP9 budget. Research today is 'an essential good and deliver tangible results for EU citizens'. For advanced economies like Europe, investing in research is crucial.
Framework Programme
FP9 ‘s ambitious aims for societal impact call for a step change in interdisciplinarity and citizen engagement
EASSH greatly welcomes these ideas and trends: the European SSH community, represented by the Alliance, has been a strong champion of “real” interdisciplinarity and of concrete and innovative approaches to citizen engagement at various critical stages in the programme and project cycles.
Framework Programme
FP9 must invest in Research for a Democratic Union and the European Social Dimension
The European Alliance for SSH calls on the EU to make an ambitious investment in Democracy and the European Social Dimension. The 9th Framework Programme for European research 2021-2027 must address the changing nature of citizenship and democracy.
Research Funding
Funding Research Between Public and Private Resources, The role of SSH research in Europe. A roundtable with European Foundations
EASSH would like to thank Wellcome Trust for hosting a lunch in London, which brought together European foundations committed to supporting research in the social sciences and humanities.
Framework Programme
FAB – LAB – APP: The perspective of the European Alliance for SSH on the HLG Report
The HLG’s work on the next Framework Programme emerges in a very fragile political environment, where humanitarian crisis, political fragility, populism and deep societal changes are among the most pressing issues for Europe’s future.