World Social Science Report 2013
Changing Global Environments
![image of World Social Science Report 2013 image of World Social Science Report 2013](https://assets.oecdcode.org/covers/100/g2g32ae1.jpg)
Produced by the International Social Science Council (ISSC) and UNESCO, and published by the OECD, the 2013 World Social Science Report represents a comprehensive overview of the field gathering the thoughts and expertise of hundreds of social scientists from around the world.
This edition focuses on the transformative role of the social sciences in confronting climate and broader processes of environmental change, and in addressing priority problems from energy and water, biodiversity and land use, to urbanisation, migration and education.
The report includes 100 articles written by 150 authors from 41 countries all over the world. Authors represent some 24 disciplines, mainly in the social sciences.
The contributions highlight the central importance of social science knowledge for environmental change research, as a means of understanding changing environments in terms of social processes and as framework for finding concrete solutions towards sustainability.
- Click to access:
-
Click to download PDF - 5.30MBPDF
Quo vadis? The state of social sciences and climate and global environmental change in Europe
Demands for a better understanding of the human dimensions of global environmental change have led to an increase in social science and humanities research in Europe. New strategies and reforms are improving opportunities. Furthermore, research is becoming more relevant for policy and wider societal needs. However, the recognition of the role of social sciences and the humanities in leading and framing global environmental change research agendas has still not been fully realised.
- Click to access:
-
Click to download PDF - 323.98KBPDF