Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies
in Humanities and Social Sciences
The Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (IISHSS), a private, independent scientific institution located in New York (NY), promotes and supports interdisciplinary research in humanities and social sciences at RIOTS/Addleton Academic Publishers/Contemporary Science Association. It does so by: acting as a focus for intellectual and cultural debate in IISHSS; working with staff to make their existing creative and research activities more visible across and beyond IISHSS; initiating interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary projects; and seeking funding opportunities, helping staff with applications, and influencing funding agendas in IISHSS.
The general aim of IISHSS is to be broadly representative of high-quality research in the social and human sciences. The goals of IISHSS are to enable scholars to easily communicate current research and teaching interests, to discuss new approaches, methods and tools of analysis, and to test new ideas and share comments on the literature in their fields.
The mission of IISHSS is to create an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work in humanities and social sciences. IISHSS exists to encourage and support fundamental studies, offering all who work here the freedom to undertake research that will make significant contributions in any of the broad range of fields in humanities and social sciences. IISHSS strives to become one of the world’s leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. Fellows work individually and across disciplines on projects chosen for their quality and long-term impact. As part of its mission to create an academic community where individuals can pursue advanced work, IISHSS sponsors a range of programs that engage scholars in new research endeavors. Academic engagement programs serve the public by hosting lectures, conferences, and symposia that aim to increase understanding about cutting-edge research.
IISHSS provides administrative support, financial assistance and publicity for interdisciplinary conferences and workshops that are proposed by research groups or individual members of staff. Each week IISHSS circulates to academic staff an email diary of forthcoming research seminars and other events. IISHSS events calendar includes a full listing of lectures, conferences, exhibits, and other events. Unless otherwise noted, events are free and open to the public.
The Indian Center for Economic Research at IISHSS [PDF]
Scientific Coordinator: Jaya Prakash Pradhan
Sardar Patel Institute of Economic & Social Research
Vinoj Abraham
Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum
Keshab Das
Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad
Sanjeevaiah Puttaswamaiah
Bangalore University, Bengaluru
Tripati Rao
Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
This series of international symposia are intended as stimulating forums for scholars around the world to present and discuss the latest advancements in science. These symposia involve a small group of invited scholars who meet for intensive discussion and debate. Symposia topics are selected from submitted proposals on the basis of the importance and timeliness of the topic.
The Current Context of Global Connectedness and Interaction
(New York, December 7, 2008)
Enlarging Markets and Imposing Neo-liberal Policies:
The Importance of Local-Global Dynamics
(Washington, December 10–11, 2008)
Modes of Insertion and Participation in Transnational Spaces
(Rome, January 23–24, 2010)
Global Governance Challenges
(Boston, January 26–27, 2010)
The Production of New Systems of Global Legitimacy and Political Order
(Cambridge (MA), January 28–29, 2010)
Cultural Imperialism and Globalization
(New York, January 30, 2010)
The Spatial Ontology of World Politics and the New Geography of Power
(Washington, January 31, 2010)
The New Economy and Globalizing World of the Information Age
(Madrid, February 1, 2010)
Senior Management Committee Members
Cynthia Neal neal@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Christine Wright wright@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
George Lazaroiu lazaroiu@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Karen Lloyd lloyd@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Steve Frechette frechette@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Richard Breillat breillat@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Susan Hull hull@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Heather Ridley ridley@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Michael Farber farber@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Donna Laudan laudan@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Mark Norton norton@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Harold Wade wade@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Keith Maynard maynard@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Robert Packard packard@contemporaryscienceassociation.net
Alison Russell russell@contemporaryscienceassociation.net