Objective Many EU and non-EU governments have concluded that the Humanities and Social Sciences could and should make a greater contribution to public policy making. For instance, the Pentagon has recently admitted that top US decision-makers were not sufficiently informed about the cultural background of Iraq when they planned the 2003 US-led invasion. Cultural perspective is essential in foreign policy-making, in particular in Asia, where EU decision-makers have acknowledged the enormous need for Area Studies cultural and social science tools to facilitate greater understanding and better geopolitical analysis. The IDEAS project will address this need by coordinating a network of 44 research institutions specialized in Asian Area Studies with a view to creating a user-oriented research knowledge base. Particular attention will be paid to the sharing of infrastructure (most notably 22 field research centers located in 15 Asia countries), knowledge resources (libraries and catalogues), and exchanging scholars. The main goal in coordinating this institutional network is to ensure a greater connection between the spheres of academic research and the needs of policy-makers. Therefore, the first project deliverable is to define priorities for Area Studies research in the next decade. The shortlist of priorities pending approval by the IDEAS scientific committee currently includes: Islam in Asia, the level of autonomy granted to minorities (in particular secessionist tensions in South India), migration (notably internal migration, which is of particular concern in China), the reconstruction and re-interpretation of history to justify present policies (i.e. the concept of “Harmonious society” in China), and how the history of the 19th century relates to modern Asia. Fields of science social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiespublic policieshumanitieshistory and archaeologyhistoryhumanitiesphilosophy, ethics and religionreligionsislam Programme(s) FP7-SSH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Topic(s) SSH-2009-4.1.2. - Geopolitics and the role of Europe in a changing world Call for proposal FP7-SSH-2009-C See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator ECOLE FRANCAISE D'EXTREME-ORIENT EU contribution € 423 762,00 Address AVENUE DU PRESIDENT WILSON 22 75116 Paris France See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Paris Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Franciscus Verellen (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all MAGYAR TUDOMANYOS AKADEMIA NEPRAJZIKUTATOINTEZETE Participation ended Hungary EU contribution € 14 972,00 Address ORSZAGHAZ UTCA 30 1014 BUDAPEST See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Gabor Vargyas (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data TURUN YLIOPISTO Finland EU contribution € 204 933,00 Address YLIOPISTONMAKI 20014 Turku See on map Region Manner-Suomi Etelä-Suomi Varsinais-Suomi Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Eliisa Särkilahti (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data HUN-REN BOLCSESZETTUDOMANYI KUTATOKOZPONT Hungary EU contribution No data Address TOTH KALMAN UTCA 4 1097 Budapest See on map Region Közép-Magyarország Budapest Budapest Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Gabor Vargyas (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data THE BRITISH ACADEMY FOR THE PROMOTION OF HISTORICAL PHILOSOPHICAL ANDPHILOLOGICAL STUDIES United Kingdom EU contribution € 141 160,00 Address Carlton House Terrace 10 SW1Y 5AH London See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Margot Jackson (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG Germany EU contribution € 201 586,00 Address MITTELWEG 177 20148 HAMBURG See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Linda Reams-Behboud (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data ISTITUTO ITALIANO PER L AFRICA E L ORIENTE Italy EU contribution € 64 024,00 Address Via Ulisse Aldrovandi 16 00197 ROMA See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sinatti Umberto (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN INFORMATIQUE ET AUTOMATIQUE France EU contribution € 157 019,00 Address DOMAINE DE VOLUCEAU ROCQUENCOURT 78153 Le Chesnay Cedex See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Yvelines Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Sandrine Lassout (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data