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Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme

The foundation

A 60-year work for humanities and social sciences research
Created by the historian Fernand Braudel in 1963, the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme supports research and disseminates knowledge in the humanities and social sciences
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Focus areas
Our work is currently organized around the following general focus areas.
Programme Océans

Oceans

Linking science with society to protect our ocean sustainably
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Programme Arts

Arts

Thinking through societies in their social, cultural and patrimonial diversity to enrich our representations of the world
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Sciences et société

Sciences and society

Spreading knowledge to citizen to nurture an informed society
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jetée vue du ciel

Global networks

Connecting researchers and knowledge to understand the complexity of the world
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Prix Ariane Deluz - Aide au terrain

Ongoing call

Ariane Deluz Prize
Call for applications | Sub-Saharan African Ethnology Research Grant (field)

Our services to the community

Editions de la MSH

Éditions of the MSH

Disseminating rigorous yet accessible knowledge
Canal-U, la plateforme vidéos & podcasts dédiée aux sciences

Canal-U

The platform dedicated to academic videos and podcasts
Diffusion du livre scientifique

Diffusion & distribution of books

Promoting and Ensuring Access to Publications in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Librairie en ligne

Le Comptoir

A unique place dedicated to the humanities and social sciences
Entrée de la Maison Suger

Maison Suger

A place of residence and research for foreign researchers

Events

Faire art pour faire politique
Meeting

Faire art pour faire politique

11 September | A Tribute to Dominique Malaquais, on the occasion of the publication of her book by Éditions de la MSH
Vignette de la séance n°5 du cycle "Océans : héritage commun, défis partagés"
Meeting

International Ocean Governance: Challenges Beyond UNOC 2025

16 sept. | Cycle "Oceans: common heritage, shared challenges"
visuel livre en dialogue le corps du genre
Meeting

Le corps du genre

25 September | « Livres en dialogue » evening presentation of the book
Vignette rapport annuel 2024
Actualité

2024 Annual Report

Initiatives and datas