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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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Maison Suger

Research residency

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A place of residence and research for foreign researchers
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Éditions de la MSH

Edition

Éditions de la MSH, an original catalogue in the humanities and social sciences
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Canal-U, la plateforme vidéos & podcasts dédiée aux sciences
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Scientific broadcasting

Canal-U, the platform dedicated to academic videos and podcasts
Conferences, interviews, courses, reports... thousands of content items in all disciplines available free of charge
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Nomadiser au passé

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FMSH productions
Articles, publications, podcasts and videos produced by the Foundation
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Agenda

Events dedicated to the humanities and social sciences
Book presentations, conferences, workshop, exhibitions, specialized bookstore, discover our place committed to scientific dissemination
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Focus areas
Our work is currently organized around the following general focus areas.
Librairies, livres et visiteurs

Sciences and society

Spreading knowledge to citizen to nurture an informed society
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Arts and cultures

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

Democracy & Freedom

Understanding the metamorphosis of democracies and defending academic freedom
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Global networks

Connecting researchers and knowledge to understand the complexity of the world
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Prix Mattei Dogan

Ongoing call

Social History Mattei Dogan Prize
Prize of the Foundation Mattei Dogan and of the FMSH for a thesis of excellency
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Fonds Louis Dumont

Ongoing call

Louis Dumont Prize
Fieldwork funding for research in social anthropology
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Violence: An international journal, Éditions de la MSH

Ongoing call

Religions and acts of violence
Violence: An international journal
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Our services to the community

Editions de la MSH

Éditions of the MSH

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

Canal-U

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

Diffusion of publications

Promoting French and Francophone scientific production
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Librairie en ligne

Le Comptoir

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

Maison Suger

A place of residence and research for foreign researchers
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Events

Détail de la couverture du Journal de la FMSH n°2
Journal

FMSH, Journal n°2

Discover the diversity of programs and initiatives supported by the FMSH all over the world

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Archéologie Amazonie
Meeting

Archéologie de l'Amazonie

January 30 | « Livres en dialogue » evening presentation of the book
Les jeudis de la Maison Suger

Thursdays at the Maison Suger

Research seminars for Maison Suger residents
Parutions-2025
Article

Publications of the Éditions de la MSH

Discover the January-June 2025 catalogue
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