Oceans
Linking science with society to protect our ocean sustainably
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Éditions de la MSH
Disseminating rigorous yet accessible knowledge
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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
Focus areas
Our work is currently organized around the following general focus areas.
Arts
Thinking through societies in their social, cultural and patrimonial diversity to enrich our representations of the world
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Sciences and society
Spreading knowledge to citizen to nurture an informed society
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Global networks
Connecting researchers and knowledge to understand the complexity of the world
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Ongoing call
Atlas: France > Baltic States, South Caucasus and Moldova
Call for applications | Postdoctoral fellowship
Ongoing call
Atlas: France > Chinese-speaking worlds
Call for applications | Postdoctoral fellowship
Calls
Our services to the community
Canal-U
The platform dedicated to academic videos and podcasts
Diffusion & distribution of books
Promoting and Ensuring Access to Publications in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Le Comptoir
A unique place dedicated to the humanities and social sciences
Maison Suger
A place of residence and research for foreign researchers
Events
Ocean under tension: the anatomy of maritime violence
9 dec | Cycle "Oceans: common heritage, shared challenges"
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2025
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December
2025
Seminar
Taking the Measure of Empires
4
December
2025
International
News
2 December 2025
2 December 2025
12 November 2025
24 October 2025
6 October 2025