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60 ans

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 is celebrating its 60th anniversary.
Le Comptoir

Knowledge dissemination

Le Comptoir: a new meeting place with social sciences and humanities
Dedicated to the promotion and discovery of humanities and social sciences, Le Comptoir is a place that combines the sale of books and journals with an original scientific and cultural programme.
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Apply for a grant
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Organise a research stay
Publish and disseminate your research
Publish and disseminate your research
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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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jetée vue du ciel

Global networks

Connecting researchers and knowledge to understand the complexity of the world
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Prix Herman Diederiks

Ongoing call

Herman Diederiks Prize
Call for applications | Dedicated to crime history and penal justice articles
Programme DEA

Ongoing call

DEA Programme
Call for applications
Soutien aux manifestations scientifiques

Ongoing call

Supporting the organisation of scientific events
Support for people organising international events based on innovative social science & humanities
Atlas Afrique de l'Est-France

Ongoing call

Atlas : East Africa > France
Call for applications | Postdoctoral fellowship

Ongoing call

Atlas: Turkey > France
Call for applications | Postdoctoral fellowship

Our services to the community

Editions de la MSH

Éditions of the MSH

Disseminating knowledge, documenting public debates
Canal-U

Canal-U

The audiovisual platform for higher education and research
Diffusion du livre scientifique

Diffusion of publications

Promoting French and Francophone scientific production
Librairie en ligne

Le Comptoir

A meeting place with social sciences and humanities
Entrée de la Maison Suger

Maison Suger

A place of residence and research for foreign researchers

Events

Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois
Actualité

FMSH Diffusion at the Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois

Theme: The living and the dead
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Les Éditions de la MSH au 33e Salon de la Revue
Actualité

Éditions of the MSH at the 33rd Salon de la Revue

October 13, 14 and 15, 2023 at the Halle des Blancs Manteaux
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Salon du livre des Humanités 2023
Actualité

Salon du livre des Humanités 2023

October 17 and 18, 2023 at the Humathèque Condorcet
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Festival Pariscience 2023
Actualité

Pariscience International Science Film Festival

October 11 to 30, 2023
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