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EU RESEARCH GRANTS IN COMPARATIVE SOCIAL
RESEARCH AT THE ZENTRALARCHIV, ZA-EUROLAB,
COLOGNE, Germany
Vacancies available for May, July, August 2000.
Deadline for application: April 10th, 2000
Within the 5th framework programme of the EU under the section
"Access to Research Infrastructures action of the Improving Human
Potential Programme", the ZA-EUROLAB has been granted
support for three years starting February 1st 2000. Researchers
are invited to apply for participation for a period up to three months.
The Central Archive offers access to its databases, participation in
training seminars and workshops, as well as experience exchange
in data analysis and data management. The ZA-EUROLAB was
established at the Central Archive to carry out the visiting
programme and to provide access to the services and databases of
the Central Archive (ZA).
Access provided
The Zentralarchiv provides access to major comparative collections
such as the Eurobarometer surveys, the Central and Eastern
Eurobarometer, the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
and the ICORE (International Committee for Research into
Elections and Representative Democracy) collection of election
studies to national parliaments in Europe. Furthermore, the
collections include the Civic Culture Study, the Political Action
Surveys, the USIA (United States Information Agency) Studies and
the European- and World Values Survey. In addition, the
Zentralarchiv holds the political manifestos provided by the
"Comparative Manifestos Project" presenting the programmatic
profiles of political parties in 20 countries from 1945-1988.
Altogether, there are some 4000 data sets and collections available
for secondary analysis. Furthermore, access to the ZA-EUROLAB
is provided for participation in training seminars and training in data
management and archiving.
Eligibility
User(s) from the member states of the European Union and the
Associated States may apply for participation. The Associated
States are: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Cyprus,
Estonia, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Subject to its
final conclusion, the Association Agreement with the Swiss
Confederation is expected to enter into force on the 01.01.2001.
The User(s) must be both citizens of any of the above countries
and work at an institution in an EU member state or Associated
State, but outside Germany.
Financial support
Both individual researchers and research groups may apply for
support. The fund covers up to EURO 500 in travel cost,
accommodation and a per diem of approx. EURO 25. Visiting
scholars must be entitled to publish the results of their work at the
ZA-EUROLAB in the open literature. An international board will
select applications on the basis of scientific merit through an
independent peer review procedure.
You will find an application form, guidelines, and further information
on our homepage:
http://www.za.uni-koeln.de/eurolab
If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact
me.
Best regards
Reiner Mauer
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Reiner Mauer
ZA-EUROLAB
Zentralarchiv fuer Empirische Sozialforschung
Universitaet zu Koeln
Bachemer Str. 40
D-50931 Koeln
phone +49 (0)221 47694 65
fax +49 (0)221 47694 44
email: [log in to unmask]
http://www.za.uni-koeln.de/eurolab/
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