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Social & Human Sciences

Social & Human Sciences
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The social and human sciences have a vital role to play in helping to understand and interpret the social, cultural and economic environment. They provide research, identify and analyse trends, propose paths of action. UNESCO has set itself a number of tasks that should help reduce the gap between what is and what should be. This also corresponds to the work of the Sector for Social and Human Sciences (SHS):

  • Determine what should be (ethics and human rights)

  • Anticipate what could be (philosophy and prospective studies)

  • Study what is (empirical social science research)
  • Social and Human Sciences sub-themes:

     

    Events

    UNESCO – UN-HABITAT International Workshop on Social and Sustainable Revitalisation of Historical Urban Areas
    School of Planning and Architecture (SPA)
      From 
    • 30-09-2009 to 
    • 30-09-2009
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    Lecture - Social Inclusion in Urban Areas
    Italian Cultural Centre
      From 
    • 29-09-2009 to 
    • 29-09-2009
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    UNESCO at Habitat Summit 2009 - Towards an Alternative Urban Vision and Agenda
    India Habitat Centre
      From 
    • 24-09-2009 to 
    • 25-09-2009
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    Contacts

    Ms. Marina Faetanini
    • Programme Specialist, Social and Human Sciences Sector (SHS)
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