Understanding the Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe

Introduction to the Special Issue

Authors

  • Johan Heilbron
  • Thibaud Boncourt
  • Rob Timans

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25364/11.2:2017.1.1

Keywords:

European integration, European Union, social sciences, SSH Knowledge in Europe

Abstract

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2017-03-01

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Heilbron, J., Boncourt, T. and Timans, R. (2017) “Understanding the Social Sciences and Humanities in Europe: Introduction to the Special Issue”, Serendipities. Journal for the Sociology and History of the Social Sciences, 2(1), pp. 1–9. doi: 10.25364/11.2:2017.1.1.