The file contains the minutes of the General Assembly of 1987 and draft minutes of the General Assembly of 1986 (18-19/11/1987), preparatory correspondence, agenda, working documents and six audio recordings.

The working documents distributed at the meeting are: an activity report on ESF Scientific Networks, the annual reports of the Standing Committee for the European Science Research Councils, the Standing Committee for the European Medical Research Councils, the Standing Committee for the Space Sciences, the Standing Committee for the Humanities, the Standing Committee for the Social Sciences and review of ESF’s additional scientific activities, a report on external relations with the French Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies, review and reappraisal "ESF Forward Look", a report by the Executive Council on the general state of the ESF, a progress report on ESF Workshops, a report on nominations by the Electoral Commission, the budget and financial reports.

Topics discussed are: individual development, earth sciences, transport, polar science, history of European expansion, crystallography, neuroscience, the European Geotraverse, forest ecosystem research, polymer sciences, toxicology, mental illness research, human reproduction research, space science, origins of the modern state, Huguenots, medieval historiography, linguistics, a onomastic dictionary, philosophy of law, archaeology, ethnic minorities, comparative law, taxonomy, paleoclimatology, marine science, brain and behaviour research, second language acquisition, migration studies and studies on centre and periphery.

English, French

Audio, Textual