The file contains: the draft minutes of the meeting (Chairman Guido Martinotti), agenda, list of participants, and the schedule.
The working documents enclosed for the meeting include: report of the summary of decisions of the Standing Committee for Social Sciences Core Group; SCSS statement on scientific and policy strategy; progress report, CV; background briefs outlines, programs and lists of participants for workshops, reports; declaration on action for environment and health in Europe from the regional officer for Europe of the WHO [ICP/CEH212 Rev.1], decision of the Commission on the creation of the European science and technology assembly [C(94) 638 final], newsletters (European management and organization in transition, learning in humans and machines, GISDATA, network in financial markets, network on transitions in youth, network on gender inequality and European regions); final report of the RURE from the Steering Committee 1995; minutes of the meeting Standing Committee for Humanities (13-14/10/1994).

Topics discussed include: summary of decisions of the SCSS Core Group; srategic scientific programme development (social sciences research on environment, research cooperation in the social sciences between Western and Central/East European countries, nationalism, ethnic conflict and conceptions of citizenship); interdisciplinary research collaboration with the European Science Foundation Standing Committees covering the natural and medical sciences (health and health care, environment and health); infrastructure isues: social science databases; strategic dialogue between SCSS and the European Commission (EU Fifth Framework Programme: Proposal to establish an SCSS Task Force, research cooperation between the European Union and Mediterranean countries, new joint ESF/EC DG XII – Advisory panel on environmental change, developments concerning the European science and technology assembly); strengthening the mechanisms for European social sciences collaboration amongst members Organisations; SCSS new exploratory grant scheme; research in progress; ESF/SCSS scientific programme RURE; cooperation with the SCH.

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