Responsible for allocating research funding
The Scientific Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences decides on which calls will be made within the humanities and social sciences. They also decide on which applications will be awarded grants. They have 11 regular review panels to help them, as well as a further number for special calls. The review panels examine and prioritise the applications that are submitted to the Swedish Research Council, before the Scientific Council makes a decision. It is the Scientific Council that appoints the members of the review panels.
Following up and evaluating research in the area
The Scientific Council follows up, evaluates and develops strategies for the area, for example through research overviews. In this work, the Scientific Council is assisted by both national and international experts. In addition to this, the Scientific Council also runs various research programmes and initiatives in its field.
The Scientific Council represents the Swedish Research Council and finances Swedish participation in several international collaborations, such as the Hera and Norface European research networks and the Joint Committee for Nordic Research Councils in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NOS-HS)
Composition of the Scientific Council
The Scientific Council for Humanities and Social Sciences consists of eleven active researchers with a high level of scientific expertise. The members are elected by researchers at Swedish higher education institutions. The term of office is three years and members can be reelected for a further three years.
The Scientific Council meets six times a year.
Name | Title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
Cecilia Alvstad | Professor in Spanish | Department of Languages, Literature and Culture (SLIK), Østfold University College |
Lars Berglund | Professor of Musicology | Department of Musicology, Uppsala University |
| Stefan Dahlberg | Professor in Political Science | Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Mid Sweden University |
| Mats Ekström | Professor in Media and Communication | Journalism Media and Communication, University of Gothenburg |
| Håkan Fischer | Professor in Human biological psychology | Department of Psychology, Stockholm University |
| Lisa Käl | Professor in gender studies | Department of Ethnology, History of Religions and Gender Studies, Stockholm University |
| Sofia Lundberg | Professor in Economics | Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, Umeå University |
| Patricia Mindus | Professor in Practical Philosophy | Department of Philosophy, Uppsala University |
| Maria Stanfors | Professor in Economic History | Department of Economic History and Centre for Economic Demography, Lund University |
| Malin Thor Tureby | Professor in History | Department of Society, Culture and Identity, Malmö University |
| David Wästerfors | Professor in Sociology | Department of Sociology, Lund University |
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