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Teaser, summary, work performed and final results

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - MWK-Fellows (Fellowships in Advanced Cultural and Social Studies at the Max-Weber-Kolleg)

Teaser

Summary

MWK-FELLOWS is an international fellowship programme for experienced researchers which is co-financed by the European Union.

The programme offers fellowships to excellent experienced researchers who fulfill the European Unions mobility rule and who are conducting interdisciplinary research in cultural and social studies. Fellowships are awarded competitively within an open, merit-based and transparent multi-level selection process. Successful applicants have the opportunity to conduct their own, freely chosen, independent research project in an intellectually stimulating and vibrant research environment provided by the Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies.

Fellows will profit from the advanced study programme and an excellent research infrastructure. At the same time they will be provided with individual support and guidance as well as training, mobility and networking opportunities.

Through the MWK-FELLOWS initiative, co-financed by the European Unionâ€™s Framework Programm for Research â€œHorizon 2020â€, the Max-Weber-Kolleg has been able to establish a new fellowship programme which was designed to strengthen the internationalization of research at the Max-Weber-Kolleg and the University of Erfurt by attracting outstanding researchers from all over the world. In addition to the advancement of their research projects and the participation in the MWKâ€™s advanced study programme, fellows receive support in enlarging research networks, in identifying promising career prospects in and beyond academia, and in strengthening their skills and capabilities through personalized training opportunities. MWK-FELLOWS also follows the principle of intersectorality and encourages researchers currently working outside academia to return to academic contexts.

MWK-FELLOWS fosters interdisciplinary research by addressing and bringing together experienced researchers in cultural and social studies (sociology, economics, religious studies, law, philosophy, history, theology and related disciplines that refer to the â€˜Weberianâ€™ research programme of the Max-Weber-Kolleg). The â€˜Weberianâ€™ research programme combines historical, comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives with an interest in normative issues in the social sciences. It has a focus on societal challenges of contemporary societies, especially (religious) plurality, cultural diversity and social order, processes of acceleration and growth.

Work performed

The Work performed from the beginning of the project (September 2015) till now (September 2017:
1. Dissemination of Call 1, including EURAXESS (see Deliverable 3.1/ D9 and 3.5/ D13)
2. Evaluation and Selection Process, including Ethical Issues for Call 1 (see Deliverables 2.1/ D5 and 4.1/ D17)
3. Fellowship contracts and realisation of research fellowships for the year 2016/17 (see Deliverables D1.1/ D1)
4. Dissemination of Call 2, including EURAXESS (see Deliverable 3.2/ D10 and 3.6/ D14)
5. Evaluation and Selection process, including Ethical Issues for Call 2 (see Deliverables 2.2/ D6 and 4.2/ D18)
6. Fellowship contracts and start of research fellowships for the year 2017/18 (see Deliverables D1.1/ D1)

Final results

The results of the different research projects of the fellows relating to the Weberian Research Programme on societal challenges of contemporary societies, especially (religious) plurality, cultural diversity and social order, processes of acceleration and growth and the related socio-economic impact are documented in their respective reports of the fellows.

The result of the overall project MWK-Fellows, namely
- providing fellowships to excellent experienced researchers conducting interdisciplinary research in cultural and social studies,
- providing fellows with an advanced study programme and an excellent research infrastructure with individual support and guidance as well as training, mobility and networking opportunities,
- strengthening the internationalization of research at the Max-Weber-Kolleg and the University of Erfurt by attracting outstanding researchers from all over the world
- furthering promising career prospects in and beyond academia,
- improving intersectorality and encouraging researchers to work in contexts outside of academia

have been achieved for the researchers that came to the Max-Weber-Kolleg for the first year (2016/17). The selection process for the second call promises also interesting research that will be conducted in the year 2017/18 and started just now.