Gerda Henkel Stiftung utlyser program för säkerhetsforskning

Gerda Henkel Foundation launches new special programme for security policy research – unusual ideas welcome

Is the nation state losing its significance? “Failing states” as safe havens for terrorists and an increase in transnational organised crime in conflict regions seem to indicate this. Yet the multilayered nature of security problems is also leading to an increase in the importance of the state in some areas. With its new special programme “Security, Society, and the State”, the Gerda Henkel Foundation is staying abreast of these contradictory developments. The Foundation hopes to encourage younger scholars to address unconventional yet central questions. Experienced researchers have the opportunity to work intensively on a particular research aspect for a limited period of time. The programme is aimed at humanities scholars and social scientists from all disciplines. The application deadline is 16 July, 2012. The Gerda Henkel Foundation provides up to €600,000 annually for the “Security, Society, and the State” programme.

For further information please refer to the Foundation's homepage, the press release and call text below, or contact Ms Eva Kammann by e-mail or telephone: +49-211-93 65 24 10.