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Research “Values” in the Humanities: Funding Policies, Evaluation, and Cultural Resources. Some Introductory Remarks

Cinzia Ferrini;
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  • Published: 04 Feb 2015 Journal: Humanities, volume 4, pages 42-67 (eissn: 2076-0787, Copyright policy)
  • Publisher: MDPI AG
  • Country: Italy
Abstract
a reflection on the controversial issues of quality control, measures of research productivity, and funding decisions as key drivers changing the humanities (Section 2)
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doi: 10.3390/h4010042

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free text keywords: modernization, quality control, research funds, values, risks and needs, Academia Europaea, Humanities; modernisation; quality control; research funds; knowledge production; values, risks and needs; Academia Europaea, Democracy, media_common.quotation_subject, media_common, Sociology, Higher education, business.industry, business, Subject matter, Knowledge production, Social science, Modernization theory, Digital humanities, Humanities, lcsh:History of scholarship and learning. The humanities, lcsh:AZ20-999
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DIAPREPP
DIAbetes type 1 PRediction, Early Pathogenesis and Prevention
  • Funder: European Commission (EC)
  • Project Code: 202013
  • Funding stream: FP7 | SP1 | HEALTH
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