Research
Interdisciplinary research within the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme in Clermont-Ferrand mainly revolves around two scientific axes : “Territories, environment, adaptation” and “Ruptures, revolutions, innovation”. These axes focus on SHS (Social Sciences and Humanities) -related dynamic phenomena on the scale of individuals, social groups, natural spaces, and regions. These processes are covered by all the fields within SHS, and in addition collaboration is encouraged with the “hard sciences”, etc
The research axes of the MSH in Clermont-Ferrand are part of the internal university policy.
The scientific axes of the MSH are centered on dynamic phenomena related to SHS, on the scale of individuals, social groups, natural spaces and regions. These processes are thus studied through multiple lenses, and over different time scales. They are looked at from all angles of the Social Sciences and Humanities, in addition to collaboration with the “hard” sciences, focusing for example on notions of systems and modelling. Within the MSH, these processes can be divided into two significant and distinct fields :
Axis 1 : “Territories, environment, adaptation”
Axis 2 : “Ruptures, revolutions, innovation”
In order to stimulate a high degree of interdisciplinary research, recognised to encourage creativity and innovation, the MSH put out a call for proposals for its scientific projects, with the selection carried out by its scientific council.
The projects endorsed by the MSH combine researchers and teams from different academic fields, such as the humanities, foreign languages, social sciences, and others.
A range of activities result from these axes, such as:
- The organization of scientific events, either directly by the MSH or with the MSH as a partner,
- A yearly seminar cycle,
A series of podcasts – with a different theme each year, chosen in collaboration with the associate laboratories – launched in 2021 (podcasts from the 2021 season include: “Warning signals, viral contagion, social justice, environmental justice” – “Detectives of the future” – “The imaginary worlds of cinema and video games in Japan, destruction and reconstruction”),
- An interdisciplinary working group
The organisation of the axes is coordinated by a dedicated committtee, the management team of the MSH, and one or two members from each laboratory.
In June 2021, the MSH created a special prize, the “Prix Jeunes Chercheuses et Jeunes Chercheurs Jean-Phillipe Luis”, as a tribute to its former director.