Date : 19 October 2010

                          Time : 12:15 – 15:00

The WSSR reviews the state of the social sciences in various parts of the world, noting their rapid expansion and globalisation. It grapples with the disparities and fragmentation in the social sciences which threaten the role of the social sciences and undermines their effectiveness in addressing global issues.

Produced by the International Social Science Council (ISSC) and co-published with UNESCO, the Report is the first comprehensive overview of the field in over a decade. Several hundred social science specialists from all over the world have contributed their expertise to the WSSR. Several spoke at the ISSC’s World Social Science Forum, held in May 2009 in Bergen, Norway. Many African scholars contributed to the production of this report including South African scholars.

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Programme: 

• Chair: Dr Temba Masilela (ED, RIA, HSRC)
• Welcome: Dr Olive Shisana (CEO, HSRC)
• Speaker 1:  Introduction to the ISSC and Highlights from the WSSR by Dr Heide Hackmann (Secretary General, International Social Sciences Council (ISSC)) and Dr Francoise Caillods (Senior Managing Editor, WSSR, ISSC)
• Speaker 2:  The Development of Consultancies in South Africa, by Professor Linda Richter (Distinguished Research Fellow, HIV/AIDS, STIs and TB, HSRC)
• Speaker 3:  Challenging the International Academic Publishing Industry by Professor Adam Habib (Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Johannesburg)
• Discussion

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Venues

Cape Town: HSRC, 12th Floor, Plein Park Building (Opposite Revenue Office), Plein Street, Cape Town. Contact Vuyokazi Ngxubaza, Tel +27 (0) 21 466 8004, Fax (021) 461 0299, or VNgxubaza@hsrc.ac.za Cell: +27 (0) 82 050 8453

Durban: First floor HSRC board room, 750 Francois Road, Ntuthuko Junction, Pods 5 and 6, Cato Manor, Contact Thandiwe Zungu, Tel +27 (0) 31 242 5400, Cell: +27 (0) 83 359 3946 or thandiwezungu@hsrc.ac.za

Pretoria: HSRC Video Conference, 1st floor HSRC Library Human Sciences Research Council, 134 Pretorius Street, Pretoria. Arlene Grossberg, Tel: +27 (0) 12 302 2811, e-mail: acgrossberg@hsrc.ac.za OR, Baby Twala, Tel +27 (0)  12 302 2368, E-mail: Btwala@hsrc.ac.za