How to join the Research Network 1989

To join the Research Network 1989, please submit a Working Paper. The working paper will be disseminated in the series. Submissions are accepted to the following deadlines every year: 30 March, 30 July and 30 November. Applicants should send a file that contains

  • The full draft of the working paper in good, proofread English (according to instructions, please download)
  • A statement of interest (no more than one page)
  • A Curriculum Vitae (no more than two pages, with contact details)

Please send a single file as .rtf or .doc to apply1989@iz-soz.de

Successful submission of a working paper entitles to membership in the Research Network 1989. Applicants will be notified within four weeks. Terms and conditions apply as outlined in the instructions.

Members of the Research Network 1989 may launch Working Group proposals (see next page).

Working Group proposal

Working group proposals may be written by two or more people and should be no longer than 1000 words per participant, plus bibliography. We expect that the members of any working group will be located at two or more institutions and that one or more members have already obtained a PhD. Proposals should be sent to wg1989@iz-soz.de

Proposals need to have an agenda that

  • Advances, critically interrogates, challenges or replaces knowledge claims;
  • Is worthy of sustained attention over several years;
  • Indicates which issues could be discussed (and potentially researched)

Benefits to Associates

Membership of the Research Network 1989 entails

  • Face-to-face interaction at Plenary and in Working Groups until 2009 with space for imaginative and critical thinking and writing with similarly interested researchers;
  • Visibility and credit, as Working Group proposals are hosted on this website for the life of the Research Network 1989 and are citable;
  • Ongoing intellectual dialogue and academic exchange among members with a chance to find new collaborators;
  • Opportunities to organise conferences and workshops and a platform from which to launch research funding applications and publishing proposals;
  • Authorship, single and joint, with visibility through an open access working paper series.

Expectations of Associates

Associates of the Research Network 1989 are expected to

  • Participate in Plenary, Working Groups and the Public Conference without fail;
  • Meet deadlines for working paper drafts and completion without exception;
  • Maintain standards of academic collegiality and fairness throughout.

We encourage applications from scholars across the full spectrum of the social sciences and humanities. We recruit on all continents. The Research Network 1989 takes a procedural approach. We do not seek to substantially define research issues and questions in advance, but rather to enable communication across boundaries and disciplines. We seek new, original contributions and strive to enable imaginative and critical thinking. We will indicate if similar ideas have been received before and, if desired, provide a matching service.