Social Sciences Division (Soc)

• Director of the Social Sciences Division: Irène Georgescu
• Administrative and management support officer: Corine Delesalle
• Head of the Human Resources Committee Law and Political Science: Pascale Idoux
• Head of the Human Resources Committee, Economy: Guillaume Cheikbossian
• Head of the Human Resources Committee Education: Sylvain Wagnon
• Head of the Human Resources Committee Management: Jean-Marie Courrent

Pole Council

The Cluster Council provides advisory opinions on the direction and implementation of the Cluster's actions and strategy.

Strategic Steering Committee (SSC)

The Strategic Steering Committee acts as a link between the Research Cluster Research institutional partners. It helps define the Research Cluster's major scientific strategic orientations Research gives its opinion on the action plan proposed by the Research Cluster's management.

Human Resources Committee (HRC)

The Division comprises four Human Resources Committees (HRCs).

The Human Resources Committees deal with issues specific to the staff of the University of Montpellier. Each Human Resources Committee issues an advisory opinion, in accordance with the specific statutory provisions applicable to Professors researchers.

Key figures

• 21 Social Science Laboratories
• 5 Partner institutions
• 2 Support and Research Units Research UAR)
• 4 Doctoral schools
• 2 Long-Term Thematic Projects (LTPs)

• lead, communicate within the division, develop scientific foresight;
• facilitate and coordinate responses to calls for cross-disciplinary regional, national, or international projects;
• contribute to the national and international influence of the research, actions, and results of the social sciences community;
• act as an interface between training and research;
• through its four HR committees, deal with specific human resources issues relating to University of Montpellier staff.

The Social Sciences cluster brings together 21 research units in law and political science, economics, education, and management, located in Montpellier, and is supported by:

• Five partner institutions of the University of Montpellier involved in the Social Research Cluster (CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, IRD, and Institut Agro);
• 2 Support and Research Units Research UAR):MSH SUD(Maison des Sciences de l’Homme SUD) andISDM(Institut de Science des Données de Montpellier);
• 4 doctoral schools:DSP(Law and Political Science),EDEG(Economics and Management),LLCC(Languages, Literatures, Cultures, and Civilizations),TTSD(Territory, Time, Societies, and Development);
• 2 Long-Term Thematic Projects (PTL): “Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Sustainability” (EIS) and “Governance and Society Transitions” (TGS);
• 10 Training and Research Units Research UFR), Schools and Institutes of the University of Montpellier in connection with the Social Research Center.

• Actors, Resources, and Territories in Development (ART-Dev)
• Center for Environmental Economics – Montpellier (CEE-M)
• Center for Comparative Constitutional and Political Studies and Research (CERCOP)
• Center for Political and Social Studies: Environment, Health, Territories (CEPEL)
• Montpellier Center for Research and Administrative Studies (CREAM)
• Center for Business Law (CDE)
• Montpellier School of Labor Law (EDSM)
• Montpellier Criminal Law and Forensic Science Team (EDPFM)
• Edmond Meynial Institute of Legal History (IHD)
• Institute of European Human Rights Law (IDEDH)
• Private Law Laboratory (LDP)
• Laboratory for Innovation, Communication, and Market Research (LICeM)
• Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Research in Didactics, Education, and Training (LIRDEF)
• Montpellier Research Economics (MRE)
• Montpellier Research Management (MRM)
• Health, education, and disability (SANTeSiH)

Partnership research structures:

• Water Management, Stakeholders, Use (G-EAU)
• Innovation and development in agriculture and food (INNOVATION)
• Markets, Organizations, Institutions, and Actor Strategies (MOISA)
• Knowledge, Environment, Societies (SENS)
• Translational Research on HIV and Endemic and Emerging Infectious Diseases (TransVIHMI)