Social Sciences Division (Soc)

• Social Sciences Department Manager: Irène Georgescu
• Administrative and management assistant: Corine Delesalle
• Head of the "Human Resources" Law and Political Science Commission: Pascale Idoux
• Head of the "Human Resources" Commission Economy: Guillaume Cheikbossian
• Head of the "Human Resources" Commission Education: Sylvain Wagnon
• Head of the Human Resources Commission Management: Jean-Marie Courrent

Pole Council

The Conseil de Pôle issues advisory opinions on the direction and implementation of the Pôle's actions and strategy.

Strategic Orientation Committee (COS)

The Strategic Orientation Committee provides a link between Pôle de Research and its institutional partners. It participates in the definition of Pôle de Research 's major scientific strategic orientations, and gives its opinion on the action plan proposed by Pôle de Research's management.

Human Resources Commission (CRH)

The Division comprises 4 Human Resources Commissions (CRH).

The Human Resources Commissions deal with issues specific to the staff of the University of Montpellier. Each Human Resources Commission issues an advisory opinion, in compliance with the statutory provisions specific to the Professors and Researchers corps.

Key figures

• 21 Social Sciences laboratories
• 5 Partner establishments
• 2 Support and Research Units (UAR)
• 4 doctoral schools
• 2 Long-Term Thematic Projects (LTP)

• to lead and communicate within the division, and to develop a scientific outlook ;
• facilitating and coordinating responses to calls for cross-sectoral, regional, national or international projects;
• to participate in 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 4 HR commissions, deal with specific human resources issues concerning staff at the University of Montpellier.

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

• 5 partner establishments of the University of Montpellier involved in the Pôle de Research Sciences Sociales(CIRAD, CNRS, INRAE, IRD and Institut Agro) ;itut Agro) ;
• 2 Research and Support Units (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 Thematic Projects (LTP): "Entrepreneurship, innovation, sustainability" and "Transitions Governance Society";
• 10 Training and Research Units (UFR), Schools and Institutes of the University of Montpellier in connection with the Pôle de Research Sciences Sociales.

• Acteurs, Ressources et Territoires dans le DEVeloppement (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)
• Corporate Law Center (CDE)
• Montpellier School of Social Law (EDSM)
• Montpellier Criminal Law and Forensic Sciences Team (EDPFM)
• Institut d'Histoire du Droit Edmond Meynial (IHD)
• European Human Rights Law Institute (IDEDH)
• Private Law Laboratory (LDP)
• Innovation Communication and Market Laboratory (LICeM)
• Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory in Didactics, Education and Training (LIRDEF)
• Montpellier Research in Economics (MRE)
• Montpellier Research in Management (MRM)
• Health, education and disability (SANTeSiH)

Partnered research structures :

• Water Management, Actors, Usage (G-EAU)
• Innovation and development in agriculture and food (INNOVATION)
• Markets, Organizations, Institutions and Stakeholder Strategies (MOISA)
• Knowledge, Environment, Societies (SENS)
• Translational research on HIV and endemic and emerging infectious diseases (TransVIHMI)