ABSTRACT
The development of a coherent and academically excellent social science research area in Europe is not only the problem of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) research communities, but the common task of East and West. The aim of this book is to broaden the knowledge base in science policy with a focus on the obstacles to and challenges for the internationalisation of Central and Eastern European social sciences. The authors of the book have tried to find answers to the main question – is the need of CEE social sciences to catch up a myth or reality? By looking at science policy frameworks on the national and international levels, introducing evidence of the success and failure of academic achievements as well as new science policy perspectives formulated on a country level, the authors debate the contextual factors of internationalisation and the new challenges that the European social science community is facing.
