• Association of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences (ALSISS) and related bodies, 1978-2001

  • 1978-2001
  • Collection
  • This collection also contains records of or relating to the Social Research Form, the United Kingdom Evaluation Society and the Social Research Association.
  • 8 boxes
  • The Association was formed in 1982 in response to the perceived threat to the social sciences posed by the cuts to the budget of the Social Science Research Council made by the then Secretary of State for Education, Sir Keith Joseph. It was succeeded in 1999 by the Academy of Social Sciences. Reference: Huw Richards, 'Beyond the Tweed: where social scientists can raise their voices', 'Times Higher Education', 24 December 1999.
  • Records containing membership addresses are closed.
  • English