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Programme :	Funding Programme Lost Cities
Organisation :	Gerda Henkel Stiftung - Foundation
Deadline :	29/05/2024 - Full-proposal
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Type d'information :	Financement
Type de programme :	Appels à projets de recherche fondamentale/ou de base (hors financement de l’Union Européenne)
Description courte :	GERDA HENKEL GRANTS: FUNDING PROGRAMME DEMOCRACY The Gerda Henkel Foundation concentrates its support on the historical humanities, mainly on history, archaeology, the history of art and other disciplines with a historical component.
Description complète :	Background Funding Programme "Lost Cities. Perception of and living with abandoned cities in the cultures of the world" The enormous process of urbanization, which has defined world history for thousands of years in different economic situations and with regional variations, and which is now developing a particular dynamism, has another side to it that initially appears paradoxical – namely the shrinking and entirely abandoned cities, the so-called Lost Cities. Current transformation processes in various parts of the world mean that many of these Lost Cities are emerging. Nevertheless, the phenomenon is not a new one, but has been a widespread hallmark of urban history since the emergence of urban culture in the fourth century B.C. It has therefore been perceived, reflected on and interpreted in very different ways in the cultural history of urban life. With this finding as a starting point and a goal of placing current problem situations in a greater historical context, the Gerda Henkel Foundation has established a new funding programme for the theme Lost Cities. Perception of and living with abandoned cities in the cultures of the world. The funding programme is designed to be interdisciplinary and to facilitate projects in which there are varied dimensions to the examination of abandoned cities. At the same time, there should be a focus on causal correlations, both with regard to specific individual cultures and spanning all cultures, and on specifics of place and time. Thus far, such places have emerged for very different reasons, including military destruction, natural disasters, epidemics, environmental pollution, economic collapse, financial speculation, mobility, migration, centralization, deindustrialization, or post-colonial change, to name but a few. The aim of the programme is to describe the tangible cultures of interpretation, knowledge and perception within these different contexts. Lost Cities are part of a distinct culture of memory, for example, which serves for the negotiation of identities, the preservation of knowledge cultures, the formulation of criticism of progress, or the construction of mythical or sacral topographies as part of a veritable “ruin cult”. On this basis, the focus here should not be on the question of which factors led to the city’s abandonment. Rather, it is the abandoned cities themselves that are of particular interest, as well as the different forms of their interpretation, instrumentalization and coding in various cultures and time frames.
Critères d’admission/attribution :	Who is eligible for support? - PhD holders with a university affiliation from the humanities and social sciences - Only applications from research groups will be considered - Applications do not depend on the participants' nationality or the location where they work
Financement :	What can applications be made for? - Support for research projects takes the form of staff, travel, equipment/matrials and/or other costs being covered - for project members involved in research projects, applications may only be made for PhD or research scholarships. - Aresearch scholarship can be granted for the applicant (project lead) - Support for student assistants - In total, an application can includde a maximum of three scholarships plus travel and equipment/material costs per research group - Research duration : up to 36 months
Contact interne ULB :	La nature de cet appel ne nécessite pas de suivi particulier par le Département Recherche. Vous êtes donc invité(e) à répondre directement à l’appel en suivant la procédure indiquée. En cas de doute concernant la gestion de la propriété intellectuelle, veuillez contacter M. Di Stefano (Patrick.Di.Stefano@ulb.be). Pour toute autre question, veuillez contacter Mme Greindl (angelique.greindl@ulb.be). This call does not require any particular assistance from the Research Administration Department. Please kindly follow the mentioned instructions. Should you have any questions regarding intellectual property rights, please contact Mr Di Stefano (Patrick.Di.Stefano@ulb.be). For any other questions, you may contact Ms Greindl (angelique.greindl@ulb.be).
	ulb-europe@ulb.be
Contact externe :	Birte Ruhardt
	ruhardt@gerda-henkel-stiftung.de
	https://www.gerda-henkel-stiftung.de/en/lost_cities
Vous souhaitez recevoir de l’information destinée à quel type de profil :	Chercheurs
Discipline(s) scientifique(s) de l’appel :	Démographie, Etudes européennes, Géographie humaine, Histoire, Sociologie/ Anthropologie/ Sciences du travail

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