MOST: Tashtyot 2012 – Social Sciences

Applied research in the following fields:
- Social protest in Israel - economical and social points of view; social services accessibility; and competition in economy.
- System analysis of quantitative evaluation methods in humanities and social sciences.
- Trends in the development of the Jewish nation after the Holocaust.
- Youth revolt in the Israeli society.
- Readiness of the society in Israel in case of earthquakes.
- Accessibility of alternative assessment methods for higher education communities in the periphery.
- Dealing with the problem of brain drain and encouraging/attracting Israeli scientists in a bid to draw them back to lever economic and technological development.
- Interorganizational and interdisciplinary partnertnerships to social services
Funding: One institution - 200,000 NIS over 3 years (with one or more groups from same institution). More than One institution - 400,000 NIS over 3 years.
http://www.most.gov.il/Departments/Science+and+Community/2012/tashtiot.htm