Fourth Research Programm 1999 - 2002
1.2.6 Organizational Features of the Projects
The specific characteristics of the various types of projects (Core, Supplementary and Individual) reflect the relevance of these projects for fulfilling the central task of the Mannheim Centre, which is to carry out comparative European research and research into European integration. In order to achieve a higher level of integration, resources of the MZES are considered to be an 'incentive structure'. This structure assigns first priority to those projects which correspond to the central goal of the Centre (see sect. 2.1.2). The definition of different types of projects, however, should not be considered as a rigid instrumentalization of research planning. After all, content and arguments of a project are crucial for planning and resource allocation.
The most important characteristics of research projects can be summarized as follows:
| Core Projects |
Supplementary Projects |
Individual Projects |
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| Topic integrated |
Supplementary |
Non-central topic |
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| MZES funds and other support: | ||||
| Initial funding |
Yes |
Possible |
No** |
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| Staff support |
Possible* |
No |
No** |
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| Research assistants |
Possible* |
Possible* |
Possible* |
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| Infrastructure: |
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| Library/QUIA |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Computers |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| EURODATA |
Yes |
Yes |
Possible |
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| Travel expenses, materials etc. |
Possible* |
Possible* |
Possible* |
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| Secretarial support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Manuscript editing |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Offices |
Yes |
Possible |
Possible |
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* Available only for externally funded projects if no further external funding is possible.
** Possible for Associated Projects approved by the Supervisory Board of the Centre.