Evaluating Project Communications with social network Analysis

Research in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) has, until recently, tended to evolve under more or less narrow conditions of national cultures and is notably bound to the various countries' languages. Yet the situation is changing: EU Framework Programmes increasingly advance international research collaboration. In addition, particular national policies promoting science and research aim to cross borders as well, e.g. the Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices (ASO), established and financed by Austrian Ministry of Science and Research. Since 2005 ASO Brno has supported interdisciplinary and trans-border cooperation, involving researchers from Austria, the Czech republic and from other central and south-eastern European countries. In 2007 ASO Brno organized an international workshop to shed lights on communication processes in international research projects. The book assembles presentations from the workshops, supplemented by additional contributions on topics relevant to comprehend and improve conditions, modes, and impact of communication in international SSH research projects.