Foundation Mattei Dogan

The Foundation Mattei Dogan is a Paris-based nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the social sciences. Established in 2001 by sociologist Mattei Dogan, the foundation focuses on major issues affecting advanced or post-industrial societies and promotes research that compares societies, institutions, and political or social phenomena across national and cultural boundaries. Its approach emphasizes interdisciplinary work and the use of methods developed across the social sciences. The foundation's principal activity is the support and recognition of scholarly research through a program of prizes. Reference material describes 19 prizes covering fields such as sociology, demography, psychology, geography, and political science. These awards are presented in cooperation with established academic and research institutions, including France's Centre national de la recherche scientifique, the International Sociological Association, and the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme. The partnerships connect the foundation's work with wider professional and institutional networks rather than positioning it as a conventional commercial brand. In addition to prizes, the foundation has organized conferences and supported publication activity. Its documented publishing work includes a book produced in partnership with the Russell Sage Foundation and the Social Science Research Council. These activities reflect its broader mission: to encourage comparative, cross-disciplinary inquiry into complex social problems and to make research visible through awards, scholarly meetings, and publications. The foundation is described as recognized as a nonprofit organization by both French and American governments. It is located in Paris and operates within an international academic context, although the available reference material does not provide a current operating schedule, leadership roster, financial information, official website URL, or detailed account of its present programs. Because it is a research-support institution rather than a consumer-facing enterprise, its brand identity is principally associated with academic credibility, comparative social-science research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and prize-based recognition.

The Foundation Mattei Dogan was established in 2001 by the sociologist Mattei Dogan. Its founding purpose was to promote the study of the major problems confronting advanced or post-industrial societies through comparative and interdisciplinary perspectives. Rather than concentrating on a single national academic tradition or one branch of social science, the foundation was designed to encourage research that crosses disciplinary and geographic boundaries. From its base in Paris, the foundation developed a program centered on scholarly prizes. The available reference description records 19 prizes in disciplines including sociology, demography, psychology, geography, and political science. The awards are associated with comparative and interdisciplinary scholarship and are offered in cooperation with external academic bodies. Named partners include the Centre national de la recherche scientifique, commonly known as CNRS; the International Sociological Association; and the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme. These relationships place the foundation within a broader network of French and international social-science institutions. Prize activity forms only part of the foundation's documented work. It has also organized conferences, providing a forum for discussion of research themes relevant to comparative social science. In addition, the foundation participated in publishing a book with the Russell Sage Foundation and the Social Science Research Council. The combination of awards, conferences, and publications indicates an institutional model focused on producing, recognizing, and circulating research rather than on commercial products or services. The foundation is described as a nonprofit organization recognized by both the French and American governments. Its public mission is therefore linked to research support and scholarly exchange. The available material does not identify a current director, chair, staff roster, detailed endowment, or continuing program calendar. It also does not establish whether all historical prize and conference activities remain active today. Consequently, the foundation's documented history is clearest on its origin, mission, research priorities, institutional partnerships, and principal forms of activity, while its current operational status requires verification from an official source.

• 2001

  Foundation established

  [1]Foundation Mattei Doganen.wikipedia.org

  Sociologist Mattei Dogan founded the organization to encourage comparative and interdisciplinary study of major issues facing advanced or post-industrial societies.

• Prize program developed

  [1]Foundation Mattei Doganen.wikipedia.org

  The foundation is documented as offering 19 prizes across fields including sociology, demography, psychology, geography, and political science, in partnership with academic institutions.

• Conference and publishing activity

  [1]Foundation Mattei Doganen.wikipedia.org

  Beyond its prizes, the foundation organized conferences and supported a book published in partnership with the Russell Sage Foundation and the Social Science Research Council.

A nonprofit academic foundation positioned around comparative, interdisciplinary, and internationally oriented social-science research.

• Academic awards

  Mattei Dogan Foundation prizes

  The foundation's central documented offering is a group of 19 prizes recognizing work in the social sciences. The awards span disciplines such as sociology, demography, psychology, geography, and political science, and reflect the organization's preference for comparative and interdisciplinary research. The available source does not provide the individual prize names, eligibility rules, award amounts, or current award calendar.

• Scholarly events

  Academic conferences

  The foundation has organized conferences as part of its mission to promote discussion of major social issues through comparative and interdisciplinary methods. Specific conference titles, dates, locations, themes, and continuing status are not identified in the available reference material.

• Academic publishing

  Collaborative scholarly publication

  The foundation supported publication of a book in cooperation with the Russell Sage Foundation and the Social Science Research Council. The available source confirms the collaboration but does not identify the book's title, author, publication year, or subject in sufficient detail.

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