Project: Formal and informal networks in rural areas17Mar2015
RRPP News: Policy Brief "Towards Better Prospects for Young Researchers in Social Sciences in Serbia"
As an output within National Policy Dialogue in Serbia, Institute of Economic Sciences published a policy brief entitled “Towards Better Prospects for Young Researchers in Social Sciences in Serbia”.
This policy brief outlines the main challenges that young researchers face in relation to:
- Status and working conditions in different research organizations and
- The prospects for graduates willing to come back to Serbia having accomplished studies abroad.
Young researchers in social sciences in Serbia point out that there are not enough funds for fieldwork and empirical research. Also, they stress that they are overloaded with various activities which are not closely related to the scientific research. Moreover, young scholars argue that they do not have enough support by the research organizations with which they are engaged, as well as by the state.
Those who return from studies abroad are faced with many obstacles in relation to diploma recognition and integration in research community. In order to overcome these and other issues and challenges certain policy recommendations are made. Programs for financing the empirical research should be established. Moreover, better connectivity between universities and civil society organizations within the concept of participatory research should be secured. Finally, speeding up and simplifying the process of diploma recognition is needed.
See the Policy Brief in Serbian: Ka boljim uslovima za rad mladih istraživača u oblasti društvenih nauka