[InetBib] WG: Schliessung Schwedischer Forschungsinstitute in Athen, Rom und Istanbul

[Dunkl <dunkl@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen, 
 
eben hat uns die unten stehende  Nachricht im Kontext der fortschreitenden 
europaeischen Schliessungswelle geisteswissenschaftlicher Forschungsinstitute 
(mit ihren Bibliotheken) erreicht. Heute sind die Schwedischen 
Forschungsinstitute in Athen, Istanbul und Rom ( 
http://www.web.reteurbs.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=169&Itemid=202&lang=en
 )    betroffen, morgen sind es  die geisteswissenschaftlichen 
Forschungsinstitute anderer europaeischer Laender. 
 
Mit Ihrer Teilnahme an der Petition koennen Sie unsere schwedischen Kolleginnen 
und Kollegen unterstuetzen.
 
Mit herzlichem Dank und freundlichen Gruessen aus Rom
 
Elisabeth Dunkl
Thomas Hofmann
(Historische Bibliothek des Deutschen Historischen Instituts in Rom)
 
 
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Dear colleagues, 
 
Yesterday the Swedish Government announced that they will end all state funding 
for the Swedish Institutes at Athens, Rome and Istanbul from 2017. Our research 
Institutes have no private funding and will therefore have to close down and 
terminate their work within two years. 
 
The decision has been made without any prior consultation or investigations of 
the consequences: the Institutes will not be able to fulfill their 
responsibilities of taking care of archaeological material or sites in the 
Mediterranean, provide education within the fields of Classical Archaeology, 
Classics, Art History, Architecture and Social sciences, to conduct and publish 
research, give conferences, host cultural activities, take part in heritage 
management or run our research libraries in the Mediterranean countries.
 
The decision would be a huge tragedy for Classical research and education in 
Sweden and we ask you to consider signing the petition against it:
 
http://www.namninsamling.com/site/get.asp?Medelhavsinstitut#.VElipDs-IkA.facebook
 
 
Unfortunately the list is for the moment only in Swedish but here is a 
translation.
 
Please enter through "Skriv på listan " (Sign the list)
Add your "förnamn" (name), "efternamn" (surname), emailadress (for verification 
only), "postort" (city), and "ämne/titel " (title/subject). 
Press "spara" (save) and sign through the verification email.
 
Please spread the petition to anyone who might be interested in signing it.
 
Thank you for your support,
 
Gunnel Ekroth
 
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Gunnel Ekroth, professor
Institutionen för arkeologi och antik historia
Uppsala universitet 
Box 626 
751 26 Uppsala 
Tel. 018-471 62 47, fax 018-471 75 50
  
Department of archaeology and ancient history
Uppsala University, Box 626, SE-751 26 Uppsala
Phone +46-18-471 62 47, fax +46-18-471 75 50
  
 
 
 
 
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