Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP) Aventis Foundation Back to Project Background

				Center for Applied Policy Research University of Munich, Germany The Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP) at the University of Munich has been set up to bridge the gap between social science and politics by applying concepts, methods and findings from the social sciences to policy issues on the European and international agenda. Thus it makes use of scientifically founded analyses and strategies to develop solutions for political problems in Europe and Germany. Especially nowadays, were the political debate on key foreign policy issues is increasingly suffering from disorientation with the social sciences lacking the practical experiences to retard this trend, the Center organizes the scientific expertice and developes problem solving for today's politics. The research groups at the CAP and their various projects combine international and interdisciplinary analyses with policy recommendations and communicate these to the relevant decision makers and to the public. In many projects the research fellows of the CAP work together with leading European social scientists. Within the past 15 years of experience, the Center has established a network of highly qualified social scientists for whom the CAP provides fora for expert opinions and functions as a consultancy to policy questions. The CAP is headed by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Werner Weidenfeld. Aventis Foundation Frankfurt, Germany The Aventis Foundation was established in 1996 as a charitable foundation of Hoechst AG with cash assets of DM 100 million. The overriding goal of the Foundation is to promote international, forward-looking, and interdisciplinary projects. In line with Hoechst AG's long history of cultural promotion, the Aventis Foundation supports cultural initiatives in a broad sense. "We must assume the most open interpretation of culture possible," commented Jürgen Dormann, Chief Executive Officer of Hoechst AG, on the establishment of the foundation. "Museums and galleries, concert halls, places of worship, and libraries are no longer the only places where culture is nourished and flourishes. We are interested in both artistic interpretations of familiar aspects of different cultures and in models that illustrate how we want to live in the future." The projects promoted by the Aventis Foundation are to transcend frontiers: not only those between people from a wide variety of countries and cultures but also frontiers between different academic disciplines. That is why in addition to art and culture, research projects in the natural sciences and humanities, especially those that pursue an interdisciplinary approach, are further possible areas of promotion. The Foundation will also promote social policy and charitable initiatives and projects set up by religious organizations. Since the Foundation aims to promote a wide variety of new ideas and initiatives, the scope of potential activities is not restricted. The Aventis Foundation is primarily interested in finding and selecting major projects of international significance that correspond to its aims in a unique way. The Foundation will support them so as to ensure their lasting development. At the same time, the independence and innovative ability of the people involved should be preserved - which is why funding from the Foundation will be granted for a limited period of time.
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