All European Academies
Encyclopedia
All European Academies is an international supraorganization
of academic societies. ALLEA was founded in 1994 and is a federation of 53 national academies in the science
s and humanities
in 40 Europe
an countries. ALLEA member organizations are self-governing associations of scientists and scholars such as learned societies, think tank
s, foundations, and research institute
s.
Supraorganization
A supraorganization is an organization whose members are organizations rather than individuals....
of academic societies. ALLEA was founded in 1994 and is a federation of 53 national academies in the science
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
s and humanities
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
in 40 Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an countries. ALLEA member organizations are self-governing associations of scientists and scholars such as learned societies, think tank
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
s, foundations, and research institute
Research institute
A research institute is an establishment endowed for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research...
s.