International Social Science Council
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The International Social Science Council was a global non-governmental organization that promoted and coordinated international research and collaboration across the social sciences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Social Science Council canonical | 4 |
| International Social Science Council Foundation Committee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1057342 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Social Science Council Context triple: [International Science Council, formedByMergerOf, International Social Science Council]
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International Science Council
The International Science Council is a global non-governmental organization that brings together scientific unions and national academies to promote international scientific collaboration and influence science policy worldwide.
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United Nations University
The United Nations University is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organization of the United Nations system that focuses on research and education addressing worldwide policy challenges such as sustainable development, peace, and governance.
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United Nations Institute for Training and Research
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a UN training arm that provides capacity-building and education programs to help governments, organizations, and individuals address global challenges such as peace, security, climate change, and sustainable development.
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D.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA)
The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) is a global consortium of leading graduate schools dedicated to advancing education and research in international affairs, public policy, and related fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Social Science Council Target entity description: The International Social Science Council was a global non-governmental organization that promoted and coordinated international research and collaboration across the social sciences.
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A.
International Science Council
The International Science Council is a global non-governmental organization that brings together scientific unions and national academies to promote international scientific collaboration and influence science policy worldwide.
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B.
United Nations University
The United Nations University is a global think tank and postgraduate teaching organization of the United Nations system that focuses on research and education addressing worldwide policy challenges such as sustainable development, peace, and governance.
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C.
United Nations Institute for Training and Research
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is a UN training arm that provides capacity-building and education programs to help governments, organizations, and individuals address global challenges such as peace, security, climate change, and sustainable development.
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D.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA)
The Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) is a global consortium of leading graduate schools dedicated to advancing education and research in international affairs, public policy, and related fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international non-governmental organization
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learned society ⓘ social science organization ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ISSC ⓘ |
| affiliation | UNESCO ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason | merger with the International Council for Science ⓘ |
| dissolvedInYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| field |
interdisciplinary research
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social sciences ⓘ |
| focus |
global challenges
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interdisciplinary collaboration ⓘ policy-relevant social science ⓘ |
| formedByMergerInto | International Science Council ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1952 ⓘ |
| governance | international council of member organizations ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
advising international organizations on social science issues
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publication of reports ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
international disciplinary associations
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national social science organizations ⓘ regional social science organizations ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | France ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| memberOf |
International Science Council
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surface form:
International Council for Science and the International Social Science Council partnership
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| mergedInto | International Science Council ⓘ |
| mergedWith |
International Science Council
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surface form:
International Council for Science
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| name | International Social Science Council self-link ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| organizes |
international conferences
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research programs ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| predecessor |
International Social Science Council
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
International Social Science Council Foundation Committee
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| purpose |
to coordinate international research in the social sciences
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to foster collaboration among social scientists worldwide ⓘ to promote the social sciences ⓘ to strengthen the contribution of the social sciences to public policy ⓘ to support capacity building in social science research ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sector |
education
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research ⓘ |
| successor | International Science Council ⓘ |
| supports |
capacity-building initiatives
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global research networks ⓘ |
| website | http://www.worldsocialscience.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: International Social Science Council Description of subject: The International Social Science Council was a global non-governmental organization that promoted and coordinated international research and collaboration across the social sciences.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
International Science Council
subject surface form:
International Science Council
International Social Science Council
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predecessor
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International Social Science Council
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
International Social Science Council Foundation Committee