Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems
{{Short description|NGO, indigenous peoples}}
Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems (S.A.C.S.) is a non-governmental organization in
Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.{{cite web |title=S.A.C.S. |url=https://s-a-c-s.net/}}{{cite web |title=ECOSOC Decision 2014/212 |url=https://www.un.org/en/ecosoc/docs/2014/dec.2014212.pdf}} Its main activities are conducting culture-related research{{cite web |title=TU Berlin: Der Duft der Kontinente |url=https://idw-online.de/en/news374245}} with a focus on indigenous cultures, empowerment of indigenous culture, intervention projects,{{cite web |title=UN Water |url=https://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/water/contributions/universities/TechnicalUniversityofBerlin.pdf}} and knowledge dissemination. Intervention projects of S.A.C.S. are mainly targeted at applying indigenous rights as formulated in the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. S.A.C.S. also offers consultancy, and it is engaged in education and training.{{cite web |title=Education |url=https://s-a-c-s.net/education/}}{{cite web |title=Praktikumsplätze |url=https://www.geisteswissenschaften.fu-berlin.de/studium/bachelor/abv/Praktikumsangebote/SACSPrak.pdf}}
History
S.A.C.S. is a follow-up to the EU-project CULTOS (2001–2003).{{cite web |title=CULTOS – Cultural Units of Learning, Tools and Services |url=https://salzburgresearch.at/en/projekt/cultos_en/}} After the recommendation of the European Commission to continue research activities, S.A.C.S. was registered at Technische Universität Berlin in 2004.{{cite web |title=Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems, S.A.C.S. |url=https://socialprotection.org/connect/stakeholders/structural-analysis-cultural-systems-sacs}} Founders were Roland Posner, late professor emeritus of linguistics and head of the semiotics research centre at TU Berlin, and [https://www.monika-walter.eu/ Monika Walter], professor of romance literatures at TU Berlin.{{cite web |title=Was ist Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems (S. A. C. S.)? |url=https://idw-online.de/de/news138639}} After its foundation, S.A.C.S. shifted its emphasis towards issues of cultural psychology, cultural semiotics, indigenous peoples and UN related work. Furthermore, it integrated a team of psychologists to provide expert reports for family courts, notably in child custody cases with mixed cultural backgrounds. In 2011, S.A.C.S. was officially registered as a non-governmental organization at the United Nations. It remained at TU Berlin until the end of 2012 and then became independent. From 2013 to 2015, S.A.C.S. had an office at the Humboldt University of Berlin. In 2014, S.A.C.S. was awarded Special Consultative Status by the UN Economic and Social Council.{{cite web |title=Seventeen Non-Governmental Organizations Recommended for Status with Economic and Social Council, as Committee Session Enters Second Week |url=https://press.un.org/en/2014/ecosoc6593.doc.htm}} Social research scientist Arnold Groh,{{cite web |title=Groh, Arnold |url=https://www.sociostudies.org/authors/groh_arnold/}} who also was in charge of the predecessor project CULTOS at TU Berlin, is president/director of S.A.C.S.
Affiliations
S.A.C.S. is affiliated with the International Academy Berlin for Innovative Pedagogy, Psychology and Economics gGmbH (INA), with the aid agency Nehemiah Gateway, and with two of the SRH University of Applied Sciences’ institutes: The International Institute for Sustainability, Diversity and Knowledge Transfer (ISDK) and the [https://www.srh-berlin.de/en/university/research/research-institutes/institute-for-cultural-diversity-studies/ Institute for Culture and Diversity Studies].{{cite web |title=Structural Analysis of Cultural Systems, S.A.C.S. |url=https://socialprotection.org/connect/stakeholders/structural-analysis-cultural-systems-sacs}} S.A.C.S. maintains extensive academic cooperations and exchange with universities and other institutions worldwide.{{cite web |title=Cooperations |url=https://s-a-c-s.net/s-a-c-s/cooperations/}}
References
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External links
- https://s-a-c-s.net/
- https://www.tagesspiegel.de/zeitung/der-duft-der-kontinente/1809500.html
- https://archiv.pressestelle.tu-berlin.de/tui/05nov/strategie.htm