Disparities in Humanities Research Initiatives Within the European Higher Education Area
Disparities in Humanities Research Initiatives Within the European Higher Education Area

Summary/Abstract: Launched with the Bologna Declaration of 1999, the Bologna Process aimed at bringing cooperation and policy coherence within a broader European context. However, even after 20 years of dialogue and implementing reforms, there are still disparities within the European Higher Education Area. Our paper focuses on the gap between Eastern European and Western European countries in terms of research initiatives and recognition (e.g. citation metrics) in the field of Humanities. Whether we analyse the number of funded projects or the research dissemination results, it is clear that the group of former communist European countries still struggle to gain visibility and acknowledgement. Using, among others, the Scimago visualisation and ranking tools, the study compares the scientific outputs delivered by the afore-mentioned groups of countries, debating on possible causes and suggesting solutions. However, the paper acknowledges that research visibility parameters and bibliometrics should be combined with additional measurements in order to create a comprehensive assessment of the research initiative landscape in Europe.

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