Purposes, Values, and Objectives

ESSI is committed to edifying its constituent populations, to providing a forum for free and open debate, and to reflecting national values.

Our Philosophy

STATEMENT OF PURPOSES

The purpose of ISESS is to:

• Establish and build collaborative, mutually beneficial links among research entities whose focus is the small states of Europe.
• Develop and promote advanced research with specific application to European small states through this process.
• Provide general access to this knowledge for interested parties.
• Embody and amplify an expansive and inclusive world view by realizing the potential in the European small state contribution.
• Provide access through its services and programs to people of any social, geographic, and cultural background; and strive to assist them in working with diverse populations in multiple settings.
• Demonstrate its commitment to diversity through the development and support of a welcoming, multivariate intellectual community.
• Administer its programs to ensure financial viability and growth.

STATEMENT OF VALUES

ISESS values underpin the institution. These values are:

• A commitment to the highest intellectual and ethical standards.
• A cultured esteem for respect, discipline, and professionalism.
• A willingness to embrace and celebrate diversity of all kinds, and to understand world cultures.
• Open-mindedness.
• Proper deference to others in creating a safe, friendly environment in which to work and thrive; and enhancing a dynamic environment that encourages innovation and creative thinking.
• Thoughtfulness and compassion.
• Fearlessness and passion in engaging the world.
• A dedication to sustainability as a universal policy.

STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

In support of its purposes and values ISESS has set the following objectives.

ISESS seeks to:

• Create a free, safe, highly productive, and high quality intellectual environment.
• Provide a dynamic research environment that encourages collaboration, innovation, and creative thinking.
• Encourage high-level interactivity between academics, researchers, and professionals.
• Enhance its community members’ ability to contribute positively and actively to their environment by sharing knowledge and behaving in an ethical manner.

The idea for ESSI grew from a desire to showcase the potential in the uniqueness of European small states.

The Monegasque Example

The success of the Monegasque Example is based not only on the Principality’s openness to the world but on the way it has cherished freedom of thought and speech, demonstrated a commitment to and responsibility for one’s compatriots – known and unknown, exhibited a respect for differences and a willingness to embrace the unfamiliar, and displayed a profound desire for peace.

ESSI is committed to edifying its constituent populations, to providing a forum for free and open debate, and to reflecting national values.

ESSI seeks to create more sustainable, ethical, and socially responsible societies in small countries in Europe and worldwide.

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