General Information

The Comparative Research Network is an international network of researchers, trainers and teachers based in Berlin. CRN is actively involved in scientific research, teaching and cultural activities that link the realm of ideas with everyday experience. As our name indicates, we work internationally and cross-culturally. Only through thoughtful comparison can we interpret our local reality, render it more comprehensible and develop strategies to address the issues that affect our everyday lives. CRN performs research both as a partner within international consortia as within the scope of its own projects. CRN publishes a working paper series that communicates the work of its members to a wider audience. In this sense the structure is not dependning on fulltime employees, but on the capability of the more than 50 members worldwide. In Berlin a staff of 3 is working permanently on developing projects, workshops and seminares, providing more than 60 partner organisations europeanwide. The main source of funding are income from Seminars and co-financing from various EU programmes, just like Grundtvig.