Areas of research and activity
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The Institute's transdisciplinary thematic research groups
SOCIOCULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS AND IDENTITIES
Demographic processes and population studies;
Studies of cultures and religions;
Ethnicity and identity politics;
Interdisciplinary philosophical and socio-cultural research and criticism.
METHODOLOGY, DATAFICATION, METHODS AND DATA
Digitization;
Data and Research Methods;
Digital resilience.
RESILIENT SOCIETIES AND INCLUSIVE POLITICS
Research on public well-being and resilience;
Governance, communication processes and policies;
Change of organizations.
URBAN AND REGIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS
Cities and regions: history, self-government and local politics;
Communities and critical heritage;
Urban ecology and sustainability.
Activities of the Institute
RESEARCH AND DATA
Conducting fundamental and applied research in thematic social sciences and humanities fields and developing new competencies in methodological data collection and analysis tools.
RESEARCH CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
Developing capacity-building activities for early-career and experienced researchers, and organizing training activities for early-career researchers, PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, and visiting researchers from other countries.
ACADEMIC NETWORKING AND IMPACT FOR SOCIETY
Providing expertise for public and private bodies, educating society, implementing activities for academic knowledge communication, dissemination, and cooperation with social, economic, and political (local, national, regional, and international) stakeholders, and organizing different academic publicity events.