Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar

National Network
Croatia
Address

Marulićev trg 19/1
Zagreb
Croatia

Telephone
01 4886 155
Fax
01 4828 296
E-Mail
Antun.Plenkovic@pilar.hr
E-Mail (2)
ured@pilar.hr
Organisation Type
Public Institution
Year of Establishment
1991
Fields of Activity
  1. Research
General Information
1. Public institute, 113 employees, 100 researchers (sociology, psychology, history, philosophy, demography, political science, economy). Regional centers in Split, Gospić, Vukovar, Osijek, Pula, Dubrovnik, headquarter in Zagreb. 2. 15.000.000,00 kn 3. 80 % Ministry of Science, Education and Sport; 20 % projects with other organizations 4. projects 5. ministries of the Republic of Croatia
Mission and Objectives

* Scientific research in the field of social sciences and humanities - basic, applied, and developmental.
* Professional research, expert consulting, and other intellectual services in social sciences and humanistic disciplines.
* Interdisciplinary scientific and professional research combining the fields of social sciences and humanities with those of economy, engineering, technology, medicine, natural sciences, and ecology.
* Strategic analysis and research.
* Market analysis, public opinion research, analysis and evaluation of numerous other issues on a regional and state basis.
* Publishing.
* Public lectures and book presentations.
* Scholarly and professional gatherings.

Main Projects / Activities

The basic objective of research activities may be summed up as investigation of the social structure and social integration with an intention to facilitate the development of integration tendencies and social structures appropriate to the long-term developmental goals of Croatian society. Broad scope of basic, applied, and developmental research includes disciplines such as: urban-rural sociology, sociology of religion, sociology of science, child and youth psychology, criminal psychology, psychology of aging, personality psychology, social psychology, victim psychology, communication psychology, public opinion research, family quality and birth rate increase policy, migrations in Croatian society, psycho-social consequences of the Homeland War, history of Croatian emigration, psycho-social consequences of privatization, demographic picture of Croatia.

Contact (1) Full Name
Antun Plenković
Head of the organisation
Prof. dr. Vlado Šakić
Contact (2) Full Name
Blaženka Markeš