Norwegian Institute for Social Research

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The Norwegian Institute for Social Research (Norwegian: Institutt for samfunnsforskning, IFS) is a private social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway.

It was founded in 1950 by Vilhelm Aubert, Arne Næss, Eirik Rinde, and Stein Rokkan.[1] It publishes the journal .

The institute is divided into five research fields, each with its own research director. They are (Political institutions, voting and public opinion), (Employment and working conditions), Mari Teigen (Gender and society), Bernard Enjolras (Civil society in transition) and Hilde Lidén (International migration, integration and ethnic relations). In total, the institute has 52 employees.

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  1. ^ Beer, Nicolai. "History of the ISF". Institute for Social Research (official site). Archived from the original on 3 August 2007. Retrieved 28 April 2007.



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