The Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas ("Centre for Sociological Research") or CIS is a Spanish public

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. It was founded in 1963 as the Instituto de la Opinión Pública, and in 1977, after the

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in that year, acquired its present name. The institute publishes the ''Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas'' and various series of books. Since 2018, the President of the CIS is

José Félix Tezanos José Félix Tezanos Tortajada (born 1946) is a Spanish sociologist, politician, and professor. He serves as President of the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) since 2018. Biography Born on 5 August 1946 in Santander, he obtained a ...

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