The Norwegian Institute for Social Research ( no, Institutt for samfunnsforskning, ISF) is a private

social science Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of soc ...

research institute A research institute, research centre, research center or research organization, is an establishment founded for doing research. Research institutes may specialize in basic research or may be oriented to applied research. Although the term often i ...

based in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, Norway. It was founded in 1950 by Vilhelm Aubert, Arne Næss,

Eirik Rinde Erik Rinde (17 March 1919 – 28 May 1994) was a Norwegian jurist who became a pioneer of social sciences in Norway. The social sciences witnessed an impetus worldwide after the end of World War II, but were little developed in Norway. From 1946 a ...

, and Stein Rokkan. It publishes the journal '' Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning''. The institute is divided into five research fields, each with its own research director. They are

Bernt Aardal Bernt is a Scandinavian variant of the German masculine given name Berend, which is the Low German form of Bernard (Bernhard). The name Bernhard means "strong bear" (from Old German ''bero'', "bear", and ''harti'', "strong"). Its use in Sweden wa ...

(Political institutions, voting and public opinion),

Erling Barth Erling is a Scandinavian male name, meaning "Heir of clanchief", i.e. prince or similar. Notable people named Erling include: Given name *Erling Aas-Eng (born 1965), Norwegian politician *Erling Aastad (1898–1963), Norwegian long jumper and spri ...

(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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