Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia - ISIG

Typology

Civil society organisation

Type of Public Authority

Non Profit Research Organisation/”Think Thank”

Sector of activity

The Institute of International Sociology of Gorizia is a non-profit cultural institution founded in 1968. ISIG work develops through research, planning, consultancy, training for local development, international cooperation and the promotion of peaceful coexistence. The workforce of the Insititute is composed by 15 people (Director, Deputy-Directors and Researchers).

The Institute’s vision – ISIG believes in a future of peaceful relations based on mutual recognition, which derives from the interpretation of differences as resources that enrich.

The Institute’s Mission – The ISIG Statute translated the vision and tasks of the Institute into the following general objectives and into the following mission:

• To carry out sociological research at national and international levels, to gather scientific knowledge on the problems arising from relations between states, ethnic groups and on the cultural, economic and social development of communities;
• To organise conferences to disseminate this knowledge;
• To give local authorities and relevant national and international agencies recommendations aimed at promoting the cultural, economic and social development of communities;
• To organise postgraduate courses, training courses, scientific seminars and specialisation courses for professionals and academics involved in the issues that are the subject of the Institute’s studies and researches.