Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy

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Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy
Formation1944
Founder Paul F. Lazarsfeld
Location
Director
 Thomas DiPrete
Matthew Connelly
Parent organization
 Columbia University
Website https://www.iserp.columbia.edu/

The Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP) is the research arm of the social sciences at Columbia University, formerly known as the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Center for the Social Sciences. ISERP works to produce pioneering social science research and to shape public policy by integrating knowledge and methods across the social scientific disciplines. ISERP organizes an active intellectual community at Columbia University through its Faculty Fellows program, research centers, projects, and training initiatives.

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History

ISERP is the direct descendant of the Bureau of Applied Social Research (BASR), established at Columbia University in 1944 by sociologist Paul F. Lazarsfeld. One of the first social science institutes in the nation, the Bureau made landmark contributions to communications research, public opinion polling, organizational studies, and social science methodology. BASR's tradition was carried on by the Paul F. Lazarsfeld Center for the Social Sciences, established in 1976 after Lazarsfeld's death and later renamed to honor him. Under directors Harold W. Watts, Jonathan Cole, and Harrison White, the Lazarsfeld Center expanded its interdisciplinary reach and established particular strengths in the sociology of science and network analysis.

The Lazarsfeld Center for the Social Sciences was one of the centers incorporated into the Institute at its founding in 1999 as the Institute for Social and Economic Theory and Research (ISETR). Also joining ISETR were the Center for Urban Research and Policy, founded in 1992, and several new research centers. In January 2001, ISETR merged with the Office of Sponsored Research to become the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy. [1]

The institute is currently led by professors Thomas DiPrete and Matthew Connelly. [2]

Fellowship

The fellowship of ISERP is drawn from faculty of the departments of Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics, as well as of Barnard College, the Earth Institute, Teachers College, the Mailman School of Public Health and the Schools of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Business, International and Public Affairs, Law, and Social Work. [3]

Centers and Major Projects

The Institute contains fifteen research centers and major projects that conduct basic research, develop policy initiatives, and train graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.

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References

  1. ↑ "About ISERP". Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  2. ↑ "Faculty and Staff | QMSS". www.qmss.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  3. ↑ "About ISERP". Columbia University. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
  4. ↑ Zendrian, Alexandra (February 2010). "Next Week's Guest: Joseph Stiglitz". Forbes Magazine. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

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