The Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar was established on 26th November 1991 by decree of the University of Zagreb Assembly as the Institute for applied social sciences research within the University of Zagreb. With the Law on establishments in 1993, it became a public institution, separate from the University of Zagreb. In accordance to the Law on scientific research and higher education on 1994, it became a public institution established by the Republic of Croatia. The Board of Directors reached a decision on 18th February 1997 by which the institution was renamed Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar. The basic principles of the Institute are the development of public knowledge in Croatian society on the service of that society for the public interest, preservation of national and cultural identity, development of scientists and supporting excellence, training young generations for quality scientific work, a multidisciplinary approach to scientific practice, primarily in research on social and humanistic phenomena, international cooperation, mobility and transparency, educational service and the popularization of science, focus on the functional application of knowledge and autonomous publishing activities. The scientific activities of the Institute are conducted through work on scientific projects, organization of and participation in scientific conferences, along with other scientific and professional activities. The Institute has 103 employees: 89 scientists (scientific, associate and professional positions) and 14 administrative and auxiliary staff. The scientists according to scientific, associate and professional positions are: 22 scientific advisors in permanent positions, 15 scientific advisors, 15 higher scientific associates, 10 scientific associates, 5 higher assistants, 18 assistants, 4 professional counsellors in science and 2 professional associates in science. The staff, according to academic degree and professional qualification are: 66 hold PhD’s, 2 masters of science, 28 with graduate degrees, 1 with an undergraduate degree and 6 with a high school education. Through the cooperation of sociologists, psychologists, historians, demographers and other scientists, the Institute fosters a recognisable multidisciplinary approach to the study of social and humanistic phenomena. The Institute currently employs 29 psychologists, ranging from scientific advisors in permanent positions to advisors, with 19 persons holding PhD’s..

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