Institut de Sociologie de l'Université de Bruxelles

The Institut de Sociologie is a research department of the Faculty of Social & Political Science (FSP) of the ULB. Since its creation in 1902, the Institute has developed its scientific research in response to three principles: the synergy between pure and applied research, interdisciplinarity and involvement with society. The Institute of Sociology’s internal structure and organization are the fruit of history dating back to over a century ago. The Institute enjoyed its own autonomy within the University for a long time, having the same status as that of a Faculty. In 2006, after a complete internal reform of the University’s organization, it was re-attached to the Faculty of Social and Political Science (SOCO) and since then remains one of its most important research centres, which has never lost its multidisciplinary structure.