Basic activity: Scientific research in the field of sociology and related disciplines.
Founding: April 21st 1964 by the University of Zagreb as the first social scientific research institution in Croatia.
People: There are 38 employees at the Institute among which 30 are researchers.
Fields of research:    Social structure and stratification, culture, space, education, science and technology, religion, youth, family, social pathology, demography, public administration, public opinion, global social system, industry, tourism, defence, and bibliographycal research.
Current projects:

Social Aspect Of Settlement Network In The Context Of Transition
Principal investigator: Dušica Seferagić, Ph.D.

Knowledge Elites in Scientific and Technological Development
Principal investigator: Katarina Prpić, Ph.D.

Youth and European Integration Processes
Principal investigator: Vlasta Ilišin, Ph.D.

Social and Religious Change in Croatia
Principal investigator: Dinka Marinović Jerolimov, Ph.D.

Gender (Sex) Determination of Space and Time in the Republic of Croatia
Principal investigator: Jasenka Kodrnja, Ph.D.

Evaluation Of Syllabi And Development Of Curriculum Model For Compulsory Education
Principal investigator: Branislava Baranović, Ph.D.

The Compulsory Education Model - Feasibility Study
Principal investigator: Nikola Pastuović, Ph.D.

Self-Evaluation As Means Of Improvement In The Quality Of Education
Principal investigator: Petar Bezinović, Ph.D.

Development Of Lifelong Education Model For Teachers
Principal investigator: Vlasta Vizek Vidović, Ph.D.
Library: The Library collection includes 35 000 items (books and journal volumes) in the filed of general sociology , special sociologies and related disciplines. It is open to the scientific and academic public.
Publications: The journal Sociologija sela (Rural Sociology - Quarterly Journal for Spatial and Socio-Cultural Development Studies) published since 1963
Books and research reports.
Edition Znanost i društvo ( Science and Society )
Other Activities: The research staff of the Institute participates in undergraduate and post graduate education at the Croatian Universities.
The Institute organizes post graduate studies in association with Croatian Universities.
One of the activities of the Institute is to host and organize different scientific conferences and professional meetings, roundtables, seminars and workshops.