National Research Council (CNR) - Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies (IRPPS)

The Research Institute on Population and Social Policies is an interdisciplinary research institute which carries out studies on demographic and migration issues, on welfare systems and social policies, on science, technology and higher education policy, on the relationships between science and society, on the creation, access and dissemination of knowledge and information technologies.
The research activity is oriented on three main lines: Study of the relationships between demographic trends, social and economic development; Study of social dynamics and welfare policies; Study of the change in society linked to the dissemination of knowledge and information technologies.