# Research Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University

> research institute affiliated with Tokai University

**Wikidata**: [Q133251903](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133251903)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/research-institute-of-social-sciences-tokai-university

## Summary
The Research Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University was a university-affiliated research institute at Tokai University focused on social sciences. It was established in April 1988 and was dissolved in April 2001, later merged into the Institute of Civilization Research, Tokai University.

## Key Facts
- Inception: April 1988 (inception: 1988-04-00).  
- Dissolved/abolished: April 2001 (dissolved,_abolished_or_demolished_date: 2001-04-00).  
- Parent organization: Tokai University.  
- Instance of: research institute (an organization whose primary purpose is research).  
- Replaced: Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University (Wikidata Q133251916).  
- Merged into: Institute of Civilization Research, Tokai University.  
- VIAF identifier: 168799414.  
- National Diet Library (NDL) authority ID: 01029838.  
- CiNii Research ID: 1140000791615408256 (qualifier: 東海大学社会科学研究所).  
- NACSIS catalog author ID: DA03592518 (qualifier: 東海大学社会科学研究所).  
- Wikipedia language availability: Japanese (sitelink_count: 1).

## FAQs
### Q: What was the Research Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University?
A: It was a research institute affiliated with Tokai University dedicated to social sciences research. The institute existed as an organizational unit of Tokai University from April 1988 until April 2001.

### Q: When was the institute founded and when did it cease to exist?
A: The institute was founded in April 1988 and was dissolved in April 2001.

### Q: What happened to the institute after it was dissolved?
A: After dissolution, the Research Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University was merged into the Institute of Civilization Research, Tokai University.

### Q: How can I find bibliographic or authority records for the institute?
A: The institute is listed in major authority and bibliographic systems with identifiers including VIAF: 168799414, NDL: 01029838, CiNii Research ID: 1140000791615408256, and NACSIS author ID: DA03592518.

## Why It Matters
The Research Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University represents a formal organizational effort by Tokai University to structure and support research in the social sciences during the late 20th century. As a university-affiliated research institute, it provided an institutional home for social-science scholarship under Tokai University between 1988 and 2001. Its merger into the Institute of Civilization Research, Tokai University indicates continuation or reorganization of research activities and institutional resources within the university. The institute is documented in national and international bibliographic and authority systems (VIAF, NDL, CiNii, NACSIS), which preserves its identity for researchers tracing publications, institutional histories, or archival records. This makes the institute relevant for historians of academia, librarians managing catalog records, and researchers looking for continuity of Tokai University’s social sciences research programs.

## Notable For
- Established in April 1988 as Tokai University’s dedicated research institute for social sciences.  
- Officially dissolved in April 2001 and merged into the Institute of Civilization Research, Tokai University.  
- Presence in major bibliographic and authority databases: VIAF (168799414) and NDL (01029838).  
- Registered in Japanese academic cataloging systems with CiNii Research ID 1140000791615408256 and NACSIS author ID DA03592518.  
- Has a Japanese Wikipedia sitelink (sitelink_count: 1).

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Research Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University.  
- Nature: Research institute affiliated with Tokai University.  
- Primary classification: instance_of research institute (an organization whose primary purpose is research).

### Dates and lifecycle
- Inception date: 1988-04-00 (April 1988).  
- Dissolved/abolished date: 2001-04-00 (April 2001).  
- Post-dissolution: Merged into the Institute of Civilization Research, Tokai University.

### Organizational relationships
- Parent organization: Tokai University.  
- Replaces: Institute of Social Sciences, Tokai University (Wikidata Q133251916).  
- Merged into: Institute of Civilization Research, Tokai University.

### Identifiers and catalog records
- VIAF ID: 168799414.  
- NDL authority ID: 01029838.  
- CiNii Research ID: 1140000791615408256 (qualifier: 東海大学社会科学研究所). Reference metadata associates this CiNii entry with identifier DA03592518 and a related Wikidata item Q117190864.  
- NACSIS catalog author ID: DA03592518 (qualifier: 東海大学社会科学研究所). Reference metadata includes a sourcing statement (P248: Q115920372), a date qualifier (P813: 2025-03-16), and linkage to the CiNii Research ID (P11496: 1140000791615408256).

### Wikimedia presence
- Wikidata description: research institute affiliated with Tokai University.  
- Wikipedia language availability: Japanese (sitelink_count: 1).

### Classification
- Classified as a research institute, an organizational form whose primary purpose is conducting research.

## References

1. CiNii Research