# Swedish Institute for Social Research

> Swedish research institute

**Wikidata**: [Q10536084](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10536084)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/swedish-institute-for-social-research

## Summary
The Swedish Institute for Social Research is a Swedish research institute focused on social research. It was founded on 1972-01-01 and has been part of Stockholm University since 1981-07-01.

## Key Facts
- Instance of: research institute.
- Inception (founding) date: 1972-01-01.
- Part of Stockholm University, start date of that affiliation: 1981-07-01.
- Country: Sweden.
- Official website: http://www.sofi.su.se/
- ISNI: 0000000404035913.
- VIAF ID: 135293245.
- Ringgold ID: 123937 (listed as "Institutet för social forskning").
- idRef ID: 028382870.
- Wikipedia language presence: Swedish (sv); sitelink_count: 1.

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Swedish Institute for Social Research?
A: It is a Swedish research institute focused on social research. It operates as an academic research organization and is formally classed as a research institute.

### Q: When was the institute founded?
A: The institute's inception date is 1972-01-01.

### Q: Is the institute part of a university?
A: Yes. The institute has been part of Stockholm University since 1981-07-01.

### Q: Where can I find more information or contact the institute online?
A: The institute's official website is http://www.sofi.su.se/.

## Why It Matters
The Swedish Institute for Social Research serves as an institutional center for social-science inquiry within Sweden. Founded in 1972 and integrated into Stockholm University in 1981, it provides an organizational home for academic work in social research and connects that work to university structures. Its presence in international library and authority systems (ISNI, VIAF, Ringgold, idRef, Library of Congress authority) facilitates discoverability and integration of its outputs into scholarly infrastructure. As a formally recognized research institute based in Sweden with a maintained web presence and a Swedish-language encyclopedic entry, it functions as a persistent node in national and international research, cataloguing, and information networks — supporting researchers, librarians, and policy analysts who seek verified institutional provenance for social-research outputs.

## Notable For
- Founded in 1972, giving it multi-decade continuity as a social-research organization.
- Formal integration into Stockholm University since 1981-07-01.
- Presence in multiple international authority and library identifier systems (ISNI, VIAF, Ringgold, idRef, Library of Congress).
- Maintains an official website (http://www.sofi.su.se/) and a Swedish-language Wikipedia entry.

## Body

### Overview
- Name: Swedish Institute for Social Research.
- Primary classification: research institute.
- Country of operation: Sweden.
- Focus implied by name: social research.

### History
- Inception date recorded as 1972-01-01.
- Became part of Stockholm University on 1981-07-01.

### Affiliations and administrative details
- Part_of: Stockholm University (start_time: 1981-07-01).
- Instance_of: research institute.

### Identifiers and cataloguing
- ISNI: 0000000404035913.
- VIAF ID: 135293245.
- idRef ID: 028382870.
- Ringgold ID: 123937 (with local name qualifier "Institutet för social forskning").
- Yale LUX ID: group/4f81b624-43d7-4e11-aad8-53abc3c431e8.
- Library of Congress Authority ID: n88055436.
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007268557805171.
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/11dyk_gr9.

### Online presence and records
- Official website: http://www.sofi.su.se/
- Wikipedia language presence: Swedish (sv).
- Sitelink count recorded as 1.

### Classification and public description
- Short descriptive label (Wikidata): "Swedish research institute."

### References and public metadata
- The institute appears in multiple bibliographic and authority control systems, enabling cross-referencing in library and academic catalogues.

## References

1. Open ISNI for Organizations
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File