Founding Date: 1963

Objective: engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social development, and informing policy making at the international and national levels with the research outcomes.

Main projects in globalization studies: Social Policy in a Development Context; Globalization and Civil Society Movements

Outputs: International conferences, workshops, articles, and books (including UNRISD/Palgrave series Social Policy in a Development Context), UNRISD website, UNRISD Conference News, Flagship Reports (including Visible Hands).

Director: Thandika Mkandawire

Staff numbers: 7 Research Coordinators, 20 External Research Coordinators, 12 Research Assistants, 12 Administrative and Support Staffs

Funding: Core funding from the governments of Denmark, Finland, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom.

Street address: Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland

tel: ++41 22-917 3020

fax: ++41 22 –917 0650

e-mail: infor@unrisd.org

website: www.unirsd.org