Private company
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Logo: Kokoo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Spanish research institute (founded 1963)
The Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (Centre for Sociological Research), or CIS, is a Spanish public research institute. It was founded in 1963 as the Instituto de la Opinión Pública, and after the 1977 Spanish general election acquired its present name. The institute publishes the Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas and various series of books.2 It is part of Ministry of the Presidency of Spain.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryresearch1
- HeadquartersCalle de Montalbán, Madrid1
- Websitewww.cis.es/cis/opencms/FR/index.html
- Legal formautonomous agency1
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The Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (Centre for Sociological Research), or CIS, is a Spanish public research institute. It was founded in 1963 as the Instituto de la Opinión Pública, and after the 1977 Spanish general election acquired its present name. The institute publishes the Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas and various series of books.2
Leadership
Who has led Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- ChairJosé Félix Tezanos Jun 30, 2018 to now1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
- Ministry of the Presidency of Spain
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- Jan 3, 1963Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.cis.es1
- Websitewww.cis.es/cis/opencms/FR/index.html1
- WikipediaCentro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2672274
Sources
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsCentro de Investigaciones Sociológicas logo by Kokoo, Public domain
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