CIISDER

Name

CIISDER

Legal name

Centro de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias Sobre Desarrollo Regional

Website

https://ciisder.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Academic Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Branch/Partner Community Colleges (EDAHADAO)

Keywords

• Regional development research
• Interdisciplinary social sciences
• Postgraduate academic programs
• Territorial studies
• Academic journal publishing

Headquarters

HQ city

Tlaxcala

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: As a research center of the Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, CIISDER receives institutional funding from federal and state government sources, including support from CONACYT/SECIHTI for research projects and postgraduate programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CIISDER is an interdisciplinary academic research center within the Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala that delivers postgraduate education and conducts regional development research. It sells access to two graduate programs (Master's in Regional Analysis and Doctorate in Territorial Studies), produces academic publications including the peer-reviewed journal Revista Contraste Regional and books, maintains a Social Sciences library, and organizes five academic research groups (Cuerpos Académicos). Its research and academic outputs target graduate students, researchers, and partner institutions nationally and internationally.

Product overview

CIISDER (Centro de Investigaciones Interdisciplinarias Sobre Desarrollo Regional) is a research center at Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala offering two graduate programs (Maestría en Análisis Regional and Doctorado en Estudios Territoriales), the academic journal Revista Contraste Regional, a comprehensive Social Sciences library, five academic research groups, and a publications platform. The institution focuses on interdisciplinary regional development research including environmental studies, gender studies, sociopolitical analysis, and territorial studies.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maestría en Análisis Regional (MAR) A two-year Master's degree program focused on regional analysis offered by CIISDER within the Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala, admitting students via national and international open calls and providing thesis supervision.
• Doctorado en Estudios Territoriales (DET) A doctoral program focused on territorial studies, the second graduate program offered by CIISDER, providing advanced research training aligned with the center's academic bodies (socio-environmental systems, democracy and territory, society and territory, gender inequalities, and power/conflict/violence studies).
• Revista Contraste Regional A peer-reviewed academic journal published by CIISDER covering regional studies with ISSN 2594-1801, publishing volumes on interdisciplinary regional development topics and disseminated via open-access digital channels.
• Biblioteca CIISDER A Social Sciences library offering classic works in economics, statistics, politics, and sociology, supporting CIISDER research activities and providing library services including new acquisitions and digital information resources.
• Publicaciones CIISDER (Books) Publication platform through which CIISDER publishes academic books and research outputs spanning regional development, environmental education, gender studies, politics, and territorial studies from 1996 to the present.
• Cuerpos Académicos (Academic Research Groups) Five consolidated academic research groups (Cuerpos Académicos) covering Complex Socio-environmental Systems, Sociopolitical Regional Analysis, Gender/Education/Youth Studies, Regional and Metropolitan Studies, and Democracy and Territorial Political Processes, supporting structured research collaboration and thesis supervision.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UAEM - Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2022Specific collaboration agreement signed between CIISDER and UAEM's Body Academic: Narrativas culturales: medios, periodismo y comunicación (UAEM-CA-305), Faculty of Political and Social Sciences. Crystallizes collaborative academic activities in power, conflict, aggression, violence, and youth studies.
• CLACSO - Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias SocialescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLatin American Council of Social Sciences - international network strengthening academic collaboration and research exchange in social sciences across Latin America.
• COMECSO - Consejo Mexicano de Ciencias SocialescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexican Council of Social Sciences - national academic network for social science research coordination and collaboration.
• CONRICYT - Consorcio Nacional de Recursos de Información Científica y TecnológicaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational consortium providing access to scientific and electronic information resources, enabling CIISDER library services for the academic community.
• Universidad Autónoma de ChapingocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through academic exchange, joint seminars (Etnoagronomía), and research projects. Signed letter of intent between UACh Departments and CIISDER-UATx for territorial and rural development cooperation.
• Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration for dissemination of electoral database platform on citizen participation in federal elections 2009-2018 in the state of Tlaxcala.
• Instituto Estatal de la Mujer (IEM) TlaxcalaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in Forum 'Retos y perspectivas de los derechos humanos de las mujeres en Tlaxcala' organized with Commission on Human Rights, Government Secretary, and Attorney General.
• Universidad Surcolombiana (Colombia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic collaboration including joint publications and doctoral student exchanges in Environmental Education and Culture.
• Universidad Pedagógica Nacional (UPN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint publications and research collaboration in environmental education and youth studies.
• Huika Mexihco A.C.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational Network of Researchers in Social Sciences and Humanities, registered in RENIECYT (National Registry of Scientific and Technological Institutions and Companies) of SECIHTI.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana: Large Mexican public university offering Master's and Doctoral programs in social sciences, humanities, and regional studies. Comparable as a public institution with graduate programs in overlapping disciplines, though much larger in scale.
• El Colegio de México: Premier Mexican institution for graduate social science research and education, offering Master's and Doctoral programs across social sciences. Larger and more established than CIISDER but covers overlapping research areas including regional and political studies.

Regional players

• Universidad Veracruzana: Large Mexican public university with research institutes and graduate programs in social sciences and regional development. Comparable as a regional public university offering Master's and Doctoral programs and conducting interdisciplinary regional research.
• El Colegio de la Frontera Norte: Public Mexican research center focused on regional studies of northern Mexico, offering graduate programs in regional development and social sciences. Comparable in mission and public-university affiliation but with a different regional focus.

Direct peers

• Instituto Mora: Instituto de Investigaciones Dr. José María Luis Mora, a Mexican public research center and graduate school specializing in history and social sciences. Comparable as a public research institution offering postgraduate programs and academic publications.
• UNAM CRIM: Centro Regional de Investigaciones Multidisciplinarias at UNAM, conducting interdisciplinary regional research in central Mexico. Comparable in its regional development focus, public-university affiliation, and postgraduate program offerings.
• El Colegio de Michoacán: Public research center focused on regional social sciences in western Mexico, offering Master's and Doctoral programs in regional history, anthropology, and development. Directly comparable in mission, governance model, and academic output.
• CIESAS: Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social, a Mexican public research center offering graduate programs in social sciences and regional studies. Comparable as a public Mexican research center with graduate programs and academic publications.
• FLACSO México: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, a graduate social science institution in Mexico offering Master's and Doctoral programs in regional development, political science, and social research. Directly comparable to CIISDER in mission, postgraduate offerings, and Latin American academic network participation.

Others

• CLACSO: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales, the Latin American Social Science Council network with which CIISDER is a partner. Comparable as a regional academic collaboration platform for social science research and graduate programs across Latin America.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCEcypktryCMYfrFq9FCoYkw
• Facebookfacebook.com/CIISDER.UATx
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ciisder

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Profiles5 records

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