Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani

What Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani does

The Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani (IIGG) is a public research institute within the Facultad de Ciencias Sociales of the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Argentina's largest public university, established in 2000 and named after sociologist Gino Germani. It functions as a non-commercial academic entity, hosting more than 30 research groups and programs spanning sociology, political science, history, anthropology, urban studies, youth policy, labor studies, public health, education, and cultural studies. Its principal stakeholders and users are academic researchers, CONICET-affiliated scholars, graduate and undergraduate students (primarily from UBA), and — secondarily — policy makers and public officials.

The institute's core offerings are research infrastructure rather than commercial products. These include the Centro de Documentación e Información (CDI), which holds over 16,000 books and ~1,500 journal titles managed via the KOHA integrated library system; the Gino Germani Documentary Fund (7.80 linear meters repatriated from Rome in 2021, with 3.28 additional meters at the Instituto Luigi Sturzo); the Oral History Archive of Contemporary Argentina; the Audiovisual Archive; the GEPOJU-CENID Youth Public Policies Collection (~20,500 folios); and access to national and international electronic resources including MinCyt (36,546 journal titles, 87,255 books), SISBI-UBA (46 databases), CONICET Digital (85,695 articles), and the CLACSO virtual library. Distribution channels include the IIGG-CLACSO book collection, multiple peer-reviewed open-access journals (Argumentos, Conflicto Social, Diferencias, Anacronismo e Irrupción, Lúdicamente, Quid 16), the Espacio Audiovisual (video/podcast), public events (Diálogos en el IIGG, Desayunos de Coyuntura, Expo IIGG, Jornadas de Jóvenes Investigadores), and digital repositories including fondogermani.sociales.uba.ar.

The institute operates without a commercial revenue model. It is funded through institutional public appropriations from UBA and grants from CONICET, CLACSO, and the Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica. All library, archival, event, and publication services are provided free of charge. Strategic partnerships include the 2021 MOU with China's Academia de Estudios de China Contemporánea y el Mundo for joint research on international relations, and ongoing collaboration with CLACSO, CONICET, SISBI-UBA, MinCyt, and the Instituto Italiano de Cultura de Buenos Aires. Leadership rests with Director Dr. Martín Unzué, supported by named coordinators across the CDI, Audiovisual Archive, Gino Germani Documentary Fund, and individual research programs.

Name

Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani

Legal name

Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani

Website

https://iigg.sociales.uba.ar

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani is a non-commercial social sciences research institute within Universidad de Buenos Aires, hosting 30+ research groups, multiple peer-reviewed journals, and unique archival collections (Gino Germani Documentary Fund, Oral History Archive) serving academic researchers, students, and policymakers in Argentina and Latin America.

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Product category

Social Sciences Academic Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), Libraries and Archives (51921), Libraries and Archives (519210)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL), Scholarly Society & Association Publishing (EDAGAFAK)

Keywords

• Social science research
• Academic research institute
• Documentary archives
• Academic journal publishing
• Policy research

Headquarters

HQ city

Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Public Funding: Funded as a public research institute within the Universidad de Buenos Aires system. Operates with government educational funding as a non-commercial academic institution.

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Core offering

The Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani (IIGG) is a public social sciences research institute within the Facultad de Ciencias Sociales of Universidad de Buenos Aires. It provides academic research infrastructure including library services through the Centro de Documentación e Información (CDI) with over 16,000 books and 1,500 journal titles, specialized archival collections (Oral History Archive of Contemporary Argentina, Audiovisual Archive, Gino Germani Documentary Fund of 7.80 linear meters), multiple peer-reviewed academic journals, a book publishing program with CLACSO, and coordinates over 30 active research groups and programs covering sociology, political science, history, anthropology, urban studies, and public policy.

Product overview

The Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani (IIGG) is a social sciences research institute within the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Rather than a unified software product, it offers a portfolio of academic research services and resources including: the CDI (Centro de Documentación e Información) providing library services with over 16,000 books and 1,500 journal titles via an online catalog; specialized archival collections including the Oral History Archive, Audiovisual Archive, and the Gino Germani Documentary Fund (7.80 linear meters); the GEPOJU-CENID Youth Public Policies Collection; electronic database access to national and international repositories; and digital audiovisual content including videos and podcasts. These services are research infrastructure offerings rather than a traditional SaaS product, designed to support academic research in social sciences.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centro de Documentación e Información (CDI) - Biblioteca y Revistas

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Academia de Estudios de China Contemporánea y el Mundo (República Popular China)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2021Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 16, 2021, establishing a Joint Program on Contemporary International System and International Relations Theories. The agreement promotes research cooperation, academic exchange, and collaborative knowledge production on international relations and global affairs. IIGG Director Dr. Martín Unzué and Academy President Prof. Yu Yunquan committed to promoting joint investigations and establishing mechanisms for academic cooperation.
• Instituto Italiano de Cultura de Buenos AirescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Decisive support provided for the transfer of the Gino Germani Documentary Fund from Rome to Buenos Aires in 2021. The transfer was essential for the physical rehabilitation, archival description, and provision of public access to the collection.
• Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner in the transfer and repatriation of the Gino Germani Documentary Fund in 2021. CLACSO collaborates with IIGG on multiple publishing initiatives including the IIGG-CLACSO book collection. Also partner in organizing the Premio Pedro Krotsch de Estudios sobre la Universidad.
• Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y TecnológicaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Support provided for the transfer and digitization of the Gino Germani Documentary Fund from Rome to Buenos Aires in 2021. Contributed to financing the physical rehabilitation and progressive digitization of the collection.
• Sistema de Bibliotecas y de Información de la UBA (SISBI)coreTechnology or IntegrationAccess to collective catalogs of 36 participating university libraries. Repository with 10,414 theses, 19,007 journal articles, 12,440 books and documents, plus 46 databases. Essential resource infrastructure for IIGG researchers.
• CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary research council providing CONICET researchers affiliated with IIGG. Access to CONICET Digital repository with 85,695 articles and 1,237 doctoral theses, including 13,392 from Social Sciences.
• Biblioteca Electrónica de Ciencia y Tecnología (MinCyt)coreTechnology or IntegrationMinistry of Science portal providing access to complete texts of 36,546 journal titles, 87,255 books, 23,471 theses, and 24,093 conference proceedings. Access through UBA domain terminals.
• Instituto Luigi Sturzo (Roma, Italia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaintains 3.28 linear meters of the Gino Germani Documentary Fund including a collection of notes and thematically organized bibliography. Partnership in the preservation and accessibility of the sociologist's documentary legacy.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales): Latin America's leading social science graduate school and research network operating across multiple countries. Directly comparable to IIGG as a social science research and graduate training institution serving the Latin American academic and policy community with similar publishing and dissemination functions.
• CEDES (Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad): Argentine social science research center focused on health, education, social policy, and economic analysis. Comparable to IIGG as a domestic Argentine social science research entity publishing academic work and engaging with policy stakeholders, though smaller and more focused on applied policy research.
• Núcleo de Estudos da Violência - USP: University of São Paulo research center focused on violence, human rights, and social conflict. Comparable to IIGG in its concentration on critical social science themes and its affiliation with Brazil's leading public university, though more thematically focused.
• Instituto de Investigaciones Sociales - UNAM: Mexico's premier social science research institute at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Mirrors IIGG's role as the flagship social science research unit within its country's largest public university, with comparable publishing, archival, and graduate training functions.
• El Colegio de México: Premier Mexican academic institution focused on social sciences and humanities, offering graduate programs and publishing multiple peer-reviewed journals. Comparable to IIGG in its concentration of full-time researchers, journal publishing, and library/archive infrastructure.
• CIESAS (Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social): Mexican public research center focused on social sciences and humanities, affiliated with CONACYT. Comparable to IIGG as a publicly funded, regionally distributed social science research institution with peer-reviewed journals and doctoral training programs.

Regional players

• FLACSO Chile: Chilean national chapter of FLACSO operating as a social science research and graduate training institution. Comparable to IIGG in mission and academic publishing, though anchored in Chile rather than Argentina; potential collaboration partner across the Southern Cone.

Others

• CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas): Argentina's national scientific research council that funds and affiliates researchers at IIGG and across the country. Closely tied ecosystem partner — IIGG researchers are CONICET affiliates and use CONICET Digital as a primary dissemination channel; comparable as a funder and institutional framework rather than a competing institute.

Broad incumbents

• CLACSO (Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales): Regional network coordinating social science research and graduate programs across Latin America. Comparable to IIGG as a publisher and research network, though operating at a continental scale rather than a single-institute scope; IIGG is an active CLACSO publishing partner.
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Facultad de Ciencias Humanas: Colombian public university's social sciences and humanities faculty, hosting multiple research groups and journals. Comparable to IIGG as a Latin American public university social science research and publishing hub, though operating within a broader faculty structure.

Market position

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