Instituto de Sociologia da Universidade do Porto

Name

Instituto de Sociologia da Universidade do Porto

Legal name

Instituto de Sociologia da Universidade do Porto

Website

https://isociologia.up.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

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Product category

Academic Social Science Research

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Periodical Publishers (51312)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Sciences Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAD)

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Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed) (MPAJABAC), Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAI), Conference Proceedings & Research Reports Publishing (EDAGAFAL)

Keywords

• Sociological research
• Academic publications
• Social policy research
• University research institute
• Work and family studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Porto

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IS-UP conducts fundamental and applied sociological research across four sub-groups (work and employment; family, ageing and gender; artistic creation and cultural policies; social recompositions and territories) and publishes its findings through the Sociologia journal, book series, working papers, and thematic notebooks. It also runs observatories, hosts doctoral training, and participates in European and lusophone research consortia to deliver evidence-based social analysis.

Product overview

Instituto de Sociologia da Universidade do Porto (IS-UP) is a sociological research institute that publishes academic publications through multiple channels: the peer-reviewed journal 'Sociologia', the book series 'Livros IS-UP', the working paper series 'Working Papers IS-UP', and thematic notebook series such as 'Cadernos IS-UP' and 'Cadernos da Pandemia'. The institute also distributes content through digital media including a podcast and email newsletter.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sociologia Journal

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universitat de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Proposing institution for the EURODEM_WORKSIPG project on workplace democracy. Leading the European consortium of universities researching labor democracy in Europe (1973-2023).
• Universidad de SevillacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution in the EURODEM_WORKSIPG Horizon Europe project, contributing to comparative research on workplace democracy.
• Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman partner university in the EURODEM_WORKSIPG project, providing comparative perspective on German labor relations.
• Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian partner contributing to the comparative analysis of workplace democracy across European countries.
• Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdditional Italian university partner in the EURODEM_WORKSIPG project consortium.
• Universidade Nova de LisboacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese partner university collaborating in the Horizon Europe research project.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (Chile)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChilean university participating as international partner in the European research project.
• Fundación Cultural Primero de Mayo (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish cultural foundation contributing labor research expertise to the project.
• Centro Studi Movimenti (CSM) (Italy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian research center contributing to labor movement studies.
• SINDEL – Sindicato Nacional da Indústria e da Energia (Portugal)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPortuguese industrial and energy workers' union participating as non-academic partner.
• Federación de Servicios a la Ciudadanía de Comisiones Obreras (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish labor federation providing worker representation perspective.
• Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie EV (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman industrial trade union contributing to energy sector labor research.
• Círculo de Economía (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish economics circle providing economic analysis perspective.
• Institut de Cultura de Barcelona (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBarcelona culture institute contributing cultural policy perspective.
• Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) - BrazilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration in comparative studies on social and solidarity economy involving teaching, research activities, and visiting researcher exchanges.
• Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) - Institute of Government and Public Policy (IGOP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner2015 visiting researcher placement; continued collaboration in social economy research.
• Catalan Solidarity Economy Network (XES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing observer role for the Catalan solidarity economy network.
• Instituto de Gestão SocialcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive membership since 2020 in social management research network.
• SMEL Network - Sociomanagement and Economics Lusophone NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded by Cristina Parente in 2019; lusophone network for sociology, management, and economics research.
• Associação Portuguesa de SociologiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIS-UP coordinates the 'Civil Society, Alternative Economies and Volunteering' section; various governance roles including board membership and deontological council.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CIES-ISCTE (Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia): Sociology research centre at ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon. Directly comparable to IS-UP as a Portuguese sociology research unit focused on labour, migration, and social inequalities; a prior affiliation of IS-UP researcher José Soeiro.
• Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER), University of Essex: UK-based social-science research institute within a public university. Comparable to IS-UP as a university-embedded sociology/economics research centre producing working papers and policy-oriented research, often EU-funded.
• WZB Berlin Social Science Center: Major German public social-science research institute. Comparable to IS-UP as a publicly funded sociology/political-sociology institute producing working papers, journals, and large-scale comparative European research, and a partner in the EURODEM_WORKSIPG consortium.
• Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa (ICS-UL): Portugal's flagship public social science research institute based at the University of Lisbon. Closely comparable to IS-UP as a state-funded, multi-disciplinary social-science research unit publishing journals, books, and working papers within a Portuguese public university.
• Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES), Universidade de Coimbra: Interdisciplinary social science research centre at the University of Coimbra. Highly comparable to IS-UP as a Portuguese public-university social-science research unit producing journals, working papers, and EU-funded comparative projects.
• Observatoire sociologique du changement (Sciences Po): Sociology research centre at Sciences Po, Paris. Comparable to IS-UP as a public social-science research lab focused on social change, labour, and inequalities, with peer-reviewed working-paper and journal output.
• Centre d'études sociologiques et politiques Raymond Aron (CESPRA), EHESS: French social-science research unit at EHESS. Comparable to IS-UP as a European public research centre producing comparative sociology across labour, culture, and political sociology with peer-reviewed publications.

Others

• Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia (APS): National professional association of Portuguese sociologists. Adjacent to IS-UP rather than a competitor; IS-UP coordinates a thematic section within APS, making it a peer governing/membership organisation with direct overlap in disciplinary governance.

Broad incumbents

• European Sociological Association (ESA): Europe-wide professional sociology association. Broadly incumbent relative to IS-UP — represents the same disciplinary community at pan-European scale and convenes research networks that IS-UP researchers participate in.

Emerging players

• International Institute for Social and Economic Sciences (IISE): Smaller, internationally focused social-science research and conference organisation. Partially comparable to IS-UP as an academic sociology/political-economy research outfit that publishes working papers and hosts conferences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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