IDIZ — Institute for Social Research in Zagreb is a public research institute based in Zagreb, Croatia that conducts social-science research on education, youth, European integration, social conflict, ecological transformation, and related policy issues.25 Its English homepage and project pages show an active research agenda centered on competitive research projects funded through Croatian and international schemes, including the Croatian Science Foundation, the European Research Council, Horizon Europe, Erasmus+, and EU rights-and-citizenship programmes.1
The institute’s mission appears to be the production of empirical and theoretically informed social research, with a strong emphasis on topics relevant to contemporary European societies. Current and recent projects mentioned on the site include work on Europeanism and Euroscepticism, young people’s educational and career plans, curriculum co-construction through transnational dialogue, and youth wellbeing before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.169 The homepage also highlights conferences and publications, indicating that IDIZ functions not only as a research body but also as a scholarly convenor and disseminator of findings.25
Geographically, its core base is Croatian, but its research scope is clearly European and often transnational, as shown by projects funded through EU instruments and references to European-level debates and collaboration.15 For the affordable and sustainable housing field, IDIZ is relevant mainly indirectly: its work on social policy, youth transitions, inequality, and ecological transformation can inform housing research, especially where housing intersects with social inclusion, generational opportunity, and sustainability.
Founded in 1963, IDIZ is one of Croatia’s established social research institutions; the current leadership is not stated in the provided page excerpt, but the institute’s homepage identifies its Zagreb base and ongoing institutional...