Stiftung Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung

The Stiftung Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung (HIS) is an operational foundation under civil law based in Hamburg. Founded in 1984 by Jan Philipp Reemtsma, the institute aims to fund and conduct scientific research projects in the field of historically informed social sciences, as well as to organize conferences and workshops. The HIS has a publicly accessible library and a unique archive with focuses including protest research. In research, teaching, and publication, the institute works interdisciplinarily with humanities and social science disciplines. Research findings are published in the journal "Mittelweg 36" and by the publisher "Hamburger Edition."

The Stiftung Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung is committed to excellent, interdisciplinary research in the field of historical and social scientific analysis of societal phenomena. Its aim is to contribute, on a globally comparative and theoretically grounded basis, to the understanding of violence, democracy, statehood, and capitalist structures. At the same time, the institute promotes exchange with the interested public through a freely accessible library, a unique archive, and a broad culture of events and publications.

The funding activities and offerings of the HIS are aimed at scholars and early-career researchers from the humanities and social sciences who address interdisciplinary questions related to historical and contemporary socio-political issues. Furthermore, the institute targets an interested public, which is to be actively involved in the research dialogue through library use, archive access, lecture series, and publications.