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Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas

Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
Head office of the institute, a 1920s building
Head office of the institute in Madrid
Logo reading "CIS – Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas"
Formation 1963
Type GO
Purpose public research institute
Headquarters Montalbán, 8
Madrid
Coordinates 40°25′04″N 3°41′25″W / 40.4179°N 3.6903°W / 40.4179; -3.6903Coordinates: 40°25′04″N 3°41′25″W / 40.4179°N 3.6903°W / 40.4179; -3.6903
Region served
nation-wide
Affiliations Ministerio de la Presidencia
Website cis.es
Formerly called
Istituto de la Opinión Pública

The Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas ("Centre for Sociological Research") or CIS is a Spanish public research institute. It was founded in 1963 as the Instituto de la Opinión Pública, and in 1977, after the Spanish general election in that year, acquired its present name.

The institute publishes the Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas and various series of books.


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