The Sociometric laboratory was founded on November 19, 2015 with the support of the Hanns Seidel Foundation. It represents an IDIS Viitorul platform for analysis, monitoring and evaluation of public policies in the social field. A team of local experts, in partnership with specialized foreign institutions perform applied research and develops techniques for measuring national programs in the social sector. The main areas that are investigated relate to eradicating poverty, reducing inequalities and gender equality, social security system and the welfare state, the labor market and migration, demography trends, education reform, language policies and integration of national minorities, social aid, public health. For more details about the sociometric lab click here.