ABOUT IHS
The Institute for Advanced Studies, Austria's premier postgraduate research and training institute, combines theoretical and empirical research in economics and other social science disciplines since its founding in 1963.
Through the interaction between scientific theory and practice, the IHS provides innovative value-added services to policy makers and business practitioners. Key features are interdisciplinary exchange, a truly inter-national faculty, a commitment to quality, and original scholarly output.
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ECONOMICS AND FINANCE
The department is divided in two groups: the Academic Research and Teaching is organizing the MSc Economics Program and is spezialised in Basic Research. The Applied Research group is mainly conducting contract research for public and private clients.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE
The Department of Political Science is committed to advanced basic research on the logic of multi-level politics in Europe. It is a distinguished member of the international scholarly community and offers a three-year post-graduate program in political science.
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SOCIOLOGY
The Department of Sociology offers a three-year postgraduate training in Sociology of Social Practices. Teaching is closely linked to the departmental basic research of contemporary societies and comparative empirical research in special societal fields.
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