About us

The Carlo F. Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy (Dondena) is an international centre for applied research based on an interdisciplinary approach to the analysis of Population and Social Dynamics, Politics and Institutions, Taxation and the Welfare State and Health and Society.

Its researchers develop and adopt innovative analytical methods to understand and evaluate complex relationships and changes over time.

The Centre’s work is organized into four Research Units 

• Population And Social Dynamics
• Welfare State and Taxation
• Politics and Institutions 
• Health and Society
   

The Centre also hosts:

• AXA Research Lab on Gender Equality
• HEAL lab
• Social Inclusion Lab
• GGP-IT Joint Research Unit

The Centre hosts several large Research Projects, funded by a variety of sources.

The Dondena Centre is member of the European Consortium for Sociological Research (ECSR).