成立于1935年，是世界领先的社会历史研究机构之，在全球范围内为科学和社会服务。为国际社会生成提供关于社会不平等的信息，包括起源、影响和后果等见解。提供制作历史来源和数据，促进社会历史研究，并在国际上合作开展突破性研究项目。尽力保护社会运动知识遗产，为世界储存历史记忆并提供质量服务，致力于为一个充满活力的民间社会作出贡献。

Founded in 1935, it is one of the world's leading socio-historical research institutions, serving science and society worldwide. Generate information for the international community on social inequality, including insights into its origins, impacts and consequences. Provide historical sources and data for production, promote socio-historical research, and collaborate on groundbreaking research projects internationally. Endeavours are made to preserve the intellectual heritage of social movements, to store and provide quality services for the world in the storage of historical memory, and to contribute to a vibrant civil society.