The ISR of Vrije Universiteit was established in 2015 as a faculty-wide research institute for the Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS).
The management team consists of Joris Rijbroek (Director of the ISR) and Isjah Koppejan (Head of the Research Support Office). The research activities and other initiatives of the research institute are supported, developed and coordinated by the Research Support Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences.