- The center will build an international research network to develop strategies for a fairer society.
- ISI has received a donation of five million dollars from the Stone Foundation.
The Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research (ISI) will be launched at LMU Munich. A donation of five million dollars from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation is funding the establishment of ISI. The center will conduct research into social inequality, with a particular focus on wealth inequality. "We're delighted about the establishment at LMU of this new interdisciplinary research center on such an important social topic and thank the Stone Foundation for the generous donation for the founding of ISI," says LMU President Bernd Huber.
As part of its mission, the Munich International Stone Center for Inequality Research will build up an international and interdisciplinary research network. "Social inequality, particularly in wealth, is one of the greatest social challenges of our time. At the moment, affluence seems to know no bounds. When it comes to developing solutions for socioeconomic inequality and extreme wealth inequality, research requires an international orientation and needs to consider new social models and political measures," says Fabian Pfeffer, Chair of Social Inequality and Social Structures at LMU and founding director of ISI.
