CIDOSPEL
International Center for Documentation and Sociological Studies on Labor Problems
The International Center for Documentation and Sociological Studies on Labor Problems (C.I.Do.S.Pe.L.) of the Department of Sociology and Business Law [*il nome del dipartimento forse va corretto anche nella versione in italiano*] of the University of Bologna was founded on September 15, 1970, with a charter issued by the Rector. CIDOSPEL was created on the initiative of the then Institute of Sociology - Faculty of Political Science.
Michele La Rosa, Full Professor of Sociology of Work, participated in its foundation and was its first director. He acted as tireless promoter of the Centre for many years.
For a long period of time, CIDOSPEL has been a collaborative space for many research activities, among which documentation, training and dissemination on the themes of labor and its transformations, industrial relations, development and socio-economic processes.
Some of these activities continue today, although they have acquired full autonomy. Especially noteworthy are the main Italian journal of sociology of work, Sociologia del lavoro, and the editorial series Sociologia del lavoro (Franco Angeli, Milano). Both journal and series are peer reviewed.