The Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (the Institute) was established on October 14, 1996 by the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine decision (protocol No. 1–7/11–90) through the Scientific and Practical Center of Political Psychology reorganization (date on the Center organization – January 26, 1994). It has the status of a legal entity of state ownership, the activities of which include research and development in the field of humanitarian and social sciences, market research and the public opinion studies (Reference 15650/04 from the State Register of Enterprises and Organizations of Ukraine). The Institute is a collective member of the Society of Psychologists of Ukraine, the Association of Political Psychologists of Ukraine, and the Sociological Association of Ukraine.