Greece.

The article focuses on several researches undertaken by the Athens Social Sciences Center in Greece in 1963. The Institute was founded in 1961 through the collaboration of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Greek Ministries of Education and Coordination. Its objective is focused on contributing to national and regional development through the collection of basic information concerning Greek life and social institutions and the promotion of social sciences in the region. The several researches and studies conducted by the institution evolved around the mentioned objective such as a major survey on urbanization, investigation on social institutions on mountain villages and the function of a small town.