University of Michigan. Center for Research on Social Organization.

The Center for Research on Social Organization (CRSO) was officially established in April 1960, by the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan. The idea for the CRSO arose out of a need by the Department of Sociology to centralize and encourage the research and training activities of faculty and students interested in the area of social organization. Social organization is the analysis of the wide range and variety of organizations and organizational arrangements that structure group life. The principle scholarly concerns are the mutual constitution of power, the distribution of social resources, and historical transformations.

In addition to supporting research in social organization, the CRSO also promotes advanced graduate and postgraduate training in social organization. The CRSO supports research by offering a workspace; access to research equipment and facilities; advice concerning research problems, grants, and administration; contact with other researchers; and a limited amount of secretarial and research assistance.

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