"The institute was established in 1994 and is affiliated with the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. It is an institution of the Bavarian State Ministry of Labour and Social Order, Family and Women and is located in Bamberg. The academic staff consists of nine members on tenure track positions and six members with limited work contracts. The academic staff is composed interdisciplinarily. They represent the fields of sociology, psychology, education and law." (Quoted from site)