The institute is a center or research and analysis, education, and action focused on the contemporary challenges of the Appalachian region of the U.S.

The Centre is the socio-political arm of the Ateneo, organized to contribute to deepening political and economic democracy.

<p>The centre serves as a training institute particularly concerned with issues of Scheduled Castes and women.</p>

The centre serves people involved in social action and engages in research of the cultural and social realities in Africa and Rwanda with reference to Christian principles.

A center for critical social analysis of social, political, economic, cultural and religious questions, with particular attention to Quebec.