INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL POLICY

Director: I. Sakellis
Tel.: 210 7491692 Fax: 210 7489120 E-mail: iosak@ekke.gr
Secretariat: X. Spiropoulou
Tel.: 210 7491692, 210 7491693 Fax: 210 7489120
E-mail (Institute): inspo@ekke.gr

The aim of the Institute of Social Policy is to become a hub and point of reference in the research and defining of Greek social policy. The definition of the Institute as such establishes the orientation and developmental axis.

Scientific goals and orientation of the Institute:

• In depth research and expansion of activities in field; compilation of information on present social policy problems in Greece.
  
• The development of the social policy theory in our country and the creation of a scientific methodology in approaching issues of social policy.
  
• The establishment of the Institute as a forum for dialogue in the field of social policy and as a venue for working groups, conventions, international meetings and more.

Activities and Initiatives:

• Research Seminars
  
• Promotion publication activities with working papers, special monographs and more
  
• Organization of symposia and special meetings
  
• Networking with other distinguished research centers and similar Institutes in Greece and abroad
  
• Organizing an "Annual Lecture" on Social policy with the participation of nationally and internationally renowned scientists in the field

Research Fields:

Social Policy and Social Protection

The New Social State: Theory and Practices

Social Exclusion (and Poverty)

Social Security

Social Welfare and Care (family, children, the elderly, people with special needs etc.)

Unemployment, Active Employment, Industrial Relations and Social Sequences in Labor

Health Policy and Planning

Youth Problems

Women's Issues

Demography and Low Birthrate

Family and Social Policy

Education- Training -Retraining (Evaluation, sequences etc)

Social Indicators

New Technologies and Socioeconomic Relations

The Institute promotes research in theoretical fields but mainly emphasizes applied and empirical research conducted in cooperation with the General Secretariat of Research and Technology (GSRT), a number of Ministries, state organizations, the private sector, the E.U. and international organizations. The research personnel collaborates with Universities and other Institutes in Greece and abroad.