NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH
The National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) was founded in 1959 under the auspices of UNESCO and it is a public law legal entity supervised by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. Research at EKKE focuses, amongst others, on social policy, political science and sociology, human geography and social anthropology. EKKE assists the state and other public authorities in the design and evaluation of public policies at a regional and local level. It maintains and expands international cooperation by participating in research networks, European research projects and networks of experts.
EKKE has developed a large infrastructure in order to support its research and academic activities. It maintains one of the biggest social science libraries in the country, which contains about 40.000 book titles and almost 350 journal titles. In addition, EKKE produces both print and free access publications which concern contemporary research approaches and analyses of Greek society. A large number of publications are used as teaching material by various Greek Universities. The Centre also publishes one of the longer standing peer reviewed social sciences journals in Greece, the Greek Review of Social Research.
Aiming at promoting and disseminating the social sciences, EKKE has developed and supported infrastructures such as the following:
There are 5 specialized Laboratories and 3 Observatories operating at EKKE:
Social research as a public good is imperative in contemporary society and EKKE contributes by aiming at further developing Greek research and technology, through participating in international funding and research, smart specialization and membership of international and European bodies and organizations.
Institutes
Institute of Social Research (ΙΚΕ)
Contact Details
National Centre for Social Research (ΕΚΚΕ)
Address: Kratinou 9 & Athinas str.
Postal Code: 10552
Τel: (+30) 210 7491678- 210 7491636
Fax: (+30) 210 7489130
Email: president@ekke.gr
Website: www.ekke.gr