The Political and Social Research Institute of Europe (PS: EUROPE) is an independent, non-partisan and non-governmental organization which was founded in Vienna, Austria. PS: EUROPE focuses on policy analysis, academic research projects and social policy recommendations. The objective of the organization is to create an academic and social platform which ensures the dialogue among independent researchers and civil society organizations as ...

PS:EUROPE Hisar School Certificate Program titled Democratization Workshop was held on April 3 and 10 in Istanbul Bilgi University. The first day of the workshop started with the speeches of PS:EUROPE Research Fellows Edgar Şar and Alphan Telek on secularism, on the second day, Didem Seyis and Seren Selvin Korkmaz gave a speech on identity. After the speeches of PS:EUROPE ...

PS:EUROPE holds its first Hisar School Certificate Program under the name of “Democratization Workshop”. The program will begin with PS:EUROPE researchers’ presentations on their research areas and proceed with brainstorming sessions. For further information in Turkish please visit http://ps-europe.org/tr/hisar-okulu-demokratiklesme-atolyesi/ http://ps-europe.org/tr/hisar-okulu-demokratiklesme-atolyesi/

Our team in İstanbul visited Austrian Cultural Forum- İstanbul and held a productive meeting with Director and Consul Ms. Romana Königsbrun, Deputy Director Ms. Petek Gökçe and Program Manager Ms. Halide Aktaş. Thanks for their kind hospitality! PS:EUROPE was represented by Seren Selvin Korkmaz (Vice-Chair), Şafak Beren Yıldırım (Treasury and Fundraising Assistant) and Sümeyra Akarçeşme (Member of the Editorial Board).

The second program of the PS:EUROPE Brown Bag Seminars  was held on February 6 and moderated by Alphan Telek; Academic Coordinator of PS:EUROPE. The keynote speaker of the seminar was Prof. Büşra Ersanlı, the Faculty member of Marmara University and member of PS:EUROPE Advisory Board. The seminar on “Academic Freedom and Freedom of Expression” continued with the active participation of ...

PS:EUROPE Austria team held a productive meeting with Dr. Chiristian Helmenstein, the Chair of the Economica Institute of Economic Research, and Dr. Daniela Grozea, the member of the board of directors of Economica. We are glad to announce that both of institutes will collaborate on academic works and development of international projects in common fields. PS:EUROPE was represented by Çağdaş ...

PS:EUROPE has participated in the network of Bilgi University Social Incubation Center as one of the beneficiary NGOs! We will be appreciated to work with the Social Incubation Team. Our Turkey office will be located at Bilgi University Santral Campus, with the support of the Center.

17 Sustainable Development Goals which were launched by United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN) were discussed at the meeting which was organized by Boğaziçi University and Columbia Global Centers Turkey. The discussion focused on the questions of “What are goals, why are they important, what do they mean for our community?”. Representatives of various NGOs, faculty members and students ...