Cumhuriyet District, Anadolu Street, Number: 41
34570 İstanbul/İstanbul
Turkey
- Democracy and community development
The Istanbul Institute for Advanced Studies (IST-IAS) was founded by a group of academics and researchers (8 people) committed to advancing studies in the social sciences and humanities. It employs a unique research scheme and management model in which research is divided into four autonomous fields: legal studies, international/political affairs, political economy studies, and social and cultural studies. Each research cluster is represented within the institute and has the status of research center to promote its activities. The institute is directed and governed by the orientation and goals of each center. Each center's work complements one another, reinforcing the drive for interdisciplinary research and improving communication and engagement among different research strands. The Institute strives to improve the overall quality of the research environment by promoting high-quality publications, particularly articles in top-tier indexed journals and monographs in reputable publishing houses, and by working in concert with other institutions with similar goals and aspirations. The institute's long-term goals include launching and managing several journals, each focusing on major research themes, with one flagship review that represents its commitment to advanced scholarship and rigorous research.
The mission of our association for advanced studies is to actively address income inequality in society and conduct in-depth research activities aimed at combating it. To develop projects that contribute to empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds by providing policy recommendations to increase educational opportunities and advocating for fair economic systems. Through rigorous research, analysis and collaboration, we aim to raise awareness, drive policy changes and promote inclusive practices that foster a more just and prosperous society.
Our vision is to create a future where income inequality is significantly reduced and every individual has equal access to opportunities, resources and economic mobility. We envision a society where socioeconomic inequalities are minimized and not limited by individuals' financial situation. By promoting the fair distribution of wealth, advocating for progressive tax policies and encouraging sustainable economic growth, we strive to build a society that values and ensures the well-being and success of all its members. We envision a world where economic prosperity is shared and everyone has the chance to thrive and contribute to the advancement of society.
Conducting research and policy-making in different fields of social, political and economic social and human sciences at national and international level. We can contribute to this network in our country by supporting other activities in this direction. In addition, by creating a platform to discuss social, political and economic problems, we can offer solutions to these problems with the participation of experts, academics and relevant social segments. We can develop social responsibility projects on poverty, inequality and the protection of basic human rights in the broadest sense and similar issues for social benefit and organize public programs that will reach a wide audience to increase social awareness at this level. We can contribute to the production of knowledge on international issues as well as national issues and as a guide, in this context, we can conduct research on global problems such as wars, environmental disasters, energy crises, hunger, poverty, democratization, technology and democracy, health policies, economic policies, human rights, education, women's studies, migration studies and inequality under the disciplines of economics, international relations, political sciences, law, business administration, communication and information technologies, and we can offer policy recommendations to problems by carrying out joint projects with foreign stakeholders.
By joining your network, we want to do useful work for society. We believe we can meet on common ground.