About
Thinking economy, ecology and society together
ECOS (Turkish: Ekonomi, Ekoloji ve Toplumsal Araştırmalar Derneği – EKOS) is a scientific association based in Şişli, Istanbul.
English summary of the association’s Turkish statute; the Turkish text prevails.
Our aim
Statute, Article 2
The association aims, grounded in political economy and economics, to examine the relationships between economy, ecology and society from the interdisciplinary perspective of the social sciences (public finance, labour economics and social policy, political science and public administration, international relations, sociology, business and related disciplines).
Within this framework it conducts and supports scientific research, particularly on ecological economics and political ecology, climate change and climate policy, green transformation and just transition, energy and energy transition, sustainable development, and migration, forced migration, climate migration, refugee studies and labour mobility; organises national and international scientific congresses and meetings; carries out research projects; and publishes peer-reviewed journals and books — contributing to the production and sharing of scientific knowledge and its use for the public good.
Forms of activity
What we do
Statute, Article 3
Research
Research, fieldwork, surveys and data collection on political economy, ecological economics and political ecology, climate, just transition, energy transition, circular economy, natural resources and sustainable development; research reports and policy briefs.
Article 3/1–3
Scientific meetings
Congresses, conferences, symposia, workshops, summer schools, seminars and panels, in person, online or hybrid; alone or with universities and institutions.
Article 3/4
Projects
Research projects under EU programmes (Horizon Europe, LIFE, Erasmus+ etc.), COST, TÜBİTAK, development agencies and other funders; research, assessment and monitoring related to the European Green Deal and Türkiye’s Green Deal Action Plan.
Article 3/5–6
Publications
Peer-reviewed national and international academic journals; books, edited volumes, proceedings, reports, working papers, bulletins and e-books, based on scientific independence, peer review and publication ethics.
Article 3/7–8, 16
Training
Courses, seminars and workshops; training for early-career researchers and graduate students in research methods, academic writing and proposal preparation; awards, scholarships and research grants in line with the law.
Article 3/9–10
Cooperation
Joint work with universities, research centres, academic associations, public bodies and local governments; international cooperation; documentation centre, digital archive and database.
Article 3/11–14
Oikos: a common root
“Economy” (oikonomia) and “ecology” (oikos + logos) both derive from the Greek oikos, house or household. Our name and our logo — half gear, half sun — express the idea that economy and ecology are two faces of the same common home.