Projects

Ongoing Projects

Human Resources Capacity Building in Social Sciences (funded by the Ministry of Development, Republic of Turkey)
Team: Ünal Zenginobuz (principal investigator), Ayşe Buğra (former principal investigator) Term: 2010-...

Completed Projects

The Partnership Between Raoul Wallenberg Institute and Boğaziçi University Social Policy Forum on Disability Studies
Team: Volkan Yılmaz (principal investigator), Anıl Gencelli (research assistant), Nazlı Avşaroğlu (research assistant) and Begüm Özcan (administrative coordinator) Term: 2017-2020
Regulatory Initiatives and Challenges in Pluralistic Healthcare Systems (funded by the British Academy)
Team: Volkan Yılmaz (principal investigator), Susan F. Murray (co-researcher, King’s College London), Benjamin Hunter (co-researcher, King’s College London) and Püren Aktaş (research assistant) Term: 2018-2020
ETHOS:Horizon 2020 Reversing Inequalities and Promoting Fairness
Team: Ayşe Buğra, Başak Ekim Akkan Term: 2017 - 2020
Perception on Social Dialogue in Turkey: The Viewpoints of the General Public, Employees, and Relevant Actors (funded by ILO)
Team: Fikret Adaman, Ayşe Buğra, Volkan Yılmaz, Aziz Çelik, Alpkan Birelma, Begüm Özcan, İrem İnal Term: 2017-2018
The Analysis of the Impact of Disability Rights NGOs on Public Policies (funded by Sabancı Foundation)
Team: Volkan Yılmaz (principal investigator) and Anıl Gencelli (research assistant) Term: 2017-2018
Exploring the Characteristics and Limits of the Welfare Mix for Syrian Refugees in Turkey from the Perspective of Humanitarian Workers (funded by Boğaziçi University Scientific Research Fund)
Team: Volkan Yılmaz (principal investigator), Ayşe Meryem Akbulut Gürpınar (research assistant) and Talita Çetinoğlu (visiting researcher, University of Manchester) Term: 2017
Manifestations of Rural Poverty in Contemporary Turkey
Team: Dr. Özgür Burçak Gürsoy, Berra Zeynep Dodurka Term: 2016 – 2016
Being a Woman in the East Black Sea Region
Team: Dr. İpek Göçmen , Selen Lermioğlu Yılmaz Term: 2013
Issue of Coverage in Social Protection Programs: Green Card Ownership and Determinants of Non-Take-Up
Team: Prof. Dr. Fikret Adaman, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Burçay Erus, Dr. Burcu Yakut-Çakar, Prof. Dr. Şanda Çalı Term: 2010-2011
Free Lunch at School
Team: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ayşen Candaş, Başak Ekim Akkan, Mehmet Baki Deniz, Sevda Uğur Günseli Term: 2010-2011
Project for Developing Comprehensive Social Policies for Roma Communities
Team: Başak Ekim Akkan, Başak Erel, Figen Kelemer, Goncagül Gümüş, Özlem Anadol, Mehmet Baki Deniz, Mehmet Ertan Term: 2010-2011
Towards Developing a Cash Transfer Program for Divorced and Widowed Women
Team: Prof. Şemsa Özar, Dr. Burcu Yakut Çakar, Volkan Yılmaz, Aslı Orhon, Pınar Gümüş Term: 2009-2011
Established Inequalities in Turkey: Search for a Comprehensive Conceptual Framework
Team: Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ayşen Candaş, Volkan Yılmaz, Sevda Uğur Günseli, Dr. Burcu Yakut Çakar Term: 2009-2010
Gender, Labour Markets and Welfare Regimes: A Study On Female Employment Patterns In Turkey
Team: Prof. Dr. Ayşe Buğra, Fırat Kurt, Hatice Pınar Şenoğuz, Yalçın Özkan, Dr. Burcu Yakut-Çakar Term: 2009-2010
A Proposal for the Expansion of Child Care Services in Turkey: Neighborhood Nurseries
Team: Yrd. Doç. Berna Yazıcı, Çağrı Yoltar, Azer Kılıç Term: 2008-2009
Employment Structure and Subsistence Strategies of the Urban Poor
Team: Prof. Dr. Ayşe Buğra, Prof. Dr. Çağlar Keyder, Burcu Yakut-Çakar, Çağrı Yoltar, Fırat Kurt Term: 2007-2008
Social Assistance for Socially Beneficial Activity
Team: Prof. Dr. Ayşe Buğra, Prof. Dr. Çağlar Keyder Term: 2007
Social Policy Recommendations for the Development of Eastern and South-Eastern Anatolia Regions
Team: Prof. Dr. Çağlar Keyder, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Nazan Üstündağ Term: 2006
Group of non-Governmental Experts in the Fight Against Poverty and Social Exclusion
Team: Prof. Dr. Ayşe Buğra, Burcu Yakut-Çakar Term: 2005-2006
Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Slum Areas of Large Cities in Turkey
Team: Prof. Dr. Fikret Adaman, Prof. Dr. Çağlar Keyder Term: 2005-2006
Problems and Preferences of Health Services Users, Alternative Health Models in Turkey from the Perspective of Transformation of World Health Systems
Team: Prof. Dr. Çağlar Keyder, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Nazan Üstündağ, Tuba İnci Ağartan, Çağrı Yoltar Term: 2004-2006
Projections on Establishment of A Guaranteed Minimum Income Scheme to Combat Poverty in Turkey
Team: Prof. Dr. Ayşe Buğra, N. Tolga Sınmazdemir Term: 2004-2005
Contemporary World of Labour and Changing Role of Unions in Turkey
Team: Prof. Dr. Ayşe Buğra, Prof. Dr. Fikret Adaman, Prof. Dr. Ahmet İnsel, Burcu Yakut-Çakar Term: 2004-2005