DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL-RESEARCH IN GREECE - PROBLEMS, TRENDS AND PROSPECTS

Social research in Greece, in an organized manner, started in the 1960 s with the foundation of the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE ). For the following 30 years, both the advancement and problems of so cial research in the country have depended on the development of the c entre. The most significant characteristic of the centre has been its delay in advancing research, in terms of both quantity and quality, wh en compared to western countries. The actual state of the social scien ces and the level of the country's development in general, as well as the lack of demand for applied research has resulted in this delay. Ov er the past few years, however, more research centres - apart from EKK E - have been founded and research has been promoted in the country es pecially by the research centres of universities and by funds provided by the European Community for social studies. Finally, social researc h has been recently promoted because it is increasingly acknowledged t hat both economic and social problems can be effectively solved with b etter information and knowledge of the social conditions prevalent in each country.