Kafademi uses a range of social scientific approaches that center on social benefit and participatory understanding in the research it conducts within the scope of national and international projects. These methods enable interdisciplinary interaction in analyzing complex societal issues and add a social dimension to policy, service design and technological adaptation processes.

1. Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA)

S-LCA is an approach that assesses the social impacts of products or services throughout their life cycle. By analyzing the social conditions of actors in the supply chain, stakeholder relations and local impacts, it makes the social dimension visible in decision-making processes. We conduct research based on this methodology in areas such as food, fair production, social responsibility and local employment.

2. Co-Design and Co-Creation Approaches

Co-design and co-creation approaches make decision-making and solution development more inclusive by establishing co-design processes between the public, private sector, citizens and civil society. Multi-stakeholder collaboration is supported through participatory workshops, scenario development and interactive platforms. Kafademi uses these approaches even in all the technical or R&D projects it is involved in.

3. Deliberative Citizen Assemblies

This method refers to the process of in-depth discussion of public issues and joint solutions through structures in which different socio-demographic groups are represented. It involves the development of mechanisms and frameworks to structurally incorporate citizens’ perspectives into decision-making processes. Kafademi works with local governments and relevant stakeholders, especially on the establishment of climate assemblies and disaster assemblies.

4. Multi-layer Impact Evaluation

We use this approach, which analyzes changes at the societal, institutional and individual levels in a holistic manner, especially in research on automotive, multiple disasters and health. By focusing on outcomes and long-term impacts, not just outputs, we are developing frameworks for sustainable impact generation, especially for vulnerable groups.

5. Participatory Risk Mapping & Community-Based Vulnerability Assessment

This approach makes risk and vulnerability analysis more realistic and contextualized by incorporating the knowledge, experience and priorities of local communities into the mapping process. We use this approach with many different techniques in community-level activities, interactive mapping, and research on climate, energy, health and disaster issues.

6. Human Behavior Model (HBM)

This model, developed to understand the behavior patterns of society in times of crisis and uncertainty, simulates/animates individuals’ risk perception, level of preparedness, forms of solidarity and decision-making reflexes through scenarios. In the projects Kafademi is involved in, it is used to provide behavioral prediction especially in climate, disaster and health-based studies.

7. Agent-Based Model (ABM)

It is an approach to simulate/animate the interactions of individuals and groups in complex social systems. ABM creates virtual societies supported by cognitive models and analyzes the collective behavior patterns that emerge against certain scenarios. We use this approach in areas such as mobility, evacuation, and crisis response, especially in climate and disaster-related application projects.

8. Inclusive Nature-Based Solution Design (NBS)

NBS is an approach that aims to design nature-based solutions in urban spaces that are accessible and equitable for all. Through participatory design work with vulnerable communities, public green spaces, climate shelters and urban ecosystems are reconstructed to support social integration. Accordingly, we develop solutions based on this approach, especially in disaster-related projects.

9. Social Media Data for Citizen Behavior Analysis

Social media data, which enables real-time observation and analysis of citizen behavior, is used to examine social perceptions, emotional reactions and collective trends. We use this approach especially for issues where it is important to provide data quickly, such as disasters.

10. Citizen Science Approach

Citizen science is an inclusive approach that encourages the active participation of citizens in the process of generating scientific knowledge. Through this method, individuals are not only data providers, but also problem identifiers, observers, interpreters and even solution developers. Kafademi applies this approach almost as a perspective in all research procedures in order to raise public awareness, develop participatory research capacity and strengthen science-society interaction. In this regard, through surveys, digital platforms, mobile applications and frameworks, we try to obtain the contribution of citizens to data generation and observation of implementation processes and results, especially in areas such as environment, disaster, health and energy.