ISEP – a new scientific think tank
The project develops the first unified framework that connects economic mechanisms with the psychology of power and explains the emergence of inequality, systemic instability, and power reproduction in modern economies. Contemporary economics addresses issues of financial system dysfunction and power concentration mostly in isolation, while psychology describes these phenomena without linking them to broader economic and institutional structures.
The project integrates these insights into coherent disciplinary frameworks and into a common multidisciplinary model, enabling more precise identification of the causes of today's systemic problems and the formulation of empirically grounded solutions. The aim is to establish a new line of thought in which conclusions and recommendations are derived from a much broader and deeper understanding of societal problems. By gradually fulfilling these ambitions, the project is evolving into an independent scientific think tank with a with potential for international relevance due to its innovative theoretical framework and the interdisciplinary nature of its research.
Why did the new approach emerge at all? Read Background and Motivation
Breakthrough Scientific Contribution
- connecting previously isolated problems within the economic system,
- presenting the first empirically grounded and realistically implementable architecture of an economic model,
- integrating key psychological mechanisms of power into a unified explanatory framework,
- linking the micro and macro levels through autoethnography as an analytical bridge,
- developing a new mechanism that explains the reproduction of power, instability, and systemic failures.
Expected outputs of the initial theoretical-grounding phase
- Monograph 1 (~700 pages): formalisation of the model, empirical validations; suitable for scientific peer review. The scope and structure suggest the potential for a major contribution to current debates in economics.
- Monograph 2 (300–400 pages): a peer-reviewable autoethnography on the dynamics of power.
- 4–5 peer-reviewed journal articles, including at least one in the field of the psychology of power.
- Expert analytical papers and technical reports.
- Interdisciplinary workshops, conference presentations, a project website, and additional dissemination activities.
Why Support This Project? Why Low-Risk – High-Feasibility – High-Gain?
- addresses one of today's key challenges: the interplay between economics and the psychology of power,
- introduces an original authorial concept with a high degree of intellectual property,
- has strong potential to influence scientific understanding and public debate,
- it delivers extensive and high-quality scientific outputs in an exceptionally effective and long-term sustainable way,
- is grounded in 15–20 years of systematic research,
- introduces a new and previously unexplored perspective on the world around us,
- independent scientific think tanks committed to depth, transparency, and intellectual integrity have become increasingly rare – which is exactly why initiatives like ISEP are important,
- a strong potential to support the development of a major scholarly contribution in economics.