Recent Events
 

2010

8-11 June 2010: European Values Study WORKSHOP Zagreb
The European Values Study and the Faculty of Law University of Zagreb organized a workshop in Zagreb from 8 until 11 June 2010. The program of the workshop consisted of: (a) presentation of national reports, (b) lectures on theoretical understandings of trends and cross-national differences in values, (c) computer labs on multi-level analysis. The full program can be downloaded here. A list of participants, workshop presentations and related materials can be found on the EVS portal (members only).






11-15 January 2010: European Values Study WORKSHOP Cologne
The European Values Study and GESIS organized a workshop in Cologne from 11 until 15 January 2010. About 40 participants joined the sessions in which the internal 2008 Integrated Data Set (IDS) was introduced. Further developments in longitudinal and comparative value research were discussed and the contemporary methodological and statistical standards of comparative value research were elaborated on. You can download the programme of the workshop here. A list of participants, workshop presentations and related materials can be found on the EVS portal (members only).



2009

29 June - 3 July 2009: European Values Study Sessions, ESRA conference in Warsaw
The third Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) was held in Warsaw from the 29th of June until the 3rd of July 2009. Three sessions on Tuesday June, 30, were dedicated to the European Values Study. Coordinators were Paul M. de Graaf (Tilburg University, Netherlands); Wolfgang Jagodzinski (Central Archive, Germany) and Ruud Luijkx (Tilburg University, Netherlands).

European Values Study session I

  • Religious trends in Dutch society 1981-2008. Results from the European Values Study - L. Halman (abstract).
  • The relationship between autonomy and social behavior. The Netherlands 1981-2008 - P. de Graaf (abstract).
  • When values change - R. Skovgaard Christensen, P. Gundelach (abstract).

European Values Study session II
  • -Is Religion Really a Cultural Marker? The Impact of Religion on National, Supra- and Sub-national Identities - W. Jagodzinski (abstract).
  • Trends in gender beliefs in Romania: 1993-2008 - M. Voicu, P. Tufis (abstract).
  • Does the decline in church religiosity foster alternative spiritualities and/or unbelief? - P. Siegers (abstract).
  • Translation Problems in International Surveys: On the Difficulties of Translating a Western Language Master Questionnaire into Asian Languages - K. Manabe (abstract, paper and presentation).

European Values Study session III

  • Presentation of the European Values Study 2008: an overview - R. Luijkx (abstract).
  • Value change in Eastern Europe - what is happening there? - H. Rusu, M. Comsa (abstract).
  • Job Preference Orientations in Europe: Tests for Equivalence and Explanations for Cross-National Variation - M. Gesthuizen, E. Verbakel (abstract, paper and presentation).
  • The European Social Model: formal institutions and individual attitudes, 1990- 2006. A multilevel study - M. E. Kaminska, F. Koster (abstract).
  • Trends and expectations: First results from the Austrian survey - R. Polak, K. Renner (abstract).