Objective
The European Social Survey (ESS) has three main objectives firstly to produce rigorous trend data at a national and European level about people’s social, political and moral values in the context of Europe’s changing institutions; to remedy longstanding deficiencies in methods of cross-national social measurement, particularly in respect of public attitudes and to bring social indicators into closer focus as a means of monitoring the quality of life across European nations. ESS data and supporting documentation are freely and swiftly available to all and have already attracted over 13,000 registered users. Many books and journal articles arising from the ESS have already appeared; many more are in preparation. Now starting its fourth biennial Round, the ESS is a pioneering example of the principles and practices behind the European Research Area, with funding from both the EC and over 20 Research Councils. We now seek to consolidate the achievements to date and prepare the project for its transition into an upgraded and sustainable Infrastructure. Although always envisaged as a time series, the future of the ESS has remained uncertain owing to a lack of sustained funding. Its diverse ad hoc funding arrangements that have sufficed so far are now in need of transformation, alongside a review of its governance arrangements. The upgrade we seek is to secure continuity and expansion of the ESS as a lasting infrastructure that continues to contribute substantively and methodologically to European scientific practice and good governance. The Preparatory Phase will focus on the financial, legal and governance work required for an upgraded ESS. Building on existing ESS structures, the scientific partners will work closely with the nine national research councils in the Consortium, plus the European Science Foundation and the EC to secure an overdue Infrastructure for cross-national attitude measurement in Europe.
Field of science
- /social sciences/sociology/governance
Call for proposal
FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2007-1
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Funding Scheme
CP-CSA-Infra - Combination of CP and CSACoordinator
EC1V 0HB London
United Kingdom
Participants (21)
68159 Mannheim
2500 BD Den Haag ('S-gravenhage)
Participation ended
08022 Barcelona
3000 Leuven
5007 Bergen
1000 Ljubljana
53175 Bonn
SN21UJ Swindon
00 330 Warszawa
2593 CE Den Haag
101 37 Stockholm
0283 Oslo
3012 Bern
1000 Sofia
67080 Strasbourg Cedex
75341 Paris Cedex 07
5102 PB Dongen
1249 074 Lisboa
1000 Bruxelles
00531 Helsinki
08002 Barcelona
