'The Pope - How Many Divisions Does He Have?' A First Global Survey of World Catholicism Based on the 'World Values Survey' and the 'European Social Survey' ('El Papa ¿Cuántas Divisiones Tiene? Sondeo Global Del Catolicismo Mundial Según El 'World Values Survey' Y El 'European Social Survey')

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arno Tausch
Keyword(s):  
European Social Survey ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Global Survey ◽  
The World

scholarly journals Introduction: Basic Income in European Welfare States: Opportunities and Constraints

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 237-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jurgen De Wispelaere ◽  
Louise Haagh
Keyword(s):  
European Social Survey ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Basic Income ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Work Requirement ◽  
The World ◽  
Pipe Dream ◽  
Income Assistance ◽  
Permanent Residents

In the space of a mere five years, basic income has become something of a global policy phenomenon. The proposal to grant all permanent residents of a political territory a regular cash transfer on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement (Van Parijs and Vanderborght, 2017) is actively discussed at the highest levels of policy-making across the world, including by international institutions such as OECD, IMF or the World Bank. At the same time, several country surveys indicate the basic income idea is gaining considerable traction amongst the general public, with support for basic income in the latest wave of the European Social Survey (ESS) averaging slightly above 50 per cent (Lee, 2018). This suggests basic income has now firmly moved away from a mere ‘philosophical pipe dream’ to being considered as a serious alternative to conditional income assistance (Van Parijs, 2013; Haagh, 2017).

International public opinion surveys and public policy in Southern European democracies

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Sebastián Fernández-Prados ◽  
Cristina Cuenca-Piqueras ◽  
María José González-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Public Opinion ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Public Opinion Surveys ◽  
Complex Relationships ◽  
International Social

AbstractThis article aims to analyse the presence of and relationship between the most relevant comparative social research thorough international surveys and public policies reflected in the different official bulletins or gazettes of the countries of southern Europe, specifically Spain, Portugal and Italy. Following a consideration of the process of globalisation of research through surveys, four surveys were selected (Eurobarometer, World Values Survey, International Social Survey Programme, European Social Survey). The complex relationships between public opinion and public policy were also addressed. Finally, it is concluded that the most prominent international surveys have little or no presence in public policies in the countries analysed.

scholarly journals Education and Attitudes toward Interpersonal and State-Sanctioned Violence

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon Schnabel
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
American Education ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

The link between education and liberal attitudes is one of the most consistent findings in public opinion research, but the theoretical explanations for this relationship warrant additional attention. Previous work suggested that the relationship is due to education socializing students to the “official culture” of the United States. This study uses the World Values Survey and General Social Survey to further develop this theory and test whether it applies to Americans’ attitudes toward justifiable violence. I find that Americans with more education are less likely to say that interpersonal violence—against women, children, and other individuals—can be justifiable. However, they are more likely to say that state-sanctioned violence—war and police violence—can be justifiable. These patterns are consistent with a modified socialization model of education and social attitudes. I conclude that American education socializes people to establishment culture, identity, and interests, which differentiate between unacceptable interpersonal violence and ostensibly acceptable state-sanctioned violence.

scholarly journals New Evidence on Trust and Well-Being

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
John F. Helliwell ◽  
Haifang Huang ◽  
Shun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Trust ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Political Trust ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Different Types ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Gallup World Poll

Data from three large international surveys—the Gallup World Poll, the World Values Survey and the European Social Survey—are used to estimate income-equivalent values for social trust, with a likely lower bound equivalent to a doubling of household income. Second, the more detailed and precisely measured trust data in the European Social Survey (ESS) are used to compare the effects of different types of social and political trust. While social trust and trust in police are most important, there are significant additional benefits from trust in three aspects of the institutional environment: the legal system, parliament and politicians. The total well-being value of a trustworthy environment is estimated to be larger than that flowing from social trust alone. Third, the ESS data show that being subject to discrimination, ill-health or unemployment is much less damaging to those living in trustworthy environments. These resilience-increasing features of social trust hence lessen well-being inequality by channeling the largest benefits to those at the low end of the well-being distribution.

The Repertoire of Unconventional Participation

2020 ◽  
pp. 255-280
Author(s):  
Christophe Emmanuel Premat
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Political Identity ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Behavioral Approach ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
The World

It is common to describe political identity using surveys that address cultural values. The construction of indicators by mixing answers to a set of questions then becomes a relevant method when taking a behavioral approach. Scholars such as Ronald Inglehart or Pippa Norris have been engaged in longitudinal studies using two important series of surveys; World Values Survey and European Social Survey Aggregate data enabled them to perceive strong trends in different societies in the world, which is why they linked the evolution of political identity with the shift of cultural values in western societies towards post-materialistic post-1970s. This finding might explain why citizens cared more about issues such as environmental protection, quality of life, and personal and cultural development instead of simply economic security, growth, and stability of power relations. The present study analyzes the repertoire of unconventional participation of European citizens with the data from European Social Survey.

scholarly journals How is Happiness Measured?

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giedrė Plepytė-Davidavičienė
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Measurement Data ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Psychological Conditions ◽  
Economic Level ◽  
The World ◽  
Happiness Level ◽  
Happiness Measurement

The article deals with the methodology of happiness measurement. Data from the European Social Survey, the European Value Survey and the World Happiness Index, that allow measuring the happiness level of the population and providing an opportunity to evaluate the situation of Lithuania in the context of other countries, are analysed. The discussion of research methodology highlights the main methodological differences applied in the above research. The comparative analysis shows that in Lithuania the happiness level remains the lowest among other European countries, although life satisfaction is growing. The conclusion is drawn that a low level of happiness can be determined not only by the economic level of the country or individual psychological conditions, but also by the cultural-social context of the country.

scholarly journals Are they different?A comparative study of European populist party members

2021 ◽  
pp. 135406882110606
Author(s):  
Ruth Dassonneville ◽  
Ian McAllister
Keyword(s):  
Church Attendance ◽  
Political Attitudes ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Party Members ◽  
Established Democracies ◽  
Demographic Background ◽  
Politically Active ◽  
Populist Party

Party membership is in decline across the established democracies, but populist parties appear to be reversing this trend. The expansion of populist parties’ membership base raises the question whether these parties are fulfilling their role as actors who serve as a “corrective to democracy” by mobilizing the socially and politically marginalized to become politically active. Using large comparative datasets from the European Social Survey and the World Values Survey, we examine the characteristics of populist party members in terms of their socio-demographic background and their political attitudes. We show that, with the exceptions of income levels and church attendance, the members of populist and non-populist parties look very much alike and hold similar political attitudes. These findings imply that mobilizing the politically disaffected remains a challenge, even for populist actors.

scholarly journals The Influence of Personal Values on Internet Use and Wellbeing [La influencia de los valores personales en el uso de Internet y el bienestar]

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Sabrina Femenia
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
Personal Values ◽  
European Social Survey ◽  
P Value ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
The World ◽  
Moderate Relationship ◽  
Exploratory Factorial Analysis

AbstractPersonal values influence the behavior, feelings, and lives of individuals, but also, Internet use which penetration is expected it continues expanding all over the world. Values determine attitudes and behaviors of individuals and they also affect relationships people maintain with others and themselves. Furthermore, those relations are as well influenced by the adoption and usage of the internet, that is changing the way individuals interact and relate. So, both, values and internet use, impact on individuals Wellbeing (WB) perception. The present study analyses the influence of personal values on internet use and WB perception on a  sample of 33.123 respondents of the European Social Survey (2016), 51% of female respondents and 47.9% male aged 15 and over, from different European countries. By this way, first, an Exploratory Factorial Analysis has been applied on data related to personal values, and four different profiles have been defined. Second, there have been individually analyzed and correlated the level of internet use and life satisfaction individuals report to analyze their influence on each profile.  Finally, the interaction of both variables has been considered. When p-value is significative (p < 0.05) individual profile moderate relationship between internet use and life satisfaction. Results demonstrate personal values influence internet use and life satisfaction.ResumenLos valores personales influyen en el comportamiento, los sentimientos y la vida de las personas, pero también, el uso de Internet cuya penetración se espera sigue expandiéndose por todo el mundo. Los valores determinan las actitudes y los comportamientos de las personas, y también afectan las relaciones que las personas mantienen con los demás y con ellas mismas. Además, esas relaciones se ven influenciadas por la adopción y el uso de Internet, lo que está cambiando la forma en que las personas interactúan y se relacionan. Así, tanto los valores como el uso de Internet, impactan en la percepción del Bienestar (WB) de las personas. El presente estudio analiza la influencia de los valores personales en el uso de Internet y la percepción del Bienestar en una muestra de 33123 encuestados de la Encuesta Social Europea (2016), 51 % de mujeres encuestadas y 47.9 % hombres de 15 y más años, de diferentes países europeos. De esta forma, en primer lugar, se ha aplicado un Análisis Factorial Exploratorio sobre datos relacionados con los valores personales, y se han definido cuatro perfiles diferentes. En segundo lugar, se ha analizado y correlacionado individualmente el nivel de uso de Internet y la satisfacción con la vida que reportan las personas para analizar su influencia en cada perfil. Finalmente, se ha considerado la interacción de ambas variables. Cuando el valor p es significativo (p < .05), el perfil individual modera la relación entre el uso de Internet y la satisfacción con la vida. Los resultados demuestran que los valores personales influyen en el uso de Internet y la satisfacción con la vida

scholarly journals Education and Attitudes toward Interpersonal and State-Sanctioned Violence

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (03) ◽  
pp. 505-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
Landon Schnabel
Keyword(s):  
Violence Against Women ◽  
Interpersonal Violence ◽  
General Social Survey ◽  
The United States ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
American Education ◽  
World Values Survey ◽  
Social Survey ◽  
The World ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTThe link between education and liberal attitudes is among the most consistent findings in public-opinion research, but the theoretical explanations for this relationship warrant additional attention. Previous work suggested that the relationship is due to education socializing students to the “official culture” of the United States. This study uses the World Values Survey and General Social Survey to examine Americans’ attitudes toward the justifiability of violence. I find that Americans with more education are less likely to say that interpersonal violence—against women, children, and other individuals—can be justifiable. However, they are more likely to say that state-sanctioned violence—war and police violence—can be justifiable. These patterns are consistent with a modified socialization model of education and social attitudes. I conclude that American education socializes people to establishment culture, identity, and interests, which differentiate between unacceptable interpersonal violence and ostensibly acceptable state-sanctioned violence.

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