European Values Study: a unique cross-national comparative and longitudinal survey research project on basic human values in Europe

Authors

  • Loek Halman Tilburg University, 2 Warandelaan, Tilburg 5037 AB, Netherlands
  • Vera Lomazzi GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, B2, 1 Mannheim 68159, Germany

Keywords:

European Values Study, modernization, secularization, European Community

Abstract

The article describes the main stages of the development of a cross-national comparative and longitudinal survey research project on basic human values in Europe. It is noted that the relevance of focusing on values is that they function as prime guidelines in people’s life and they are also reflect many of the social changes that have taken place in Europe. A key result of the European Values Study project is that there is unity in diversity in Europe. In conclusion, it is emphasized that the new data collection provides researchers with information about current values and enables to find out if and to what extent and in which direction values are changing in a rapidly changing European society.

Author Biographies

  • Loek Halman, Tilburg University, 2 Warandelaan, Tilburg 5037 AB, Netherlands

    PhD (sociology); associate professor in sociology, Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University; chair of the Executive Committee of the European Values Study, secretary to the Board European Values Systems Study Group Foundation

  • Vera Lomazzi, GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, B2, 1 Mannheim 68159, Germany

    PhD (sociology and social research methods); senior researcher at the data archive for the social sciences, international surveys, honorary research fellow at University of Aberdeen; communication officer and secretary of the Executive Committee of the European Values Study

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2019-03-17

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No. 3 (2018): Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology

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Halman, L. and Lomazzi, V. 2019. European Values Study: a unique cross-national comparative and longitudinal survey research project on basic human values in Europe. Journal of the Belarusian State University. Sociology. 3 (Mar. 2019), 24–34.