European Values Study

🌍 Today is World Day of Prayer

In the spirit of World Day of Prayer, have a look at the percentage of people who say they pray to God outside of religious services more than once a week, captured in the map below.

🔎 Explore here:
👉 www.atlasofeuropeanvalues.eu/maptool.html (search for “pray”)

How many people in your country belong to a humanitarian or charitable organisation? The differences across Europe are striking.

Find the map here (search “humanitarian”):
👉 www.atlasofeuropeanvalues.eu/maptool.html

#WorldNGODay #EVS #EuropeanValuesStudy #SocialScience #CivilSociety

This week, we highlighted the number of participating countries in the EVS. This week’s reading takes a look back at some of the developments of the past, and offers a prospective of the future of the EVS.

Check out “The Data of the European Values Study from 1981 towards 2026”.
👉 edu.nl/w4pvn

Make it Strong: New analysis of education, employment and family data | Infra4NextGen A new Infra4NextGen report that analyses panel survey data collected on the Make it Strong theme over the past two years is now available.

Analysis of panel #survey #data measuring public #attitudes towards education, #employment and family has been undertaken for a new report.

The report was produced for the Make it Strong theme as part of the Infra4NextGen project, funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺.

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First versions of harmonised data now available | Infra4NextGen As part of the Infra4NextGen project, harmonised datasets for each of the five themes have been published for the first time on the NextGen Harmonised Data Gateway.

As part of the Infra4NextGen project, funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺, #harmonised datasets have been published for the first time.

These include #data from five social #surveys on the five key areas of the project: Make it… Digital, Equal, Green, Healthy, and Strong.

Make it Equal: New data analysis on wealth inequalities | Infra4NextGen The Infra4NextGen project has published a new Topline Results report that analyses panel survey data on wealth inequality.

A new report has been published that analyses public #attitudes towards #inequality, inheritance and proposed taxes to reduce inequality.

The report analysed our panel #survey #data (CRONOS-3) and was produced as part of the Infra4NextGen project, funded by @ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺.

EVS has grown wave by wave! From its first round to today, more countries have joined the EVS, strengthening Europe-wide value research. For 2026, more and more countries are working on translations and fieldwork.

Stay up to date with the latest and participating countries:
👉 edu.nl/vevmq

📘 Weekend reading recommendation

Check out this article using EVS data to investigate whether the promotion of women and girls in the socio-economic and political realm leads to a backlash by men, as they feel relatively deprived.

🔗 bit.ly/4a70M8O
#WomenInScience #EVS #GenderEquality #Research

A picture of some books in a library, in the theme color of the EVS.

📚 New release!

The European Values ​​Study bibliography has been updated and now features 4,473 publications using EVS data.

Curious how EVS data are being used across the social sciences? 👇
🔗 bit.ly/4a99UtE

💬 Is your EVS publication in there?
#EVS #EuropeanValuesStudy #SocialScience #Research

👩‍🔬 International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Below, a map of Europe showing the % of people who say university education is more important for boys than girls. Values ​​vary, and matter for gender equality in science and education.

🔍 Explore more in the interactive map tool:
bit.ly/4amQDDP

Reading recommendation time! 📖

As the Netherlands launched its fieldwork for the EVS this week, we are recommending the following: “What Happened to Dutch Values? Investigating General and Differential Trends in Values in the Netherlands”.

🔗 Find the full chapter here 👇

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🇳🇱 Fieldwork has started in the Netherlands! 🕵️🚀

Yesterday, the Netherlands officially launched its fieldwork for the European Values ​​Study (EVS) — becoming the second country overall to enter the field in the current wave.

🔗 Follow EVS 2026 for updates👇
bit.ly/45T969x

#EVS

📅Thursday, reading tip day!

🌱Staying on theme with Clean Energy Day, today’s reading tip is: “Right-wing ideology reduces the effects of education on climate change beliefs in more developed countries.”

📄 Explore the full article 👇
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#EVS #Climate #Europe #EVS2026

Map of Europe indicating what percentage of people is very or extremely worried about climate change per country

🌱 It’s Clean Energy Day!

How worried are Europeans about climate change? Our map visualises the % of citizens saying they’re very or extremely worried. A feeling that shapes public support for clean energy policies.

🧭 Check out the interactive map👇
www.atlasofeuropeanvalues.eu/maptool.html
#EVS

A street in Bilbao, Spain

Fieldwork has begun! 🕵️ Spain is leading the way, fielding the EVS starting December 2025.

EVS data have been used extensively to study Spanish society. For example, check out this chapter, outlining how Spain is secularizing: bit.ly/49BeVL9

#EVS2026 #EuropeanValues #Spain #SocialScience

EVS 2026 is underway 🌍🚀

The 6th wave of the EVS combines its historic values ​​time series with a new framework on European Values, addressing democracy, rule of law, sustainability, and Europe in a changing world.

Fieldwork started in Dec 2025 and continues across Europe in 2026.

bit.ly/45T969x

EVS at ESRA25 EVS joint sessions with WVS and ESS at ERSA25, Utrecth 2025 14-18 July

EVS members will be presenting their work at the upcoming #ESRA25.

We contributed to the program with amazing joint sessions with World Values Survey Association and @ess-survey.bsky.social.

See you in Utrecht! @esrasurvey.bsky.social

europeanvaluesstudy.eu/evs-at-esra25/

Infra4NextGen: New panel survey data now available Data from the first two waves of the web-first panel survey (CRONOS-3) is now available.

#Infra4NextGen: New panel survey data now available
The data was collected in 11 countries for each of the five themes of the NextGenerationEU recovery plan: Make it… #Digital, #Equal, #Green, #Healthy and #Strong.
@ess-survey.bsky.social

Inventory Archives | Infra4NextGen

A searchable inventory of over 10,000 questions asked in previous major surveys on each of the NextGenerationEU themes (Digital, Equal, Green, Healthy, Strong), is now available. infra4nextgen.com/category/inv... @evs-values.bsky.social @ess-survey.bsky.social @ggp.bsky.social

Infra4NextGen: Upcoming training events New webinars, workshops, online courses, educational videos and hackathons are designed for students, researchers, policymakers

#Infra4NextGen: Webinars, workshops, online courses, educational videos and hackathons designed for students, researchers, policymakers, and anyone interested in improving youth policy through data-driven insights. 
@ess-survey.bsky.social @cessda.bsky.social @ggp-cz.bsky.social

Call for abstract: From Stability to Fluidity: Contemporary Sociological Perspectives on ‘Normality’ in 21st Century Societies Event in Skopje, North Macedonia, from September 10 to 12, 2025,

📢 Call for Abstract
“From Stability to Fluidity: Contemporary Sociological Perspectives on ‘Normality’” Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje - 10–12 Sept 2025
📝 Abstract (max 300 words) due by 5 May
📩 Info: 50yearsofnormality@fzf.ukim.edu.mk
see more: europeanvaluesstudy.eu/call-for-abs...

Understanding Young Europeans: The Infra4NextGen Project Takes Stock in Tilburg On March 18–19, the second Consortium meeting of the Infra4NextGen project took place at the Department of Sociology and the European Values Study at Tilburg University. During the event, academics…

Infra4NextGen met at @tilburguniversity.bsky.social #EVS & the @ec.europa.eu's Joint Research Centre to reflect on a strong first year: boosting EU research & exploring youth values. Coming soon: data, trends & E-NextGen platform. europeanvaluesstudy.eu/understandin...
#NextGenEU #HorizonEurope

GESIS Summer School in Survey Methodology Developing, Translating, and Pretesting Questionnaires for Cross-cultural Surveys Dorothée Behr, Patricia Hadler, Lydia Repke 23 to 25 July 2025 | Online

🌍 Working with cross-cultural surveys?
Learn with Dorothée, Patricia & @lydiarepke.bsky.social how to develop, translate & pretest multilingual questionnaires that ensure data quality & comparability across cultures.
Join this #GESISsummerschool course!

More info+registration ➡️ t1p.de/GSS25-SCC

Measuring attitudes towards voluntary childlessness: Indicators in European comparative surveys The prevalence of voluntary childlessness is rising in Europe, likely accompanied by growing social acceptance.

An article that focused on #attitudes towards voluntary #childlessness was recently published by @plosone.org.

The study examined our #survey #data measuring attitudes towards those who choose not to have children, and considered @evs-values.bsky.social and Gender Inequality Index data.

Call for chapters: Navigating European values under pressure Book in the European Values Series edited by M. Quandt, V. Lomazzi, K. Kizilova, R. Comanaru

A call for chapters has been published for a new book: Navigating Values Under Pressure.

The book follows a conference held on the topic organised by the ESS, @evs-values.bsky.social and World Values Survey.

Submit an abstract of up to 500 words by Saturday 31 May.

❤️ Today is #HappinessDay 🌞 The #EVS shows that happiness varies by country, influenced by #well-being, social bonds, and quality of life. #Happiness is not just individual but a collective responsibility: every positive act can help create a happier world. What makes you happy today?

Webinar: Using social surveys to answer research questions | Infra4NextGen How can social scientists design and focus their research to ensure they can answer questions using existing data? How do researchers find relevant data for a specific project?

A webinar on using social #surveys to answer research questions will be held from 11am-12pm (CEST) on Monday 7 April.

Three research fellows from the Infra4NextGen project will discuss how to refine #research questions and where to find answers.

Call for chapters: Navigating European values under pressure Book in the European Values Series edited by M. Quandt, V- Lomazzi, K. Kizilova, R. Comanaru

📣Call for Chapters: Navigating European Values Under Pressure
Book editors: @markusquandt.bsky.social @veralomazzi.bsky.social Kseniya Kizilova @rucsandra.bsky.social
Provide an abstract of no more than 500 words by 31.05.2025

The impact of political-demographic considerations on European attitudes towards parenting and adoption by same-sex couples This study investigates attitudes towards the adoption rights and parenting skills of same-sex couples in 25 European countries using data from the European Social Survey and the European Values Study.

New #research published by European Journal of Politics and Gender (@bupjournals.bsky.social) focused on attitudes towards parenting and adoption by same-sex couples.

Ivett Szalma and Judit Takács (Hun-Ren Centre for Social Sciences 🇭🇺) also relied on @evs-values.bsky.social #data.

🌍 #MotherLanguageDay 📖 How important is speaking the national language to feel like a true citizen? #EVS data reveals diverse perspectives across Europe, showing how language shapes identity and belonging. What do you think? #LinguisticDiversity #Identity #Culture