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An international academic conference will be organised at the University of Bucharest, between 20 and 21 October 2016, to showcase research undertaken using data from the European Social Survey (ESS).
One of the aims of the conference is to demonstrate the usefulness of social science research and the value of its research outputs for decision makers in the process of creating evidence based policies for critical societal systems like education, health, justice and public policies in general.
European Social Survey is one of the pan-European research facilities that are acknowledged as a priority for Europe, in the research infrastructures list published by ESFRI - European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures. The majority of research infrastructures on the ESFRI list belong to physical sciences and engineering, energy, environment, or health and food, and many are formally organised as an ERIC - European Research Infrastructures Consortium.
In social sciences and humanities, there are five priority infrastructures: ESS, CESSDA, SHARE, CLARIN and DARIAH. The European Social Survey ERIC was recently recognised as a landmark project for the ESFRI list, as a major factor of competitiveness of the European Research Area, to receive continuous support for successful completion and operation.
Romania participated in two of eight rounds of the ESS project (in 2006 - Round 3 and in 2008 - Round 4), and has not been participating ever since. For the social science academic community in Romania this kind of surveys is necessary, not only for rich data that will be produced, but also to maintain the vital collaboration with the international community of researchers.
Another aim of this conference, therefore, is to discuss opportunities to re-initiate the Romanian participation in ESS as well as in other European research infrastructures for social sciences in the context of the objectives of Horizon 2020 research and innovation Framework Programme to tackle the grand challenges and combine efforts from different sciences to solve real life, societal problems.
For the social sciences to successfully join those efforts, data is vitally needed to create an accurate image of the current situation in the Romanian society, and to allow comparisons with other European countries.
Program Committee
Prof. Liviu Chelcea, University of Bucharest
Prof. Horațiu Rusu, Lucian Blaga University, Sibiu
Prof. Gabriel Bădescu, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Prof. Augustin Stoica, National School of Political and Administrative Studies
Prof. Adrian Hatos, University of Oradea
Local organiser
Adrian Dușa
Professor, University of Bucharest
President, Romanian Social Data Archive
Program
Thursday, 20 October
| 13:00 | Lunch and registration |
| 14:00 | Opening speeches |
| 14:15 |
"The European Social Survey: a social laboratory for Europe" Dr. Rory Fitzgerald |
| 14:45 | Panel discussion: the European research infrastructures landscape and the role of the ESS |
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Distinguished panelists have confirmed their attendance: Dr. Rory Fitzgerald, the Director of the ESS ERIC Dr. Ivana Ilijasic Versic, acting Director of the CESSDA AS Prof. Peter Elias, representing the SSH working group at ESFRI Prof. Lazăr Vlăsceanu, University of Bucharest Dr. Ionel Andrei, Director General ANCSI Moderator: Dr. Nina Kancewicz-Hoffman, the ESS Ambassador for Romania |
Friday, 21 October
| 10:00 | ESS presentations, session 1 |
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"Unhappier, but more satisfied: social comparison and the paradox of the immigrant satisfaction" Sergiu Bălțătescu University of Oradea, Romania "The wheel of time moves, societies are changing. The needs for social data in Romania" Nicoleta Caragea and Ciprian Alexandru National Institute of Statistics, Ecological University Bucharest, Romania "Corruption, communism, wealth and psychological coping resources" Ioana van Deurzen Tilburg University, The Netherlands "The Relation between Income and Health in Europe" Șerban Olah University of Oradea, Romania |
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| 11:20 |
Coffee break |
| 11:40 | ESS presentations, session 2 |
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"Individual and contextual factors of entrepreneurship in Europe: cross-country comparison." Adrian Hatos University of Oradea, Romania "Data-driven inputs for the elaboration of better public policy in Romania" Jiglău, George Babes-Bolyai University Cluj Napoca, Romania "Health in modern Europe" Gabriel Roșeanu University of Oradea, Romania |
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| 12:40 |
Closing remarks |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
Location
Faculty of Sociology and Social Work
University of Bucharest
Room 103
Șoseaua Panduri nr. 90-92
050663 București
How to get there
By car
The entrance in the campus parking is located on Nicolae Paulescu street, going up hill towards the Military Academy, from Eroilor. In the map, this road is marked with the red color. At the entrance you will go though a barrier (marked with the yellow color), then continue straight keeping the wall to Cotroceni Palace to your right side, pass the Faculty of Psychology and your destinaton is the very last building, at the Faculty of Sociology and Social Work.
By public transportation
From the bus stop at Eroilor Square in front of the University Hospital, you can take any bus except 122 and 126. Continue for 2 stops up to the Military Academy hill (the stop is called "Șoseaua Cotroceni") and go back for about 200m until reaching Nicolae Paulescu street on the left (the blue colored line in the map), then continue on the red path with the same instructions as above.
