European Social Survey Conference in Romania
The conference presented ESS findings and discussed Romania's renewed participation in this European research infrastructure.
Purpose of the conference
The event sought to make European Social Survey findings more visible and to discuss opportunities for Romania to resume participation in ESS and other European social-science research infrastructures.
Participation in comparative research provides evidence needed to understand Romanian society in relation to other European countries.
Topics discussed
- The role of social-research infrastructures and comparative data.
- Migration and contemporary social change.
- Climate change and related social perceptions.
- The future of the welfare state and public-policy challenges.
Contribution by the ESS-ERIC Director
Rory Fitzgerald, Director of ESS-ERIC, discussed the role of social-research infrastructures, the benefits of sustained ESS participation, and the costs of a country's absence from comparative research.
The interview published after the conference addresses the use of ESS data in research, teaching, public policy and informed debate, as well as collaboration among European research infrastructures.
The contemporary report and full interview are available from the link at the beginning of the page.