The 3rd International ESS Conference “Understanding key challenges for European societies in the 21st Century” will take place on 13th-15th July 2016 at University of Lausanne (Switzerland).
It will showcase research that uses ESS data to address a range of substantive issues highly relevant to European societies. The conference aims to show the depth and breadth of scientifically rigorous research made possible as a result of the high quality comparative data provided by the ESS. It will bring together ESS data users from around the world and working across a range of disciplines to share ideas.
The 3rd International ESS Conference will have parallel sessions organised around the following themes:
- Immigration
- Work and family
- Wellbeing
- Health
- Welfare provision
- Political evaluations and engagement
- Social attitudes, norms and values
- Other societal challenges
The conference committee would like to invite leading researchers who are using ESS data to carry out comparative research in any of these areas to submit a session proposal for the conference. Please submit an abstract of up to 400 words outlining the focus of your proposed session to ESSconf2016@fors.unil.ch.
The closing date for session proposals is 13th September 2015.
Full details of the call for session proposals are available on the ESS website.