European Values Study

📖🌍 Reading recommendation! EVS’s broad reach makes cross-national comparisons possible, like this article on willingness to pay for environmental quality in 19 European countries. Does environmentalism really follow an East-West divide? Read here: tinyurl.com/y33t79td #EVS #EuropeanValuesStudy

🗺️The 2026 EVS wave is picking up pace! See the map below for an overview of where the EVS 2026 fieldwork stands today! Curious about what we are asking Europeans this wave? Check out the questionnaire on our website: 👉 europeanvaluesstudy.eu/surveys/surv... #EVS2026 #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🌐📝 The EVS2026 Master Questionnaire is now available online! Curious about how it was developed? Head to our Survey 2026 page for the full questionnaire and take a look. 🔗 tinyurl.com/evs2026survey #EVS2026 #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

👴👵 1 October is the International Day of Older Persons! Demographic shifts make action more urgent than ever, so how do Europeans feel about the role of family in long-term care for ageing parents? See the map below and explore: edu.nl/vx7h8 (Duty care for parents) #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🕊️21 September is the International Day of Peace! One way to stand up for peace is to make your voice heard, so how many Europeans have attended or would attend a lawful demonstration? See the map below. 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (Search “demonstrations”) #PeaceDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

The EVS General Assembly in Brno brought national teams together to discuss progress on the 2026 wave. And progress there is! Following Spain, the Netherlands, France, and Czechia — Finland has recently entered the field! 🚀 #EVS #EuropeanValuesStudy #Fieldwork

🎓 A series of Infra4NextGen webinars are now available to (re)watch! A rich collection of recordings on EU youth policy, digitalisation, health, equality, and social science data — all available here: 👉 europeanvaluesstudy.eu/infra4nextge... #Infra4NextGen #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

Ahoj from Brno!👋 This week, EVS gathered in Czechia for a packed programme of committee meetings, progress reports, and expert presentations on the next wave. Great exchanges and renewed energy all around! Keep an eye out for more countries entering the field soon! 👀 #EVS #EuropeanValuesStudy #Brno

🌍💨 7 September is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies! The European Values Study asked Europeans if they would give part of their income to prevent environmental pollution. See the map below: 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (search "Pollution”) #CleanAirDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

📚 💼 Most people have returned to work or school after summer break— and so have we! As an example of the interesting data gathered by the EVS over the years, see the map below on confidence in the education system across Europe. 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 #BackToWork #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

☀️ The EVS team is taking a short summer break! But before we go, we ask: how important do Europeans consider leisure time in their lives? See the map below! 👇 🔍 Explore more here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (select the "Importance of leisure time" map) #SummerBreak #Leisure #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🥇 The FIFA World Cup 2026 has come to an end! Events like this can bring national identity and pride into the spotlight. How proud are Europeans of being a citizen of their country? Explore the EVS 2017 map (and more) here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (🔍 “national pride”) #WorldCup2026 #EuropeanValuesStudy

🎯 July 15th is World Youth Skills Day! The European Values Study explored which skills Europeans find important to teach at home, from perseverance and responsibility to independence and the value of hard work. 🔍 Explore more here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 #WorldYouthSkillsDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

👶🌍 Tomorrow, 11 July is World Population Day! How important do Europeans consider children for a successful marriage, and has this changed since 1981? See the maps below and explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (select the "Successful marriage: children" map) #WorldPopulationDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

The European Values Study has a new Vice-chair: Quita Muis! A valued member of the EVS community since 2018, she leads the Questionnaire subgroup and plays a key role in finalising the EVS 2026 survey. Congratulations and good luck! 👏🍀 europeanvaluesstudy.eu/quita-muis/ #EVS #EuropeanValuesStudy

Czechia has entered the field! 🎉 To celebrate, we highlight one of many interesting works using previous EVS data in the Czech context: “Marriage, Childbearing and Single Motherhood: Trends in Attitudes and Behaviour in Czechia and Slovakia from 1991 to 2017” (2019). 📖 Read it here: edu.nl/uhf7f

⚽The FIFA World Cup 2026 has officially kicked off! Curious to see how many Europeans are members of sports or recreation organisations? See the map below. 🔍 Explore the interactive map here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (Search “Sports”) #WorldCup2026 #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🎲 Today, 11 June, is the International Day of Play! How important do Europeans find it to nurture imagination at home? See the map below. 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (Search: "Imagination”) #DayOfPlay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🌱5 June is World Environment Day. With Europe experiencing a record-breaking early heatwave this past May, we wonder: how environmentally conscious are Europeans? See the map below for the 2017 EVS data. 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (select the "Environmentalism" map) #WorldEnvironmentDay #EVS

⏰STSM Call reminder: With 10 days left until the deadline (7 June 2026), you can still apply to the VISTA Cost Action WG3 call on EU core values! Find more information on this call here: 👉 edu.nl/nfmyg

📢 New STSM call! Open to researchers interested in EU values, European law, and social change. Hosted at the Department of Political Sciences of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. Deadline: 7 June 2026. 🔍 Find the full call here: 👉 edu.nl/nfmyg #VISTA #COSTAction #EUValues #EVS

🕊️ Tomorrow marks 40 days since Easter, also known as Ascension Day, on which Christ's ascension into heaven is commemorated. How important do Europeans find religious transmission at home? See the map below. 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (search “Faith”) #AscensionDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

Fieldwork in France has begun! 🚀📋 EVS data have long been a valuable resource for understanding French society. Here's an interesting read on French national identity using EVS data from 1981 to 2018: 📖'Disentangling varieties of French nationalism': edu.nl/k7nnb #EVS #France #Nationalism

A workshop being held from 9am-4pm (CEST) on Wednesday 5 May will focus on using #data to examine #health inequalities in Europe. With expert presentations and hands-on activities, it's a great opportunity to explore key concepts, and analyse datasets for policy-relevant #research.

🎷 Happy International Jazz Day, cheers to people coming together around music and the arts! 🎶 How many Europeans are active members of arts, music, or cultural organisations? See the EVS map below. 🔍 Explore this map and other topics here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 #JazzDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🔬 VISTA COST Action is offering two STSM grants! 1. WG2: Methodological challenges in measuring values (in Zagreb, Croatia) 2. WG3: Review of EU documents on values (in Brno, Czechia) Deadline: 7 May 2026. Find the calls here: 👉 edu.nl/gc9wk #VISTA #COSTAction #ValuesResearch #EVS

🌿 Today is International Wellness Day! The European Values Study has measured life satisfaction since 1981, see the interactive map below. 🔍 Explore this map (and other dimensions of wellness) here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (select "Satisfaction with life" map) #InternationalWellnessDay #EVS #Values

🩺 April 7th is WHO's World Health Day, with this year's theme: “Together for health. Stand with science”. How do people in Europe rate their own health? See the map below. 🔍 Explore the interactive map here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (search for "health") #WorldHealthDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🐣 This weekend, many parts of Europe celebrate Easter. See the map below for the changes in religious service attendance over decades! 🔍Explore the interactive map here: edu.nl/vx7h8 (search for “Religion”) #EuropeanValuesStudy #Easter #Religion #Europe #SocialScience #Values #EVS

📢 Call for Abstracts: Youth Transitions PhD students & early-career researchers are invited to submit proposals for the START final conference (4 Nov. 2026, University of Turin), with selected participants receiving early data access. Deadline: 15 May 2026 More info: edu.nl/uhxt3 #YouthResearch

📢 Funding alert! VISTA COST Action has conference grant calls open: 🔹 9 Young Researcher & Innovator Grants (under 40) 🔹 7 Inclusiveness Target Countries Grants Both offer up to €2,500 for in-person conferences. ⏰ Deadline: 15 April 2026 👉 edu.nl/bfvvy

Happy #InternationalDayOfHappiness! 😊🌍 How happy is Europe? According to EVS 2017 data, between 61–95% of people across Europe describe themselves as "very or quite happy", with striking differences between regions. 👉 edu.nl/j8nyu (search for “happiness”) #HappinessDay #EVS #EuropeanValues

This week, the EVS community came together in Lisbon to give further shape to the new wave! ☀️ Altogether, fruitful days that brought us closer to the EVS 2026 release (and the low flying planes)! ✈️

📊 Our EVS Data Downloads & Bibliography Report 2018–2025 is out! Some fun facts: ✅ 56,364 dataset downloads since 2018 ✅ Bibliography grew from 1,662 → 4,473 publications ✅ 331 new publications in 2025 alone Full report 👉 edu.nl/4fr3k P.S. We're in Lisbon this week for our General Assembly 🇵🇹✨

🌍 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

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 🇪🇺. buff.ly/4oK0zaU

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.

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

📚 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 👇 bit.ly/45Lyb6s

🇳🇱 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

🌱 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

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