1. European Social Survey: Round 3 Roger Jowell Centre for Comparative Social Surveys City University London Kick-off Meeting FP6 Brussels, November 2004

2. Aims of the ESS To produce rigorous trend data about changes in underlying values To mitigate longstanding problems of equivalence in comparative attitude surveys To advance the cause of social indicators, including attitudes and perceptions

3. Participating countries Denmark Greece FinlandItaly NorwayPortugal SwedenSpain Austria Israel Belgium France Czech Rep Germany Estonia Ireland Hungary LuxembourgPoland NetherlandsSlovenia SwitzerlandSlovak Rep UKUkraine

4. Core question topics Trust in institutions Political engagement Socio-political values Multi-level governance Moral & social values Social exclusion National, ethnic, religious ID Well-being, health, security Demographic composition Education and occupation Financial circumstances Household circumstances

5. Rotating modules Round 1: - Immigration - Citizenship, involvement and democracy (CID) Round 2: - Family, work & well-being - Economic morality in Europe - Health and care seeking

6. Is it all worth it? “Comparative sociology is not a particular branch of sociology. It is sociology itself”. Durkheim Helps us understand our own society (and each other’s) Aids cross-national governance Challenges national stereotypes Challenges dominance of economic indicators