1. Developing a framework for European Attitudinal Research
Roger Jowell & Natalie Aye Maung
City University London
Brussels, 25 November 2003

2. Barriers to implementing the ‘blueprint’
Cultural and methodological incompatibilities
Influence of media opinion poll methods
Dominance of economic and behavioural indicators

3. Measurement strategies
Weather v climate changes
Academic v policy-driven approach
Consistency v subsidiarity

4. Special problems of attitude measurement
‘Non-attitudes’ and social desirability bias
Inconsistent relationship with behaviour
Influence of context
Learning from predecessor projects

5. Aims and structure
3 main aims

6. 3 main aims
To produce rigorous trend data about changes in people’s underlying values
To surmount the longstanding obstacles to comparability in the conduct of cross-national surveys
To achieve recognition for reliable social indicators and attitudinal measures

7. Aims and structure 3 main aims
EC, ESF and academia
Organisational structure

8. ESS organisation CCT 22 National Coordinators & Survey institutes
Specialist advisory groups
Scientific Advisory Board
Funders’ Forum
Q’n Module
Design Teams
Methods Group
22 National Coordinators & Survey institutes
CCT
Sampling panel
Country 1
Country 2
Country 3
Translation
taskforce
ETC

9. Aims and structure 3 main aims
EC, ESF and academia
Organisational structure
Forerunner of the ERA
At least 3 biennial rounds

10. 22 participating countries in Round 1
Denmark Greece
Finland Italy
Norway Portugal
Sweden Spain
Austria Czech Rep
Belgium Hungary
France Poland
Germany Slovenia
Ireland
Luxembourg Israel
Netherlands
Switzerland UK

11. 32 possible countries in Round 2 16 definite 16 possible
Austria Portugal
Denmark Romania
Finland Slovak Rep
France Slovenia
Hungary Spain
Netherlands Sweden
Norway Switzerland
Poland UK
Belgium Iceland
Bulgaria Ireland
Croatia Israel
Cyprus Italy
Czech Rep Luxembourg
Estonia Malta
Germany Russia
Greece Turkey
Red = new participants

12. Round 1 core questionnaire
Socio-political attitudes
Trust in institutions
Political interest & participation
Socio-political orientations
Multi-level governance
Values and quality of life
Underlying moral & social values
Social inclusion & exclusion
National, ethnic, religious allegiances
Well-being, health, security
Socio-demographic background variables
Demographic composition
Educational & occupational background
Financial circumstances
Household circumstances

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