FORS is the Swiss centre of expertise in the social sciences.

We produce survey data for national and international surveys.

We provide tools for the information infrastructure in Switzerland and abroad.

We offer consulting services for social science researchers.

We do thematic and methodological research in empirical social sciences.

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28th Summer School in Social Science Methods

09/08/2024 - 23/08/2024

The programme of the 28th Summer School in Social Science Methods in Lugano is out now and the registration is open.

Conference “Social Monitoring and Reporting in Europe”, Villa Vigoni, Italy

07/10/2024 - 09/10/2024

The theme of the 18th Conference “Social Monitoring and Reporting in Europe” (October 7-9, 2024) is “Fears, Worries and Anxieties in Contemporary Europe. Is there a societal climate change and what are the consequences for quality of life?”.

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on the 2023 Swiss National Elections The Swiss Political Science Review (SPSR) invites papers on the 2023 Swiss National Elections. Focus: new theoretical, methodological, or empirical insights on campaigns and voting behavior. Deadline: 23.09.2024. Read more	The results of the Selects study on the 2023 Swiss Federal elections have just been published The Swiss Election Study Selects has been investigating turnout and electoral behaviour in federal elections since 1995. Read more
Round 11 ESS data now available The survey data collected in the latest round of the European Social Survey (ESS) is now available for 13 countries, including Switzerland. Read more	FORS Data Re-use Award Are you currently working with social science data you got from FORS? Or are you planning to do so in the next few months? Then consider submitting your paper to the FORS Data Re-use Award and get the chance to win up to 1’000 CHF. Read more