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We produce survey data, including 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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Débat “Age & Société”, Fondation Leenaards

27/11/2018

Engagement et rôle social des seniors A l’heure de l’allongement de l’espérance de vie, l’engagement social des seniors est-il la principale clé du bien-vieillir? Contribuer au vivre-ensemble est-il nécessaire pour […]

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Next presentation of the FORS-SSP Methods and Research Meetings with Prof. Daniel Gatica-Perez (EPFL)

04/12/2018

The next presentation of the FORS-SSP Methods and Research Meetings will take place on Tuesday December 4, 2018 at 12.15-13:30, room 5799 at Geopolis. Professor Daniel Gatica-Perez from the EPFL will give […]

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2nd Swiss Longitudinal Data Fair

14/02/2019

Save the Date! Second Swiss Longitudinal Data Fair, February 14, 2019, University of Lausanne Searching for the right longitudinal data for your doctoral work or new research project? This one-day […]

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Call for papers: 20 years of the Swiss Household Panel

10th International Conference of Panel Data Users in Switzerland: 20 years of the Swiss Household Panel. The special anniversary edition of the 10th International Conference of Panel Data Users in […]

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Final release of ISSP 2016 (Role of Government V) published

The ISSP team at the GESIS Data Archive is glad to announce the publication of the final release of the international ISSP 2016 Role of Government V data file, including […]

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State institutions and social trust among Swiss citizens

Social trust has typically been considered a deep-seated, thus stable, disposition. However, in accordance with institutional theory, a recent finding provides strong evidence for a causal influence of trust in […]

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The 10th anniversary of FORS. Insights into the history of its origins

On September 12, 2018 FORS celebrated its 10th anniversary with the symposium “The future of data collection in the social sciences”. Here is a review of the impressive history of […]

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