Celebrating 25 Years of Longitudinal Surveys in Switzerland
Conference | University of Lausanne (Géopolis) | June 4-5, 2025
Join us as we celebrate a milestone in social science research—25 years of longitudinal surveys in Switzerland! The Swiss Household Panel (SHP) and Transitions from Education to Employment (TREE), two of the longest-running longitudinal studies, are proud to jointly host this conference in Lausanne.
Keynote speakers
Corinna Kleinert – Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsverläufe
Flaviana Palmisano – Sapienza University of Rome
Conference Themes
The event will feature diverse thematic sessions, focusing on key areas such as:
- Education and Labour Market Pathways
- Health and Well-being Development
- Socio-economic Inequality and Mobility
- Family Formation and Dynamics
- Gender, Ethnic Minorities, and Migration
- Politics and Attitudes
- Methodological Issues in Longitudinal Surveys
Registration
We are pleased to inform you that we opened the registration! Please register for the conference here (until 20 May 2025).
Programm
The preliminary conference program is available here.
Special issue
We are also pleased to invite you to contribute to the special edition of the Swiss Journal of Sociology: ‘25 Years of Longitudinal Studies in Switzerland: Analysing Social Dynamics in Switzerland and Beyond’, for which we welcome papers based on the conference contributions.
Please submit your proposal for a contribution to Sandra Hupka-Brunner (sandra.hupka@unibe.ch) and Robin Tillmann (robin.tillmann@fors.unil.ch) by 20 May 2025.
See the call of the special issue here.
The conference will take place at the Géopolis building of the University of Lausanne. Consult this page for directions.
Contact: longconf2025@fors.unil.ch
