World Values SurveyGlobal research project World Values SurveyFounded1981; 45 years ago (1981) (registered as the non-profit World Values Survey Association in Stockholm, Sweden)TypeNon-profit associationLocations Presidency & Secretariat in Vienna, Austria (Institute for Comparative Survey Research) External Relations Office in Stockholm, Sweden (Institute for Future Studies) Archive in Madrid, Spain (JDS Surveys) Key people President: Christian Haerpfer (Austria) Vice President: Alejandro Moreno (Mexico), Christian Welzel (Germany) Secretary General: Bi Puranen (Sweden) Treasurer: Alejandro Moreno (Mexico) Members: Pippa Norris (US), Marta Lagos (Chile), Eduard Ponarin (Russia) Founding President: Ronald Inglehart (US) Archive Director: Jaime Diez-Medrano (Spain) Websitewww.worldvaluessurvey.org The World Values Survey (WVS) is a global research project that explores people's values and beliefs, how they change over time, and what social and political impact they have.
Inglehart–Welzel cultural map of the worldThe Inglehart–Welzel cultural map of the world is a scatter plot created by political scientistsRonald Inglehart and Christian Welzel based on the World Values Survey and European Values Study. An early version of the map was created in 1997, and several revised versions have been released since.
Ronald InglehartRonald F. Inglehart (September 5, 1934 – May 8, 2021) was an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics. He was director of the World Values Survey, a global network of social scientists who have carried out representative national surveys of the publics of over 100 societies on all six inhabited continents, containing 90 percent of the world's population.
PostmaterialismIn sociology, postmaterialism is the transformation of individual values from materalist, physical, and economic to new individual values of autonomy and self-expression.
The EconomistThe Economist is a British news and current affairs journal published in a weekly print magazine format and daily on digital platforms. Widely considered a magazine, it refers to itself as a newspaper, and publishes stories on topics that include economics, business, geopolitics, technology and culture. Mostly written and edited in London, it has other editorial offices in the United States and in major cities in continental Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
TolerationToleration is the act of permitting an action, idea, object, or person that one dislikes or disagrees with. Political scientist Andrew R. Murphy explains that "We can improve our understanding by defining 'toleration' as a set of social or political practices and 'tolerance' as a set of attitudes."Life satisfactionWell-being measurement Life satisfaction is an evaluation of a person's quality of life. It is assessed in terms of mood, relationship satisfaction, achieved goals, self-concepts, and the self-perceived ability to cope with life. Life satisfaction involves a favorable attitude towards life—rather than an assessment of current feelings. Life satisfaction has been measured in relation to economic standing, degree of education, experiences, residence, and other factors.
University of MichiganPublic university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.The University of Michigan (UMich, U-M, or Michigan) is a publicresearch university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. It was founded in 1817 and is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. It is also one of the earliest American research universities and is a founding member of the Association of American Universities.
Value (ethics)In ethics and social sciences, value denotes the degree of importance of something or an action, with the aim of determining which actions are best to do or what way is best to live (normative ethics), or to describe the significance of different actions. Value systems are proscriptive and prescriptive beliefs; they affect the ethical behavior of a person or are the basis of their intentional activities.
Modernization theoryModernization theory, or modernisation theory, is a sociological and comparative political science theory positing that processes of structural socioeconomic development, including industrialization, urbanization, rising per capita income, and rising levels of education, generate systematic transformations in political culture, institutional structure, and value systems, culminating in the consolidation of liberal-democratic governance and rationalist-bureaucratic forms of authority.
Freedom of speechFreedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The right to freedom of expression has been recognised as a human right in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and international human rights law. Many countries have constitutional laws that protect freedom of speech.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.