European Values Study

The European Values Study (EVS) is a large-scale, cross-national, repeated cross-sectional survey research programme on basic human values. It provides insights into the ideas, beliefs, preferences, attitudes, values and opinions of citizens all over Europe. The European Values Study covers a wide range of human values, with main topics concerning family, work, environment, perceptions of life, politics and society, religion and morality, national identity.

Latest News

EVS 2026 is underway!

13 Nov 2026VISTA Bucharest Spring School 2027: From populism to the future. Empirical and conceptual approaches

VISTA COST Action will hold its first Spring School at the University of Bucharest, 17–20 March 2027. The four-day programme supports 30 PhD students studying value change, populism, gender beliefs, and research methods. Applicants must submit a CV, 500-word research description, and motivation letter by 8 December 2026. Twenty participants receive COST reimbursement.

10 Nov 20263 STSM Grants VISTA COST Action – Year 2

COST Action VISTA offers three STSM grants for researchers at any career stage studying values in turbulent times. Two Brno-based missions focus on EU value documents and comparative survey data; a Milan mission examines values and attitudes toward migrants during crises. Applications close 6 December 2026, with results announced 21 December.

14 Sep 2026Infra4NextGen: Webinars now available

The Infra4NextGen project, funded by the EU, has conducted multiple webinars and workshops focused on social science research to guide the NextGenerationEU program and youth policies. Key topics include health, inequality, digitalisation, and policymaking. Recordings of these presentations are now available on the project website, offering valuable insights for evidence-based policy development across Europe.

3 Jul 2026New Vice-chair of the Scientific Committee!

Quita Muis has been appointed the new Vice-chair of the Scientific Committee of the European Values Study. A member since 2018 and former leader of the Questionnaire subgroup, she takes over from Claudiu Tufis, who remains active on the committee. Muis looks forward to further collaboration within the survey community.

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Methodology, Data, Documentation

EVS covers a period spanning from 1981 to 2020 with a core questionnaire repeated over time surveyed on representative samples of the resident adult population in each country. Over time, the EVS methodology has been strengthened to bring the data quality to high level. Each national survey conforms to guidelines designed to ensure quality and consistency.
EVS data and documentation are available free of charge. They are stored at GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Cologne, Germany.

Publications, Dissemination, Education

EVS data are used as empirical source for a large number of publications in academic journals and books in several fields of research. Alongside the development of up-to-date publications on the study of values in European societies, The European Values Study disseminates its results through many international and national activities, such as conferences, seminars, and workshops. Furthermore, different tools have been proposed for educational purposes.

Projects and Collaborations

The European Values Study has strong ties with other survey programmes in Europe and beyond. In particular, a fruitful cooperation with the World Values Survey has been formalized for the fifth wave of EVS and renewed in 2023 in the context of the sixth wave of EVS. In 2024, the EVS also formalized its cooperation with the European Social Survey. Furthermore, the EVS has been a key partner in several Horizon projects as well as in Erasmus+/KA201 projects.