165 studies found in English from a total of 37402
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Polarization in public opinion: Combining social surveys and big data analyses of Twitter (SUF Edition)

Hadler, Markus (University of Graz); Klösch, Beate (University of Graz); Lex, Elisabeth (Graz University of Technology); (1 more)
Full edition for scientific use. Our research aims to measure polarization in public opinion, combining two state-of-the-art approaches in measuring opinion - survey research and big data analytics of social media. We focus on the topic of polarization of opinions on COVID-19 and climate change and identify if and how polarization - a shift towards more extreme positions -...
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Social Survey Austria 2021 (SUF edition)

Hadler, Markus (University of Graz); Höllinger, Franz (University of Graz); Eder, Anja (University of Graz); (3 more)
Full edition for scientific use. This is the dataset of the sixth wave of the Austrian Social Survey that investigates changes in the social structure, living conditions, social attitudes and values of the residential population of Austria. In addition to the Austrian questionnaire part, the dataset includes the modules ISSP-2019 "Social Inequality V" and ISSP-2020...
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Climate Justice in Austria (SUF edition)

Glantschnigg, Christian (FORESIGHT Research)
Full edition for scientific use. This survey adresses climate justice in Austria. The following topics were covered: - climate policies - climate impacts - attitudes and measures towards the climate crisis - impact and fears of the climate crisis - sociodemographics. This study was carried out by FORESIGHT Research on behalf of the Momentum Institut.
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Interrelated Climate Change Adaptation Measures and Factors

S. Gil-Clavel (Delft University of Technology); T. Filatova (Delft University of Technology)
Climate is changing. While worldwide societies experience climate-induced hazards, progress in climate change adaptation – both public and private – remains slow. Understanding who, when, and how pursues Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) is essential. Factors explaining adaptation by different actors (governments, communities, households, farmers, and individuals) may vary...
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Digitize! Online Panel Survey (SUF edition)

Pfaff, Katharina (University of Vienna); Weitzel, Daniel (University of Vienna); Assenbaum, Laura (University of Vienna); (13 more)
Full edition for scientific use. The Digitize! Online Panel Survey is an offline-recruited Austrian opinion survey which measures attitudes and behavior towards several social phenomena and issues. Topics include, amongst others, attitudes towards work, immigration, family, health, environment, and media behavior as well as opinions on political events or parties in Austria....
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ESS 8 - European Social Survey 2016 & country-specific data, Portugal

Vala, Jorge (coord.) (ICS-ULisboa); ESS Core Scientific Team
This database integrates the portuguese part of ESS Round 8 - European Social Survey 2016 - with country-specific variables, which were only applied in Portugal. These variables are related with the subjects of the multi-country survey and have been elaborated by the portuguese research team. "The survey (…) includes questions on a variety of core topics repeated from...
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Caught in the act of protest: CCC-project

P.G. Klandermans (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam); J. Van Stekelenburg (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam); T. Gaidyte (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Caught in the Act of Protest: Contextualizing Contestation (CCC)-project is set up to combine interview data of individual participants in the act of demonstrating with multilayered contextual data that allow embedding this individual participation in meaningful contextual differences. The data were collected in nine countries: Belgium, Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, The...
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Weather and Climate Risk Management in Finnish Municipalities 2015

Haanpää, Simo (University of Helsinki); Juhola, Sirkku (University of Helsinki); Jurgilevich, Alexandra (University of Helsinki); (16 more)
The study was part of the ELASTINEN project funded by the Prime Minister's Office Finland whose aim was to produce information and seek solutions to improve weather and climate risk management. The survey was conducted by a reasearch consortium consisting of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, University of Helsinki, Finnish Environment Institute, Natural Resources...
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Weather and Climate Risk Management in Finnish Organisations 2015

Gregow, Hilppa (Finnish Meteorological Institute. Climate Service Centre); Haavisto, Riina (Finnish Meteorological Institute. Climate Service Centre); Harjanne, Atte (Finnish Meteorological Institute. Climate Service Centre); (16 more)
The study was part of the ELASTINEN project funded by the Prime Minister's Office Finland whose aim was to produce information and seek solutions to improve weather and climate risk management. The survey was conducted by a reasearch consortium consisting of the Finnish Meteorological Institute, University of Helsinki, Finnish Environment Institute, Natural Resources...
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Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2004

Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus)
The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy production and energy strategy. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. The respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes, and knowledge about energy issues were studied by presenting them with a number of statements relating to energy production, energy sources, climate change,...
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Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2008

Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus); ÅF-Consult
The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy production and energy strategy. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. The respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes, and knowledge about energy issues were studied by presenting them with a number of statements relating to energy production. They were also asked whether...
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Energy Attitudes of the Finns 2009

Kiljunen, Pentti (Yhdyskuntatutkimus); ÅF-Consult
The survey charted Finnish attitudes to energy production and energy strategy. The data are part of an extensive survey series launched in 1983. The respondents' conceptions, opinions, beliefs, assessments, attitudes, and knowledge about energy issues were studied by presenting them with a number of statements relating to energy production. They were also asked whether...
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Tweetplomacy 23 – An Annotated Collection of Tweets Outlining Strategies of Political Risk Communication during Global Crises (2018-2023)

Petermann, Jan-Henrik ( RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (RND)); Bensmann, Felix ( GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften); Zhang, Yudong ( GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften); (1 more)
Tweetplomacy 23 is a semantically annotated corpus of tweets capturing digital communicative interaction between international political leaders, peer groups and citizens in the wake of three major global crises: (1) the increasing emphasis on the security of energy supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; (2) the political and geo-economic consequences of the...
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Institutional networks and self-organized adaptation: Tracing the democratic architectures of climate response

Fischer, Harry (Department of Forest Ecology and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences); Khatri, Dil (South Asia Institute of Advanced Studies); Fleischman, Forrest (University of Minnesota); (9 more)
This project, “Institutional Networks and Self-organized Adaptation”, examines the role of rural institutions and public support systems in shaping responses to shocks and stressors in rural India & Nepal during 2020-21. We include stressors related to COVID-19, climate, health, and other challenges identified by rural households. The data includes: - Village information...
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Data of how morally ‘loaded’ labels in the built environment influence social judgments and perceptions of comfort and visibility

Haga, Andreas (Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, University of Gävle)
Forty-four individuals were presented with 16 different images of faces under a desk lamp. The experiment consisted of three phases: 1. First, the participants rated how well they could see the person in front of them (scale: 1 = not at all well, 11 = very well). 2. They were then asked to evaluate various personality traits for each face under two different lamps. The...
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Data for: Public preferences on policies for climate, local pollution, and health - a survey in seven large Global South countries

Carson, Richard T. (University of California, San Diego); Lu, Jiajun (Zhejiang University); Khossravi, Emily A. (Harvard University); (4 more)
The current dataset is a subset of a large data collection based on a purpose-built survey conducted in seven middle-income countries in the Global South: Chile, Colombia, India, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, South Africa and Vietnam. The purpose of the collected variables in the present dataset aims to understanding public preferences as a critical way to any effort to reduce...
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The National SOM Survey 2009

SOM Institute, University of Gothenburg
Since 1986 the SOM-institute has been carrying out an annual nation-wide survey - the National SOM - in order to identify the Swedish public's habits and attitudes on the topics of society, politics and media. National SOM 2009 is accordingly the twenty-fourth survey in this series. The SOM-institute is a collaboration between three departments/institutes at Göteborg...
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The National SOM Survey 2010

SOM Institute, University of Gothenburg
Since 1986 the SOM-institute has been carrying out an annual nation-wide survey - the National SOM - in order to identify the Swedish public's habits and attitudes on the topics of society, politics and media. National SOM 2010 is accordingly the twentyfifth survey in this series. Purpose: The main purpose is to establish time series that enable researchers to analyse how...
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Experimental research on games for climate change engagement 2022

Fernández Galeote, Daniel (Tampere University); Legaki, Nikoletta-Zampeta (Tampere University); Hamari, Juho (Tampere University)
The aim of the study was to explore the potential of games for climate change engagement. The study is part of the "Our Planet at Play" project, which developed a new digital game to promote citizens' engagement with climate change and climate action, titled "Climate Connected: Outbreak". The questionnaire is partly based on a set of pre-designed questionnaires. For more...
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Citizen's Pulse 5/2024

Statistics Finland; Prime Minister's Office
The Citizens' Pulse surveys examine Finnish attitudes and opinions on current issues. Main themes in the surveys include the activity of authorities, future expectations, trust, and the respondents' own state of mind. This collection round also included questions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sustainability, climate change and issues that the Finnish government should...
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Citizen's Pulse 6/2024

Statistics Finland; Prime Minister's Office
The Citizens' Pulse surveys examine Finnish attitudes and opinions on current issues. Main themes in the surveys include the activity of authorities, future expectations, trust, and the respondents' own state of mind. This collection round also included questions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, sustainability, climate change and issues that the Finnish government should...
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Eurostat New Cronos, 1950-2060

Eurostat
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Eurostat database (previously known as Eurostat New Cronos) contains high quality macroeconomic and social statistics time series data from 1960 onwards for European Union (EU) Member states and in many cases EU membership candidate countries. The data are monthly, quarterly, bi-annual or annual data,...
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UEA-MORI Genetically-modified (GM) Food Survey, 2003

Pidgeon, N., University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Centre for Environmental Risk; Poortinga, W., University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Centre for Environmental Risk
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The UK government-sponsored public debate on the commercialisation of genetically modified (GM) crops that took place place during 2002-2003 was a unique experiment in the governance of technological innovation and risk. The Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission (AEBC), itself a novel...
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Hampshire Residents and Climate Change, 2003

Whitmarsh, L., University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this research was to examine the dimensions and determinants of public understanding of, and response to, climate change in order to inform the design of more effective public communication strategies and workable mitigation policies. Although this study explored a variety of potentially...
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Survey of Public Attitudes and Behaviours toward the Environment, 2009

Energy Saving Trust; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Statistics and Indicators Division; TNS Social Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 2009 survey is the seventh in a series commissioned by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) (formerly the Department of the Environment (DOE) and the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR)). The aim of the research is to monitor and measure attitudes...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 2008

National Centre for Social Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
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ONS Opinions Survey, August 2008

Office for National Statistics, Social and Vital Statistics Division
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OPN) is an omnibus survey that collects data from respondents in Great Britain. Information is gathered on a range of subjects, commissioned both internally by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and by external clients (other government departments, charities,...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009

National Centre for Social Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
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British Social Attitudes Survey, 2007

National Centre for Social Research
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
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Scottish Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Survey, 2008

Ipsos MORI Scotland; Scottish Government; Ipsos MORI
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Environmental Attitudes and Behaviours Survey, 2008 (SEABS) was commissioned by the Scottish Government Rural and Environment Analytical Services (REAS) Division and undertaken by Ipsos MORI Scotland. The aim of the survey was to provide representative information among the adults in...
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