The Romanian Group for Studying Social Values organizes a section within the SSR conference in Timișoara, scheduled for 14-15 September.

We are collecting contributions based on the current waves of the European Values Study and World Values Survey.

We plan to have at least a session based on Romanian data and one on contributions from various other countries. With respect to data we have gathered, they include samples larger than 1400, one for EVS, another for WVS. The WVS dataset also include a panel subsample of 650 respondents which were interviewed in 2012 as well as part of the Romanian version of the WVS 2010-2014 data collection. For those intending to use the data within the conference, the preliminary WVS data will be available starting next week. The preliminary EVS dataset and the combined datasets will be available by the end of May.

Those intending to use the data should register for the conference (deadline: 15^th of May), and we will provide them with the dataset(s). Otherwise, data will be available for dissemination by the end of the year.

- An Youtube channel will be launched in the next few days. It will feature our main results;

This is the first event of the emerging network devoted to Romanian migration. Registration is open until 30th of April. The call for papers proposes an interesting plethora of topics, to be addressed in the context of the various flows involving Romanian migrants.

Link: https://events.uvt.ro/event/0/

The authors use data from WVS 2005-2008, combine multilevel with SEM, and employ an instrumental variable approach. Four basic mechanisms are considered for connecting attitudes towards gender roles and participation in various voluntary associations. Interest-based explanations, exposure-based models, ideological learning assumptions, and control models are described as basis for influencing gender beliefs within associations.

The findings participation in some types of associations is positively related to equalitarian gender beliefs. On contrary, other associations are less likely to foster equality between men and women. We let you discover which type of association is related to equalitarian attitudes, and how men and women differ in this respect.

Among the conferences to be held this year in Romania, three come to our attention, as being related to our group. We list them in the following.

Oradea. 9-10 of June.
Social sciences and the contemporary challenges
The generalist conference brings several issues of interest. Among others, there is a possible session devoted to “How Migration Changes Migrants and Non-Migrants”, organized by our colleagues Alexandra Deliu, Elena Tudor, and Bogdan Voicu. The deadline for paper proposals is 14th of March.

Bucharest. 1-2 September.
Facing a New "Age of Migration"? Methodological Challenges, Conceptual Questions, Political Entanglements
The Midterm Conference of the ESA RN 35 “Sociology of Migration” is co-organized by our colleague Monica Șerban. Submission of abstracts is scheduled until March 1st. A keynote leacture will be delivered by prof. Bridget Anderson.

Sibiu. 29th of September – 1st of October.
New Societies, Old Minorities / New Minorities, Old Societies? 
The RSS Conference is likely to bring together some 200-220 social scientists. The call for sections is still open until 5th of March. According to the organizers, that include our colleague Horațiu Rusu, head of the RSS, important names in current social sciences will be present as keynote speakers. Since several sectioned organized by our colleagues are likely to be held, we will come back with more detailed information in due time. The event will be preceded by the Midterm Conference of the European Sociological Association RN36, with the topic “Social transformations: new challenges, practices, and critique” (28th-29th of September).

We will provide more information on upcoming conferences across Romania, if they are in our field of interest, and when we receive such information.