European Research Network: Economic Change, Unequal Life Chances and Quality of Life (CHANGEQUAL)

Project Directors Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Walter Müller Project Staff Prof. Dr. Josef Brüderl, Prof. Dr. Jan W. van Deth, Prof. Dr. Hartmut Esser, Richard Hauser, Jean-Marie Jungblut, Prof. Dr. Frank Kalter, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Franz Urban Pappi, Stefani Scherer, Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn Europäische Kommission-funded 2003 – 2004

Research question/goal:

Within the 5th EU Framework Programme, the MZES is participating in a network of leading European social science research institutes that aims at enhancing co-operation in comparative and interdisciplinary research relating to quality of life in the European Union and Candidate Countries. The network includes the following participating institutes (and local co-ordinators):

  • ESRI Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin (Chris Whelan)
  • LASMAS Institut du Longitudinal du CNRS, Paris (Roxane Silberman)
  • MZES Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (Walter Müller)
  • Nuffield Nuffield College, Oxford (Duncan Gallie)
  • SOFI Swedish Institute for Social Research, Stockholm (Jan O. Jonsson)

Associated institutes are:

  • Department of Sociology, Biccoca University, Milano (Antonio Schizzerotto)
  • Institute of International and Social Studies, University of Tartu (Mikk Titma)
  • AIAS Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, Amsterdam (Jelle Visser)
    • Teams from each of the participating institutes and affiliated researchers – ideally including economists, political scientists and sociologists – cooperate in the following five research areas:
  1. The nature and consequences of changing work patterns (Co-ordinator: Duncan Gallie)
  2. Income inequality, poverty and life-style deprivation (Co-ordinator: Brian Nolan)
  3. Intergenerational inheritance of inequalities between individuals and socio-economic groups (Co-ordinator: Walter Müller)
  4. Changes in family life (Co-ordinator: Jan O. Jonsson)
  5. Social integration and social cohesion (Co-ordinator: Roxane Silberman)

Publications

Presentations

  • Pollak, Reinhard (2005): Non-persistent inequality in educational attainment: evidence from six European countries. [2005 Summer Meeting des Research Committee (RC) 28 Social Stratification and Mobility der International Sociological Association (ISA), Los Angeles, 17/08/2005 - 20/08/2005]. More
  • Steinmetz, Stephanie (2004): Segregation: obstacle to adequate employment?. [CHANGEQUAL Third Conference 'Social Indicators', Paris, 16/05/2004 - 17/05/2004]. More
  • Jungblut, Jean-Marie, Irena Kogan (2004): Labour market entry, early employment careers, and prospects for further education and training among the low educated youth in Europe. [CHANGEQUAL Third Conference 'Social Indicators', Paris, 16/05/2004 - 17/05/2004]. More

Reports

  • Scherer, Stefani (2004): Work and family. More
  • Noll, Heinz-Herbert (2004): Social Indicators and Social Reporting in European Perspective. More
  • Hauser, Richard, Wolfgang Strengmann-Kuhn (2004): Accounting for Differences in Poverty and Deprivation Across Countries. More
  • Hauser, Richard, Holger Stein (2004): Inequality of the distribution of Personal Wealth in Germany 1973-1998. More
  • Heath, Anthony, Frank Kalter (2003): Ethnic Minority Research in Comparative Perspective. More
  • O'Connell, Philip J., Jean-Marie Jungblut (2003): Training and Career Development. More
  • Müller, Walter (2003): Transitions From Education To Work: A Review. Mannheim, Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäische Sozialfroschung. More