Neuer Datensatz in den Sozialwissenschaften von FORS
➝ Freiwilligenmonitor 2025 (Schweiz) freiwilligenmonitor.ch/monitor-2025/
🔴 Der Datensatz ist verfügbar auf SWISSUbase : www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...

Nouveau jeu de données en sciences sociales de FORS
➝ Observatoire du bénévolat en Suisse 2025
freiwilligenmonitor.ch/monitor-2025/

🔴 Le jeu de données est disponible sur SWISSUbase : www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...

Pre-announcement: Call for questions, Selects 2027
Contribute your questions to the Swiss electoral study during the 2027 federal elections.

📅 Call: end of April 2026
🗓 Deadline: end of June 2026

Selects 2023, including datasets, questionnaires & documentation www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...

Register for the next DReMSS webinar on Generative AI for Questionnaire Design.
➡️How can generative AI enhance survey questionnaire design, evaluation, and testing?

🫱 Monday, April 20, 2026, 1–2:30 pm (online)
Presenters: P. Sturgis (LSE) and C. Roberts (UNIL/FORS)

forscenter.ch/events-train...

Register now for the SHP workshop, taking place 2–4 June 2026 at the University of Lausanne.

Comprehensive introduction to SHP data and advanced analytical techniques + hands-on workshop on fixed effects models with SHP data,

👉 Registration is now open: forscenter.ch/swiss-househ...

Die Bevölkerung kauft der SVP das grüne Mäntelchen nicht ab Die SVP versucht, ihre 10-Millionen-Initiative als «grün» zu bewerben. Die SP ist für verdichtetes Bauen, aber nur in der Theorie. Das Ringen um die Migration legt Widersprüche bei Links und Rechts sc...

Einige unserer Analysen zum Nachhaltigkeits-Framing der SVP-Initiative basierend auf Paneldaten der Schweizer Wahlstudie Selects fanden gestern Eingang in diesen äusserst lesenswerten @nzz.ch -Artikel🧐 @linerenn.bsky.social @anketresch.bsky.social @17simonmarti.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social

🔍 What did we achieve last year?

Our FORS Annual Report 2025 highlights our projects, collaborations, and progress—and how our work strengthens research infrastructures and improves access to data.

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Still time to submit your paper. The deadline is April 30, 2026.

Looking for ideas on how to secure funding for your next election survey?💡

📢 Attend the next #CNES Online Seminar on:

“Fundraising Strategies: Experiences, Ideas and Practical Insights in a Challenging Era for Electoral Research”

📅 May 19th 15:00-16:00 Central European Time (UTC/GMT+2).

New international data release: ISSP 2023 – National Identity & Citizenship.

Data from Switzerland + 28 countries on attitudes on national pride, immigration, globalization, citizenship, democracy, institutions, and populism.

Access the dataset: www.gesis.org/en/issp/data...

Do Voters and Candidates Share the Same Views on Democracy? Support for and Satisfaction with Democracy in Switzerland The perceived “crisis of democracy” has received much attention in recent scholarly and societal debates. Yet much of the focus has been on democratic attitudes of citizens. We only know little about...

Really happy to see this Research Note published in the @spsr.bsky.social 🥳! Annika Lindholm and I were interested in knowing whether Swiss voters and candidates share the same views on democracy🤔 @forsresearch.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/spsr... (1/4)

New dataset from FORS:
➝ Direct Democracy in Switzerland in the 21st Century (DDS21)Cross-Sectional Survey – Wave 4 | Popular Vote of 22 September 2024

➡️ Dataset available on SWISSUbase: www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...

📌Relevant for researchers studying voting behaviour and public opinion.

MOSAiCH Call 2027 – Submit Your Questions

Researchers are invited to propose questions for the MOSAiCH Survey 2027, complementing the ISSP module “Social Networks and Social Resources.”

🗓 Deadline: 20 April 2026

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On MOSAiCH: forscenter.ch/projects/mos...

Representativeness and Mode Effects in the Swiss Election Study (Selects): Are Paper Surveys Still Relevant? Web-based surveys have gained popularity due to their cost-effectiveness and changing participation habits, a trend accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This raises questions about the continued val...

New publication with Annika Lindholm & Lukas Lauener. @lukaslauener.bsky.social

We have just published our research note on survey modes in the Swiss Political Science Review (SPSR): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#SurveyMethods #PoliticalScience #Selects #MixedMode #SPSR

New data release. Selects 2023 Panel Survey (Waves 1–5)
The panel follows the same respondents from the 2023 election campaign to 2027, offering unique longitudinal insights into Swiss political attitudes & behaviour.
👉 Dataset: doi.org/10.48573/4h6...
👉 Selects: forscenter.ch/projects/sel...

➡️ La durée des mandats des élites économiques suisses a été divisée par deux depuis le début du XXe siècle. En 2020, elle n’était plus que de sept à huit ans, contre env. 15 ans vers 1900.
👉 Böhme, E. D. & Bühlmann, F.
www.socialchangeswitzerland.ch
Données : OBELIS @obelitessuisses.bsky.social

➡️ Die Amtsdauer von Schweizer Wirtschaftseliten hat sich seit dem frühen 20. Jh. halbiert. 2020 lag sie im Schnitt bei sieben bis acht Jahren – statt rund 15 um 1900.

👉 Böhme, E. D. & Bühlmann, F. (2026). Neueste Ausgabe: www.socialchangeswitzerland.ch
Datenbank: OBELIS bsky.app/profile/obel...

FORS-DaSCH webinar on Workflows for Anonymization
🫱 February 26, (2-3:30 pm). This webinar hosted by Rita Gautschy (DaSCH) and Pedro Araujo (FORS/UNIL) introduces the foundational principles of data anonymization in the social sciences & humanities.
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Workshops / Programme The academic programme for the 30th edition of the Summer School is confirmed and registration is now open!   Subscribe to our Newsletter to learn about new courses and Summer School events!   PROGRAM...

Registration is now open! The @usi.ch Swiss Summer School in Social Sciences Methods celebrates its 30th edition.
30 one-week workshops + 3 preliminary statistics courses to boost your methods skills & connect internationally.
Info & registration: www.usi.ch/en/formazion...

Love Data Week Switzerland (9–11 Feb)
We offer 3 short online sessions:
Generate file lists in minutes www.researchdatasupport.ch/event/genera...
Find & download data on SWISSUbase www.researchdatasupport.ch/event/search...
Use AI to draft a README (11 Feb) www.researchdatasupport.ch/index.php/ev...

Very happy to see this article published in @cogitatiopag.bsky.social 🥳! Using data from Selects (@forsresearch.bsky.social) and @smartvote.bsky.social, we compare political elites and voters on the question of closer (or looser) relations between CH and the EU

We are always impressed by how much can be achieved when research infrastructures work together across Europe.
This KPI report “Measuring what matters” looks back at 2020–2024 and offers a very concrete overview of progress and impact.

Workshops / Programme The academic programme for the 30th edition of the Summer School is confirmed and registration is now open!   Subscribe to our Newsletter to learn about new courses and Summer School events!   PROGRAM...

Registration is now open! The @usi.ch Swiss Summer School in Social Sciences Methods celebrates its 30th edition.
30 one-week workshops + 3 preliminary statistics courses to boost your methods skills & connect internationally.
Info & registration: www.usi.ch/en/formazion...

Love Data Week Switzerland is back! 💘 Why not tune into our two 15-minute online sessions?

🫱 Generate a Complete File List of Your Folder in Minutes
➡️ 9.2.2026
www.researchdatasupport.ch/event/genera...

🫱 Use AI to Create a README File
➡️ 11.2.2026
www.researchdatasupport.ch/event/use-ai...

Are you working with social science data from FORS — or planning to soon? Our award recognises outstanding research by young researchers based on secondary data.
➡️Submit your paper to the FORS Data Re-use Award and get the chance to win up to CHF 1’000.
➡️ forscenter.ch/fors-data-re...

Still time to submit your paper. The deadline is April 30, 2026.

The MOSAiCH Call 2027 is open!
Propose questions for the MOSAiCH Survey 2027 & collect survey data in Switzerland. The module complements ISSP 2027: Social Networks & Social Resources II.
Deadline: 20 April 2026
Fieldwork: Spring 2027 | Data: Early 2028
👉 Info: forscenter.ch/wp-content/u...

Pleased to share information about the Good Life Data Challenge launched by the LIVES Centre — a unique opportunity to work with long-term longitudinal data from the Swiss Household Panel (SHP), covering 1999–2025.
www.centre-lives.ch/en/appel/cal...

@unil.bsky.social

Did you miss the last #CNES Seminar on #migrant #electionstudies? 😧 don't panic: you can now (re-)watch the recordings on our website: www.cnes.community/index.php/ev... 😌 💡

A Berne, les partis politiques s’arrachent la défense du pouvoir d’achat pour séduire «une classe moyenne» romancée - Le Temps Le pouvoir d’achat, les loyers, les primes maladie: à deux ans des élections fédérales, les partis mobilisent leurs forces et varient les propositions pour séduire les électeurs envahis par un sentime...

J'ai parlé avec @letemps.ch sur la #classe moyenne et les réponses des partis à la problématique du pouvoir d'achat @forsresearch.bsky.social
www.letemps.ch/suisse/a-ber...