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International Projects

Why international?

The Netherlands Institute for Social Research/SCP is active on the European or international stage in a variety of ways. There are several reasons for this.

Crossing borders

International trends do not stop at the national border. Things such as international terrorism, rising or falling oil prices and the credit crisis have major consequences for the lives of Dutch people.

EU policy

A great deal of policy in the social and cultural domain is developed within the EU.

Reference point

Trends in other countries can form a reference point for the Netherlands or provide a greater insight into the Dutch situation. Do people in other countries already have experience of community schools, informal care or harsher sentencing? Is trust in politics and politicians rising or falling in other countries? Do better childcare provisions in other countries lead to an increase in the labour participation rate of women?

Scientific circuit

Looking beyond the national borders is important if staff wish to keep up with the rest of the scientific community. Publishing in international journals, attending international conferences and being part of international networks are part of this.

International databases

Researchers use data on countries outside the Netherlands in diverse publications. The following are frequently used international databases:

• Eurobarometer (EB)
• European Social Survey (ESS)
• European Values Study (EVS)
• Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)
• International Social Survey Programme (ISSP)
• International Time Use Survey (MTUS)
• Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
• World Values Survey (WVS)

European projects and comparative studies

• SCP participates in the following European projects and comparative studies:
• Central Coordinating Team of the European Social Survey 
• Building inclusion: a study of social inclusion and access to the housing market for vulnerable groups in various European countries
• A comparative typology of pension regimes 
• Changing perceptions of security and interventions 
• European Outlook 
• EU Kids Online: opportunities and threats of ICT use by young people (contact within SCP: Jos de Haan)
• Numerous projects in the context of Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe (Cinefogo)
• Update of the publication Public sector performance, an international comparison 
• Comparison of the time use of the Dutch and of other Europeans 
• Rules of relief: a comparison of social security systems 

International networks

SCP staff are affiliated to numerous international networks, including:

• Civil Society and New Forms of Governance in Europe (Cinefogo)
  (contact within SCP: Paul Dekker)
• European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)
  (contact within SCP: Paul Dekker)
• European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes (ENEPRI)
  (contact within SCP: Paul Dekker) 
• European Social Reporting Network
  (contact within SCP: Rob Bijl)
• European Statistical Advisory Committee (ESAC)
  (contact within SCP: Ineke Stoop)
• International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR)
  (contact within SCP: Andries van den Broek)
• International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion (IMISCOE)
  (contact within SCP: Rob Bijl)
• International Political Science Association - Psycho-politics (IPSA)
  (contact within SCP: Paul Dekker)
• International Household Survey Nonresponse Workshop 
  (contact within SCP: Ineke Stoop) 
• International Workshop on Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI)
  (contact within SCP: Ineke Stoop)