Laboratory for Comparative Social Research with support from Social Science Faculty (Higher School of Economics) announces a call for the 5th International Annual Research Conference “Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-National Perspective”, which will take place from November 16 - 20, 2015, in Moscow. The conference aims at developing empirical quantitative comparative (cross-country and cross-regional) studies in social science.

Dates: November 16 - 20, 2015
Place: Moscow, Myasnitskaya 11 & 20
Deadline for registration is October 30, 2015. Registration is required

1. Author(s) name(s) including affiliation and e-mail;
2. Title of proposal, 3 – 5 keywords and abstract (250 words);
3. The paper should be empirical and analyze processes of social change in a comparative perspective (more than 5 countries) using quantitative methods;
4. The paper should address one or several topics of the conference

The conference topics are:

• Social Well-Being and Happiness
• Social Solidarity and Welfare States
• Trust and Social Capital
• Nationalism, Ethnicity and Migration
• Gender Attitudes and Work
• Family Formation and Values
• Religiosity and Tolerance
• Bribery and Corruption
• Democracy and Voting Behaviour

Airtickets and accomodation are provided only for invited speakers.

Deadline for application was August 15, 2015. The notification of acceptance will be given by August 25. LCSR also welcomes non-presenting participants. To register, send an e-mail titled “Registration for the 5th LCSR Conference” to hse.lcss@gmail.com by October 30, 2015. The application should contain your name and affiliation.

For more information please click 5th International Annual Research Conference “Cultural and Economic Changes under Cross-National Perspective”