ESS Conference in Dublin
Veronica Kostenko's article
On June, 10-11 annual conference of the European Social Survey took place in Dublin. Veronica Kostenko, junior research fellow of LCSR, delivered a report on gender attitudes among migrants in Europe at that conference.
Annual conference of the European Social Survey was very small this year. It gathered about 35 people, the most part of them were ESS coordinators in various European countries. This event looked more as a methodological workshop than a full-size conference, unlike the last year, when the organizers invited over 200 researchers to Cyprus. 2013 conference boasted outstanding quality of the reports. Everybody was particularly concentrated on methodological peculiarities of this particular dataset; and the researchers had enough room to express and discuss their ideas on polling and data processing.
On one hand, delivering a report at the conference of this type is great privilege as the audience is so highly professional and knows the particular dataset I use in every tiny detail. On the other hand, speaking in front of such an audience, and face a 30-minute long scrupulous discussion after your presentation is much more demanding than usual.
My report on gender attitudes of migrants in Europe was perceived very well. I discussed it with many scholars; among them was the new director of the ESS, Rory Fitzgerald, who gave me a piece of very helpful advice, as he studies migration on this dataset for several years. I managed to meet many new people and to establish some new professional contacts.
A few words about Dublin: that is a very nice little town; you can see the most part of its historical center in a day. I’ve spent only 2 days there, but I understood why so many artists, musicians and writers were inspired by that place. It is very cosy, warm and welcoming even when it rains cats and dogs (that’s way more common than a sunny day). Small shops, cafes and, of course, pubs, help you to enjoy Dublin regardless of the weather circumstances.
By Veronica Kostenko