Podcasts about World Values Survey

Political scientist Dr Jill Sheppard and independent electoral analyst Ben Raue unpack the latest results on seats and preference flows, the cabinet battles in the party room and the two-party system. With some of the election dust settled, what does it tell us about the relevancy of two-party preferred polling? Can Albanese maintain party unity with a landslide victory, a huge backbench and a diversity of voices? And will new Liberal party leader, Sussan Ley, be able to keep her party room onside? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Dr Jill Sheppard and Ben Raue talk to Professor Mark Kenny and Dr Marija Taflaga about interesting results, cabinet battles and how to create unity without silencing diverse voices. Ben Raue is an independent electoral analyst and the founder of The Tally Room. Jill Sheppard is a Senior Lecturer in the ANU School of Politics and International Relations. She is an investigator on several major survey studies of Australian public opinion and behaviour, including the Australian Election Study, World Values Survey, and Asian Barometer Survey. Marija Taflaga is the Director of the ANU Australian Politics Studies Centre and a Senior Lecturer at the ANU School of Politics and International Relations. Mark Kenny is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times. Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to democracysausage@anu.edu.au. This podcast is produced by The Australian National University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final week before ballots are counted, Jill Sheppard and Frank Bongiorno join Democracy Sausage for a live discussion where they sink their teeth into the 2025 federal election. Who won the four debates, and do they even change people's minds? In a scenario where we end up with a minority government, what can we expect from the crossbench? And which questions still remain in our live audience's minds? On this live episode of Democracy Sausage, recorded at an ANU pub, Dr Jill Sheppard and Professor Frank Bongiorno join Dr Marija Taflaga and Professor Mark Kenny for a final rundown of the 2025 election. Jill Sheppard is a Senior Lecturer in the ANU School of Politics and International Relations. She is an investigator on several major survey studies of Australian public opinion and behaviour, including the Australian Election Study, World Values Survey, and Asian Barometer Survey. Frank Bongiorno is a Professor at the ANU School of History. He is President of the Australian Historical Association and the Council for the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Marija Taflaga is the Director of the ANU Australian Politics Studies Centre and a Lecturer at the ANU School of Politics and International Relations. Mark Kenny is the Director of the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the University after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and The Canberra Times. Democracy Sausage with Mark Kenny is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to democracysausage@anu.edu.au. This podcast is produced by The Australian National University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

【欢迎订阅】每天早上5:30，准时更新。【阅读原文】标题:The rights and wrongs of assisted dyingBritain's next great social reform is coming. Here's how it should work正文：Britain has become a much more li beral country in recent decades. In 1981 only 12% of Britons thought that homosexua lity was justifi the propor able, according to the World Values Survey; in 2022 the figure was 66%. Over the same period tion of people who were accepting of divorce rose from 18% to 64%. Where the public has led, politicians have followed: same-sex marriages were le galised in 2013; no-fault divorces became possible in 2022. That pattern may well be about to repeat itself with assisted dying.知识点：liberal adj. /ˈlɪbərəl/ 1. willing to understand and respect other people's behaviour, opinions, etc., especially when they are different from your own; believing people should be able to choose how they behave宽宏⼤度的；⼼胸宽阔的；开明的• liberal attitudes/views/opinions开明的态度╱观点╱意见2. wanting or allowing a lot of political and economic freedom and supporting gradual social, political or religious change（政治经济上）⾃由的，开明的；⽀持（社会、政治或宗教）变⾰的• Some politicians want more liberal trade relations with Europe.有些政治家想与欧洲⼤陆建⽴更加⾃由的贸易关系。• liberal democracy⾃由民主获取外刊的完整原文以及精讲笔记，请关注微信公众号「早安英文」，回复“外刊”即可。更多有意思的英语干货等着你！【节目介绍】《早安英文-每日外刊精读》，带你精读最新外刊，了解国际最热事件：分析语法结构，拆解长难句，最接地气的翻译，还有重点词汇讲解。所有选题均来自于《经济学人》《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》《华盛顿邮报》《大西洋月刊》《科学杂志》《国家地理》等国际一线外刊。【适合谁听】1、关注时事热点新闻，想要学习最新最潮流英文表达的英文学习者2、任何想通过地道英文提高听、说、读、写能力的英文学习者3、想快速掌握表达，有出国学习和旅游计划的英语爱好者4、参加各类英语考试的应试者（如大学英语四六级、托福雅思、考研等）【你将获得】1、超过1000篇外刊精读课程，拓展丰富语言表达和文化背景2、逐词、逐句精确讲解，系统掌握英语词汇、听力、阅读和语法3、每期内附学习笔记，包含全文注释、长难句解析、疑难语法点等，帮助扫除阅读障碍。

Alla som någon gång har rest till andra länder, i synnerhet längre bort, märker att det är stora skillnader jämfört med hemma i Sverige. Förutom att det ser annorlunda ut märker man också att mycket fungerar och att folk agerar annorlunda. Det är helt enkelt kulturskillnader. I det här avsnittet medverkar Bi Puranen, som är generalsekreterare i organisationen World Values Survey. Hon berättar om vad kulturkartan är och hur den uppstod. Det tas också upp frågor kring kulturer, värderingar och om det kan finnas en koppling mellan olika kulturer och brottslighet. Liksom om kopplingen mellan trygghet, tillit och värderingar.Hör det här och alla andra avsnitt, samt se videor och bilder: https://trygghetspodden.se

Hon är värderingsforskaren som i decennier följt hur världen förändras. Varför menar hon att vi har en värderingskrock i Sverige i dag? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Bi Puranen är framtidsforskaren som sedan 1996 varit generalsekreterare för World Values Survey. Ett gigantiskt forskningsprojekt världen över som i decennier mätt människors värderingar.Med stöd av mätningarna menar Bi Puranen att Sverige är ett extremt land värderingsmässigt, i en global jämförelse. Sverige sticker ut, både i sekulära och självförverkligande värderingar.De senaste åren har Bi Puranen fokuserat extra mycket på migranters värderingar och hur skillnader i värderingar försvårar integrationen."Alltid känt att livet är villkorat”Britt-Inger ”Bi” Puranen föds på vindskammaren i familjens Per Albin-torp, i Sävar i Västerbotten, 1951.En av de händelser som präglat henne och förändrat hennes egna värderingar sker valborgsnatten 1972. Då fick bilen hon färdades i sladd och hamnade i en fors, där Bi fastnade under vatten.Programledare: Martin WicklinProducent: Filip BohmKontakt: sondagsintervjun@sr.se

Ready to see how behavioral science can drive social change? Check out Episode 17 of the Social Change Career Podcast, featuring Andres Casas. He combines neuroscience with policy, music, and activism to make a real impact. From redesigning infrastructure to changing narratives in conflict zones, Andres' story shows how diverse perspectives can build a better world. Be inspired, embrace new ideas, and see how science and society can work together for positive change. Why Take a Listen Neuroscience and Social Change: Discover how Andres Casas transitioned from psychology and biology to neuroscience, using his expertise to influence decision-making processes and drive meaningful social change. Learn how neuroscience can be a powerful evidence based approach for changemaking. The Power of Narratives and Behavioral Science: Explore how Andres leverages competing narratives, conflict resolution, and identity reframing to create positive societal transformations. Creating Positive Impact Through Collaboration: Delve into the innovative programs Andres has launched and/or supported in Colombia and aorund the globe. See how collaborative efforts in behavioral science, technology, and community engagement can address local challenges and boost your career in social change. Plus hear some amazing stories from the frontlines of change. Career Insights: Learn from Andres' experience fostering impactful change through interdisciplinary approaches, great tips on career upskilling, research and much more. Bio: Andrés Casas Casas is a distinguished expert in integrating brain and behavioral sciences to drive prosocial change through translational research and citizen science. He is currently a doctoral researcher pursuing dual Ph.D.s: one in Conflict Resolution and Management at the School of Social and Policy Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tel Aviv University, under a postgraduate scholarship, and another in Neuroscience at the School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia, where he is an Award Fellow of the Academic Assistance Program Vice-Rectory.   As the founder of the Neuropaz initiative, Andrés brings together experts and communities to innovate in peace science. Since 2010, he has led the World Values Survey in Colombia and collaborated with the V-DEM Project. With a Master's in Behavioral and Decision Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master's in Philosophy, and extensive experience across Latin America, the US, Africa, and the Middle East, Andrés applies his expertise to public policy, social norms, and behavioral change communications, developing innovative interventions to overcome sociopsychological and cultural barriers. His consulting work spans these regions, focusing on applying behavioral science and technological innovations to create positive organizational dynamics and trust-building in weak institutional settings. PCDN.global News Don't miss out on the wealth of experiences shared by our diverse guests over 130+ episodes of the award-winning Social Change Career Podcast. Consider joining the PCDN Career Campus to tap into a wellspring of resources tailor-made for impact professionals. For the cost of a couple of coffees, you gain daily job opportunities, networking with peers, expert-guided learning, and exclusive workshops, as well as weekly office hours—essentially a 24/7 career center for those dedicated to making a difference.

Akademicki projekt badawczy World Values Survey od lat bada, ilu obywateli poszczególnych państw byłoby skłonnych walczyć za swój kraj. Na czele listy są Indie - ponad 80 proc. mieszkańców deklaruje, że stanie w obronie swojego kraju. Na drugim miejscu jest Tajwan, na trzecim Szwecja. To deklaracje. Ile ważą w czasach „przedwojennych”? Na to pytanie starają się odpowiedzieć goście audycji 360 stopni: Jacek Czarnecki korespondent wojenny, Polskie Radio, Marek Wałkuski, Polskie Radio, Waszyngton, Beata Płomecka, Polskie Radio, Bruksela, Adam Górczewski, Polskie Radio, Berlin, Ewa Korolczuk, dziennikarka mieszkająca w Szwecji, Marek Chądzyński, 300Gospodarka.pl, gen. Bogusław Pacek, prof. UJ, Bogusław Samol, generał broni Wojska Polskiego w stanie spoczynku, ppłk. Przemysław Lipczyński, Wojska Obrony Cyberprzestrzeni, Agata Grzybowska, fotoreporterka i korespondentka wojenna. Autorem audycji jest Jarosław Kuźniar, redaktor naczelny Voice House. 360 stopni to nowoczesny dźwiękowy dokument. W każdym odcinku Jarosław Kuźniar oraz zaproszeni eksperci, dziennikarze i świadkowie wydarzeń omawiają jeden temat, zagłębiając się w kontekst i konkret.Audycja emitowana jest w każdą niedzielę na antenie radiowej Trójki. Dostępna jest na stronie rozgłośni, a także na voicehouse.co oraz na kanale Voice House na YouTube i w aplikacji Voice House Club.

Reklambefriad återutsändning av ett avsnitt från 2021, som tidigare endast kunde ses i sin helhet bakom betalvägg.Navid pratar med Bi Puranen som är generalsekreterare på World Values Survey om Sverige och svenska värderingar, om hur migranters värderingar förändras när de kommer till Sverige, om hur Sverige inte premierar invandrares handlingskraft, om hur nyanlända i Sverige blir sekulära trots att de behåller sin religion, om varför vi borde skippa flerbarnstillägget och ifall hon är hoppfull inför framtiden.Här hittar du alla samtal från Hur kan vi?Utforska Hurkanvipedia för att lära dig mer Stötta Hur kan vi? 3.0 genom att bli månadsgivare härBoka oss till ditt team, ledningsgrupp eller företag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prediction Time—RSJIn a year when countries as diverse as India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Taiwan, Pakistan and Palau go for their elections, it is tempting to go for an overarching theme for the year while looking ahead. Unfortunately, like these aforementioned elections and the many others that will see about 50 per cent of the human population exercise their democratic choice, there seems to be only a messy mix of political signals emerging from them. Illiberal forces are rising in some places, and autocrats are rubber-stamping their authority in others. Democracy is blooming afresh in a few, while the trends of deglobalisation and closed borders are resonating among others. Of course, there are the wars old and new and, maybe, a few more round the corner to complicate any attempt at a broad narrative for the world. To add to the woes of anyone trying to write a piece like this, the economic macros globally look volatile and inchoate. There is increasing talk of a soft landing of the US economy while the EU and the UK stare at another lost year. Depending on who you speak to, China has either put its economic issues behind it and is ready to charge back with its investment in future technologies like AI, EVs and hi-tech manufacturing, or it is at the “Japan moment” of the late 80s. Japan, on the other hand, is itself having a brief moment of revival, and no one knows if it will have legs or if it is yet another false dawn.It is foolhardy to purvey macro forecasts in this environment. But then this newsletter won't write itself. No? So, I guess the best course then is to make more specific predictions instead of taking big swings and hoping those come true while the macros swing wildly. This will also satisfy Pranay's pet peeve about generic predictions that I mentioned in the last newsletter. So, let me get going with 10 somewhat specific predictions for next year.* President Biden will decide sometime in early February that he cannot lead the Democratic Party to power in the 2024 elections. He will opt out of the race and give possibly the most well-backed Democrat, financially and otherwise, a really short window of four months to clinch the nomination. In a way, this will be the best option for his party. If he continued to run for the 2024 elections, it would have been apparent to many in the electorate that they are risking a President who won't last the full term. If he had opted out earlier, the long-drawn primary process would have led to intense infighting among the many factions of the party, eventually leading to fratricide or a Trump-like populist to emerge perhaps. A narrow window will allow the Party to back an establishment figure and reduce the fraternal bloodletting. Who will emerge from this is anyone's guess. But whoever it might be, if (and it is a big if) they have to come up against Trump, they will lose. To me, the only way Trump doesn't become the next President is if he isn't on the ballot. And the only way that looks possible is if he loses his legal battles. Otherwise, you will see a second Trump term which will be worse than the first one. * There's way too much confidence about the Fed having piloted a ‘safe landing' for the US economy despite the many odds that were stacked against it. I think this is fundamentally misplaced. The fiscal deficit is unsustainable, and much of the soft landing is thanks to it. The GDP growth has been supported by an almost doubling of the federal fiscal deficit. This won't last. The higher rates that haven't yet led to any real string of bankruptcies or asset bubble collapses will begin to make an impact. The geopolitical risks that have only been aggravated in the last 12 months and the increasing protectionism worldwide will make it difficult to sustain growth at 2023 levels. My view is that the real landing will be in 2024, and it won't be soft.* China will get more adventurous geopolitically as it weakens economically. Look, the property market crisis is real in China and given the influence it wields on its economy, it is difficult to see any return to the ‘normal' 8 per cent growth anytime soon. The local government finances will worsen, and there is a real possibility of a few of them defaulting. There will be more fiscal support to prop up the numbers and more packages for sectors in stress. Foreign inflow will continue to be anaemic, though it won't be negative, as it turned out late last year. The Chinese customers' long-awaited consumption spree isn't coming in 2024. All in all, China will stutter while still wowing the world with its progress in tech.* BJP will come back to power, but it will fall a bit short of 300 seats. This will surprise many, considering the continued electoral success of its machinery and all the Ram Mandir ballast it plans for itself from this month onwards. There are a couple of reasons for it, largely driven by electoral arithmetic across the states where it did very well in 2019 and where a repeat showing will be difficult. Also, the sense of complacency about winning it hands down will mean a letup in the door-to-door mobilisation model that it has perfected. All of this will mean a decline in 30-40 seats across the board. The new Modi cabinet will be a surprise with new Finance and Defence ministers and a whole host of new faces as it goes for a generational change in leadership.* The somewhat surprising trend of record US deficit going hand-in-hand with the relatively strong showing of the dollar in the past two years will eventually come to a face-off. And my guess is 2024 is when the dollar will blink. As other emerging economies start to trade in currencies other than dollars - who wants to risk more exposure to the dollar? - and its economy doesn't have a soft landing like I predict, US dollar will be hit. My guess is that 2024 will be the first year of a 3-4-year dollar down cycle. In the next year, I predict the dollar to fall by 10 per cent against most world currencies. This might not hold with India because we are a bit of a unique case. But a dollar slide looks inevitable to me.* I had predicted a more aggressive anti-trust stance and significant moves against Big Tech by the FTC. It didn't pan out. So, I will repeat the prediction. Lina Khan, the FTC Commissioner, has a nine-month window to go after them, after which it isn't certain she will continue to be in her post. I predict a big scalp during this time, which will then be legally challenged. But expect a tough couple of quarters as she and her team do their best to leave a mark for the future.* The Indian economy will continue its trend of surprising on the upside, though I think global headwinds will temper the overall growth. I expect a 6.5 per cent growth with the inflation at the 4.5 per cent mark through the year. The much-awaited capex cycle will not be broad-based and will show up in select sectors led by large Indian conglomerates or global platform players. I expect FII inflow to be among the lowest in many years in 2024, and much of the equity market will be buoyed by domestic fund inflow into the market. The Nifty will remain flat or be up 5 per cent because of global weakness and the relative overvaluation seen already.* The Israel-Hamas war will end faster than people think. Maybe by April. Not because there will be some solution agreed between the parties. There's nobody to fight any more in Giza. The Hezbollah won't get involved, and the Houthi insurgency will be a mere storm in the teacup. On the other hand, the Ukraine war will continue with no real end in sight during the year. A Trump (or Republican government) in 2025 will likely stop funding the war, and that will pressure Ukraine to negotiate with Putin. But that's for 2025.* Two specific corporate predictions: One, AI will continue to impress us with its capabilities without making a dent on real business. So expect to be surprised by a best seller written by an unknown author that will later revealed to be an AI-trained algorithm. Or a music album, even. There will be many conferences and papers, but AI's wider impact will still be distant in 2025. Two, I think Novo Nordisk will be well on its way to becoming the most valued company in the world in 2024. It might become the most valued in Europe during the year itself as it will struggle to produce enough of its weight loss drugs to keep up with demand.* I forecast one of two contentious pieces of legislation will come into play after the elections are over. We will see a real move on either the Uniform Civil Code or on one-nation one-election (ONOE) at the back end of the year. These are issues close to this government; they will get these going right after the elections.That's that, then. We will see how they go during the year.India Policy Watch: The Services vs Manufacturing DebateInsights on current policy issues in India— Pranay KotasthaneBreaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future, a book by economists Raghuram Rajan and Rohit Lamba, has started a much-needed discussion on India's future growth trajectory. The authors challenge the dominant narrative that India should imitate the manufacturing-led growth strategy followed by the East Asian countries. They instead point to India's comparative advantage in low-end and high-end services, making a case for a policy reprioritisation to double down on these strengths. The book argues that replicating China's manufacturing success is neither possible nor desirable. Not possible because manufacturing supply chains are shortening due to increased protectionism and higher rates of automation, making the conditions far more difficult than what China faced. Moreover, China hasn't gone away; it remains a formidable competitor in manufacturing. Replicating that success might not even be desirable, they contend, as the value added in a product's manufacturing stage is dwarfed by the value captured in the upstream R&D stage and the downstream services (branding, marketing, content production, etc.) stage. And hence, they are against the kind of subsidies on offer for electronics and chip manufacturing assembly. The Micron chip assembly plant is a particular thorn in their eye because it will cost Indians $2 billion and produce a mere 5000 direct jobs with no R&D spillover. They argue that services and Services for manufacturing are the sweet spot for India to focus on. The money splurged on manufacturing and assembly should be ploughed back into education and health, priming India's human capital for global success.In sharp contrast, international trade economist Devashish Mitra makes the case that low-end export-led manufacturing (such as in textile, apparel, and leather) is the only way out for India. In his book review for the Economic Times, Mitra writes:“India is a labour-abundant economy. This abundance is in low-skilled labour, given that almost 80% of its working-age population does not have even a higher secondary education, with only an eighth of the working-age population having studied beyond high school. While India adds 8-10 million people to its labour force annually, roughly 2 million are college-educated or beyond. There is also a wide variation in the quality of degree programmes across India, most of which cannot impart marketable skills. Thus, high-skilled workers are scarce.Standard international trade theory tells us that an economy abundant in low-skilled labour, when open to international trade, will specialise in low-skilled labour-intensive production activities, which are the ones in which such a country has its inherent comparative advantage. Furthermore, India's technology-driven comparative advantage is also expected to be in low-end manufacturing activities, as those would be the ones in which India's productivity disadvantage relative to advanced economies would be the least, for example, textiles, apparel and footwear. Thus, high-skill specialisation for India, as envisioned by Rajan and Lamba, would have to defy standard international trade theory.”Mitra also points out that the government should prioritise solving the unemployment problem, the only way around which is low-end manufacturing because IT and IT services have historically had comparatively low levels of employment growth.Reading these two perspectives over the past few days has been rewarding. This is precisely the debate that needs the attention of our policymaking elite. At this stage, I have three initial observations.One, the services vs manufacturing is a false binary. Both views are actually quite similar in their essence because they both advocate capitalising on India's comparative advantages. That advantage lies in high-end services such as chip design and in low-end manufacturing such as textiles and footwear. There is no need to choose just one of them. Success in both areas needs the same ingredients—eliminate self-defeating policies, improve skilling, pass trade-friendly reforms, and invest in health and education.Two, I feel the criticism of low-end chip and electronics assembly misses an important consideration. If chips are the building blocks of the Information Age, it makes sense for India to begin the journey at the lower end of the chip manufacturing supply chain and climb up that ladder over two decades or so. Jobs generated per rupee of money spent is not the only criterion that should motivate economic decision-making. For example, India's nuclear energy sector is not evaluated primarily on the number of jobs it creates. Similarly, the primary goal of building the intellectual and manufacturing capability for making chips is to reduce critical vulnerabilities in the future. India can pursue the twin goals of doubling down on comparative advantages and reducing vulnerabilities simultaneously. In any case, attracting a single 65-nanometre specialised fab (which would cost around ₹10,000 crores) doesn't come at the expense of a better university education system. India can do both. Third, the book brilliantly emphasises that the services sector needs a lot more policy focus. Trade economists propose that we are heading towards a future where manufacturing supply chains will become shorter (because of protectionism and China-related fears) while services supply chains will become longer (because of better technology). This implies that services as a percentage of global trade will only rise. When that happens, nation-states will start imposing trade barriers for services, too. So, the Indian government needs to champion trade frameworks that bring down services trade costs. An analogous case is that of the Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of the WTO. Signed in the nineties, the ITA substantially brought down tariffs on information technology goods and their intermediate products. This move immensely benefited multinational companies and consumers worldwide, including in India. Similarly, it's time for India to champion a Global Services Trade Agreement that lowers barriers that Indian service providers face in participating in global trade. It also becomes clear why data localisation policies that hamper services exports will have a disproportionately negative impact on India's economic future. Finally, do read both the book and Devashish Mitra's paper linked in the HomeWork section. And yes, check out our Puliyabaazi with Rohit Lamba, which discusses some of these themes.PolicyWTF: How Pro-Business Protectionism Hurts Indian WomenThis section looks at egregious public policies. Policies that make you go: WTF, Did that really happen?— Pranay KotasthaneBy now, it's widely known that Bangladesh has eaten away at India's share in textile and apparel exports. This industry is labour-intensive and employs a significant proportion of women in the formal labour force—46% of all Indian women in the manufacturing sector are employed by apparel and textile industries taken together. Hence, it's important to diagnose the reason for India's decline. As with policy success, policy failure can also have multiple causes. Bangladeshi exports received preferential treatment in the West as part of the latter's policy to help poorer countries. This is one important reason that helped Bangladesh. However, this reason alone doesn't explain India's decline in fibre production. It turns out that the reason is our favourite villain: pro-business protectionism. I learned about this causal linkage from an excellent 2022 paper, Reigniting the Manmade Clothing Sector in India, by Abhishek Anand and Naveen Joseph Thomas.This is how I understood the story that Anand and Joseph narrate. India has been losing global market share in textiles and apparel since 2011 to Bangladesh and Vietnam. The global demand for artificial fabric-based cloth (such as polyester) is far higher than that for natural fabric-based cloth (such as cotton) for cost and durability reasons. Thus, India's underperformance is largely due to a decline in its exports in the artificial fibre segment. And why is that the case? The most important input for the polyester fabric is a chemical called Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA). The villain enters the scene. In October 2013, the two major domestic producers of PTA (Reliance Industries Ltd. and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation India Ltd.) petitioned the government to impose anti-dumping duties on imported PTA. The government agreed. The anti-dumping duties were supposed to remain in force for six months. But they were kept in force for over six years! To make matters worse, the government imposed additional import tariffs on PTA in 2018 as part of its atmanirbharta driveoverdrive. This rise in PTA costs had a cascading effect on the downstream fibre-making and apparel industries, making their products costly even as Bangladesh continued enjoying preferential tariff treatment in the EU. Vietnam benefited from trade agreements with Australia, Canada, the EU, and also the RCEP. The productivity of India's textile sector declined, and many potential jobs vanished in thin air, disproportionately impacting women.There's an even uglier face to this fiasco. While large sections of Indians lost out, the position of a select few protected businesses improved. Vertically integrated firms with a presence in the entire supply chain from PTA to polyester yarn, and finally, apparel, benefited immensely as their competitors had to pay higher rates for the imported PTA. Protected from the cost of imports due to their in-house PTA production capabilities, these companies cornered a bigger domestic market share. Notably, their lower productivity means that even these protected firms can't compete in the global market. This a canonical example of how pro-business policies hurt markets and people. Even though the government dropped the anti-dumping duties on PLA in 2020 and started a Production-linked Incentive (PLI) for textiles, it simultaneously increased import duties for the downstream polyester to now protect domestic yarn producers from foreign competition! Talk about learning from past mistakes. PolicyWTF indeed.In any case, do read the entire paper. It's written lucidly, without the jargon and the scary Greek alphabet.HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters* [Article] Martin Wolf has an excellent column in the Financial Times on liberalism and its discontents. It cites the Inglehart-Welzel Cultural Map to argue that even if there is no ‘clash of civilisations', there seems to be a ‘divergence of civilisations' on freedom-related questions. As an aside, I observed that there is no data for India in the seventh round of the World Values Survey, which covers the period 2017-21. Does any reader know why? Is it a story similar to India pulling out of the PISA rankings? * [Video] This is a good conversation on Devashish Mitra's paper Manufacturing-fed, Export-led Growth for Gainful Employment and Skill Creation. The presentation has no scary equations, and the discussion is insightful. This is a public episode. 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Sign up for the Make Work Better newsletterEat Sleep Work Repeat is hosted by Bruce Daisley, Ellen C Scott and Matthew Cook.Ellen wrote about her learnings about being a managerDespite government threats of legal action Cambridgeshire council are continuing their evidence-led trial of the 4-day week. “Nine in ten councils are struggling with job recruitment and retention and a four-day working week could be the answer”Ellen mentions this article on Stylist about boundaries (registration required)Half of the employees of Grindr were fired after the firm issued a RTO order. This included 100% of the firm's trans employees. As Matt points out in the show trans employees are subject to the legislative whims of different states in the US and understandably try to locate in safe places.We talk about the World Values Survey report "What the world thinks about work"People in the UK are least likely to say work is important in their life. It's still seems pretty high, 73% of the UK public say work is very or rather important in their life - but significantly lower than other countries. Other western nations such as Italy, Spain, Sweden, France and Norway all rank much higher than the UK on this measure, with more than nine in 10 saying work is important in their life.Headline warning: This is not a new development. the share of the British public who say work is important in their life has hardly changed in three decades But there are big generational differences in views on whether work should always come first. One of the most interesting charts has been millennial's views crashing: it went from a hustle culture high of 41% in 2009 to 14% in 2022. That is a huge shift in attitudeLibby Sander is an internationally renowned expert on work and the workplace, the MBA Director and Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Bond University. She is a leading thinker on understanding the future of work, and how we can reimagine it to live more meaningful and creative lives.Read Libby on RTO Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A few months ago Ron DeSantis blocked an AP African American course, by stating that they were trying to use Black History to shoe horn in Queer theory.  This did not sit right with the African American Community, So Benjimen Crump petitioned a law suit against the Florida board of education.  And that they expect removal of all content on critical race theory, black queer studies, intersectionality, and other topics that violate their laws.  But then turn around and mandate that Schools are to teach that Slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.  Christopher Columbus discovered North America, he didn't.  But for whatever reason he is a pivotal point in American history in reference to discovery of America? Senior Columbus initiated the trans-Atlantic slave trade in early February 1494.  He sent thousands of Taino Indians to Spain And for those who were left, well they were given to whoever wanted them.  Mind you to do whatever they pleased.  This was quoted from Christopher Columbus journals, That the people were so full of love and without greed. these journals, the men would rape the indigenous women to break their will and spirit.  But this is not something that was taught in elementary textbooks and probably shouldn't.   There is a special kind of delusion here in the United States.  This delusion is the denial of the holocaust, some feel that it just didn't happen.  Son I've been to a concentration camp in Germany, No bullshit birds won't even fly over that bitch.  Kim Daniels theatrically is a black woman but we will call her do do brown.  Had the audacity to say out her mouth, and I quote, I thank god for slavery.  Then she Goes to say I thank god for the crack house, if it wasn't for the crack house god wouldn't be able to use me like he can use me now, I thank god for slavery because if it wasn't for slavery I'd probably be somewhere in Africa worshipping a tree.  vivek Ramaswamy is a republican presidential candidate. This guy is talking about raising the voting age to 25.  Trust me when I say I am about to tear this mother fucker apart.  But for now I will digress, Then he said that the young would need to pass a civics test in order to vote.  Which is an inalienable right as an American once you turned 18.  to gain the right to vote without taking a civics test, you have to perform a civic duty by serving in the military, fire department or the local Police department for 6 months.   In a podcast he ask are you going to make a contribution this country?  Do you actually know something about this country?  First of all do you know how many dumb Maga mother fuckers are out there?  Those are trumps people, he likes them dumb, because the dumb are easily swayed.  Secondly let me ask you this question, what have you done for this country.  A common slogan of proponents of lowering the voting age was "old enough to fight, old enough to vote". Determined to get around inaction on the issue, congressional allies included a provision for the 18-year-old vote in a 1970 bill that extended the Voting Rights Act.  the Hindustan times” The recent attacks against African students in India have touched off a national debate about a highly sensitive subject. The nation has received a considerable amount of negative media coverage criticizing it as a racially intolerant country. This accusation is supported by the most recent round of reports published by the World Values Survey, an internationally reputable polling organization, which found in 2013 that 43.5% of Indians would not want a neighbor of a different race, putting India second worldwide only to Jordan by that measure of racial intolerance. From immorality to fornication to child sacrifice, aka abortion, politically this is where I country lies.  We are in the hands of evil men Red or Blue it doesn't matter.  Satan's has his 5 generals in our Government and if that's the case only darkness lies ahead for U.S. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/according-2-b-matthews/support

Ibland kallas Sverige Landet Lagom. Men i internationella jämförelser är Sverige snarare ett land som sticker ut. I World Values Survey som följer människors värderingar och attityder runtom i världen ligger Sverige främst gällande ”frihetliga värderingar”; som jämställdhet mellan könen, att kunna och våga göra sin röst hörd och att själv få göra sina livsval kring exempelvis äktenskap eller abort. När V-Dem-institutet undersöker graden av demokrati i världens länder är Sverige bland tjugotalet länder i världen som framstår som ”extremt demokratiska”. Är Sverige Landet Lagom, eller snarare extremt? Eller borde vi kanske inte se på länder så?Programmet är en repris från 8 maj 2023.Medverkande: Bi Puranen, docent ekonomisk historia och generalsekreterare World Values Survey; Mikael Hjerm, professor sociologi Umeå universitet och svensk samordnare European Social Survey; Staffan Lindberg, professor statsvetenskap och föreståndare V-Dem-institutet Göteborgs universitet; Sofia Bard, chef enheten för Sverigebildsanalys Svenska Institutet.Reporter: Ylva Carlqvist WarnborgProducent: Björn Gunérbjorn.guner@sr.se

Ibland kallas Sverige Landet Lagom. Men i internationella jämförelser är Sverige snarare ett land som sticker ut. I World Values Survey som följer människors värderingar och attityder runtom i världen ligger Sverige främst gällande ”frihetliga värderingar”; som jämställdhet mellan könen, att kunna och våga göra sin röst hörd och att själv få göra sina livsval kring exempelvis äktenskap eller abort. När V-Dem-institutet undersöker graden av demokrati i världens länder är Sverige bland tjugotalet länder i världen som framstår som ”extremt demokratiska”. Är Sverige Landet Lagom, eller snarare extremt? Eller borde vi kanske inte se på länder så?Medverkande: Bi Puranen, docent ekonomisk historia och generalsekreterare World Values Survey; Mikael Hjerm, professor sociologi Umeå universitet och svensk samordnare European Social Survey; Staffan Lindberg, professor statsvetenskap och föreståndare V-Dem-institutet Göteborgs universitet; Sofia Bard, chef enheten för Sverigebildsanalys Svenska Institutet.Reporter: Ylva Carlqvist WarnborgProducent: Björn Gunérbjorn.guner@sr.se

World Values Survey shows declining in favor for democracy -- USS research on "talking" plants and water conservation

Scandinavian countries are well-known for high standards of living and many people wonder about the origins of the welfare state model in Scandinavia and why it has worked so well. The features of the welfare state in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden typically include high state spending, strong universal public services, and relatively high equality in gender roles.But what explains the success of this model of development and how did these countries get to where they are today? These are some of the questions my guest – Harald Eia – tries to answer in a recent book co-authored with Ole-Martin Ihle. The book – The Mystery of Norway – discusses how Norway became one of the most prosperous countries in the world. It focuses on the relationship between wealth and happiness, and the power of civil society and trade unions in negotiating wages and a range of benefits. The book also highlights the important role played by The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration – popularly known in Norway by its acronym – NAV, which administers a third of the national budget through schemes such as unemployment benefit, work assessment allowance, sickness benefit, pensions, child benefit and cash-for-care benefit.Harald Eia is a sociologist and became a household name in Norway in the mid-1990s having starred in several hit comedy shows. He has since then been one of the country's most popular and well-known comedians. Key highlights Introduction - 00:52Is there a Norwegian model of development? - 03:18Origins and functions of the welfare state in Norway: 06:22Can money make you happy? 20:20Relative poverty in one of the world's wealthiest countries: 28:30Immigration: 35:13Host:Professor Dan Banik, University of Oslo, Twitter: @danbanik  @GlobalDevPodApple Google Spotify YouTubehttps://in-pursuit-of-development.simplecast.com/

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There has always been a generational gap between the young and the old with their differing values and attitudes on various topics ranging from parenting to politics. But are these differences really because of the difference in age? Does our age really matter so much and how can we bridge this generational gap between the young and the old? On the sixth episode of the second season, host and Associate Director at the Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Liang Kaixin chats with Dr Kanwaljit Soin, an orthopaedic and hand surgeon, and Dr Teo Kay Key, a Research Fellow at the IPS Social Lab, about generational divide, ageism, retirement and re-employment. Find out more about the young vs the old: The Straits Times (1 Nov 2021): Retirement and re-employment ages in Singapore will be raised to 65 and 70 ·       The Straits Times (30 Sep 2021): Ending ageism - the prejudice against one's future self TODAY (19 Apr 2021): Generational divide emerges in debate over young singles choosing to move out of parents' home The Straits Times (23 Mar 2021): Singapore's approach to healthy ageing is to see it as a positive force CNA (25 Jul 2020): Commentary: Older workers vulnerable to rising tide of retrenchment as ageist mindsets persist London School of Economics (12 Feb 2020): Welcome to the multi-stage life Channel News Asia (25 Oct 2019):Commentary: Regardless of age, here's how to make sense of Singapore's generation divide About our guests: Dr Kanwaljit Soin Orthopaedic and Hand Surgeon Kanwaljit graduated top of her class with MBBS Hons in 1966 and received her Master of Medicine (Surgery) from the University of Singapore in 1970. She was the President of Singapore Orthopaedic Association in 2014 and the President of the Singapore Hand Society in 1989-1990. In 1992, she became Singapore's first female Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP). She was also founding member and president of the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE). Her other credentials include being the founding chair of the Singapore chapter of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), founding president of Women's Initiative for Ageing Successfully (WINGS) and the Global Ambassador of HelpAge International. She was named Singapore's “Women of the Year” in 1992 and has received many other accolades since then including being awarded UNIFEM Lifetime Achievement Award, Singapore Medical Association Merit Award and the “Good Samaritan” Award from the Rotary Club of Singapore. Dr Teo Kay Key Research Fellow at Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) Kay Key is Research Fellow at the IPS Social Lab. She has a PhD in Political Science from the National University of Singapore. Her research interests are in political and social attitudes, public opinion, voting behaviour, and Singapore society. She is interested in examining these topics using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods. Prior to joining IPS, she worked in the civil service for nearly three years doing strategic planning, training, and policy work. She also has a Masters in Political Behaviour from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and a Bachelors in Social Science from the Singapore Management University. Her recent works include the World Values Survey and “Integral: A Report on Social Integration in Singapore for the 10th Anniversary of the NIC” as well as “Religiosity and the management of religious harmony: Responses from the IPS survey on race, religion and language”. On Diversity is a podcast inspired by the Institute of Policy Studies Managing Diversities research programme. In each episode, we chat with guests to explore what diversity means to them, the changes they are making, and the changes they hope to see in an increasingly fragmented society. More from On Diversity Season 2 Episode 5: The New Civil Society, with Carol Soon, IPS Senior Research Fellow and Head of Society and Culture, and Woo Qiyun, Environmentalist and creator of The Weird and Wild Season 2 Episode 4: Diversity in Elite Schools, with Gillian Koh, IPS Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow, and Paul Jerusalem, master's student at NUS Season 2 Episode 3: The Plight of Buskers, with Yeo Ying Hao, Co-chairman of Buskers Assocation, and Louis Ng, Nee Soon GRC MP Season 2 Episode 2: Stay-at-home Dads, with Kelvin Seah, full-time stay-home-dad of two, and Tam Wai Jia, Medical Doctor Season 2 Episode 1: Conversations about Race, with Dr Daniel Goh, Associate Professor of Sociology at NUS, and Haresh Tilani, Co-founder of Ministry of Funny See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Forskaren om värderingar och olika kulturers perspektiv på livet. Sedan många år generalsekreterare i World Values Survey som i 40 år undersökt och analyserat människors värderingar och övertygelser. Bi Puranen är docent i ekonomisk historia och samarbetar med Institutet för framtidsstudier och Karolinska Institutet. Bi Puranen var under en period chefredaktör för Nationalencyklopedin. Mitt program handlar om värderingar, sjukdomar, olika kulturers livsperspektiv och om varför migranters ovilja mot att vaccinera sig delvis är en myt. Och om nSamuel Burvall i Burträsk som trodde att det var orden som smittade när man blev sjuk och inte virus eller bakterier.Om Bi PuranenForskare, 70 årFödd i Umeå, bosatt i Stockholm och på EkeröTidigare Sommarvärd 1988 och 2014Producent: Anders Diamant

Navid pratar med Bi Puranen som är Generalsekreterare på World Values Survey om Sverige och svenska värderingar, om hur migranters värderingar förändras när de kommer till Sverige, om hur Sverige inte premierar invandrares handlingskraft, om hur nyanlända i Sverige blir sekulära trots att de behåller sin religion, om varför vi borde skippa flerbarnstillägget och om hon är hoppfull inför framtiden. Vill du höra hela samtalet? Gå in på www.patreon.com/hurkanvi och bli Patreon. Har du inte råd att bli Patreon? Hör av dig till oss på hej@hurkanvi.se så löser vi det. Gillar du det Hur kan vi? gör och vill stötta med en engångssumma så swisha till 123 124 77 33. Vill du boka Navid som samtalsledare, moderator eller föreläsare? Gå in på www.navidmodiri.com/boka För att fortsätta samtalet, gå med i gruppen "Hur kan vi? - Eftersnack" på Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/hurkanvi Alla avsnitt av podden och kontaktuppgifter hittar du på https://www.hurkanvi.se.

I detta avsnitt samtalar vi med Bi Puranen som leder den svenska forskningen för World Values Survey där man också gör särskilda studier kring migranter, en grupp som sällan kommer med i forskningsstudier, deras röst hörs inte. Här berättar Bi om vad som framkommit i de studier som hittills gjorts i Sverige. Medverkande: Bi Puranen, forskare och  Generalsekreterare vid World Values Survey Programledare: Anders Nordh, SKR Tid: 34:18

In this video, I am exploring some graphs and tables from the magnificent study of Pippa Norris from Harvard and Ronald Inglehart from University of Maryland, Ann Arbor about cosmopolitanism, globalization in 2005 from World Values Survey

A massive Cultural war erupted last week, yet again, on the topic of race, all because someone of prominence had the audacity to declare that America is not a racist country.There are a few different ways to analyze this; the first being technically.A country is simply a land mass defined as a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory. The people within that country are capable of doing racist things and even supporting and enacting racist policies, but unless there is 100% agreement and compliance on those programs, it is simply inaccurate and patently unfair to assert that a nation is racist. And certainly, all indications are that Americans, overwhelmingly want to see, as our founding documents demand, all Americans treated equally. The debate centers on the extent to which systems within the country — business, government, law enforcement — reflect biases that disadvantage non-Whites. That’s not the same as the country itself being racist, a position that it seems safe to assume most Americans wouldn’t agree with.Secondly, we must once again, as is far too often the case, remind Americans to stop hating America and casting it as the worst at everything ever. This national self-loathing is a cancer that will destroy us. While nearly impossible to properly calculate or quantify, the level of racism in America is by far no means vastly higher than throughout the world. Anecdotally, we know that European countries continue to tolerate banana peels and monkey chants directed at black soccer players. In terms of data and research, America shines like a beacon, yet that never seems to be reported. A 2019 study on racial discrimination in hiring showed that “France has the highest discrimination rates, followed by Sweden,” and the study found “smaller differences among Great Britain, Canada, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, the United States, and Germany.” Meanwhile, the World Values Survey, which has been measuring global attitudes and opinions for decades, asked respondents in more than 80 different countries to identify kinds of people they would not want as neighbors. Some respondents, picking from a list, chose "people of a different race." The more frequently that people in a given country say they don't want neighbors from other races, the researchers reasoned, the less racially tolerant you could call that society. Whether you agree with their methodology or not, the United States had the lowest rate of people saying they wouldn’t want to live near people of a different race, to the tune of less than 5%. Meanwhile, almost all of Europe and India were closer to 50%.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/soccer-spotlight-europe-grapples-racism-field-n992911https://sociologicalscience.com/articles-v6-18-467/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/05/15/a-fascinating-map-of-the-worlds-most-and-least-racially-tolerant-countries/Which brings us to the third and final technicality we must acknowledge before addressing the statement “America is not a racist country.” Bigotry is a human condition that lives in all of us. Racism is a form of bigotry, although not all bigotry is racist. This is instructive, informative and helpful in an empathetic way if we are to ever move this conversation forward. All of us, every single one, is a bigot, defined as: “A person who is unreasonably prejudiced against or antagonistic towards a person on the basis of their membership of a particular group.” Personally, I am a bigot towards obese people, immediately judging them as being lazy and hating themselves. Also, fundamentally “wear it on their sleeve,” religious people; the kind who can’t form one sentence without preaching their gospel to you. And, while not quite the same as bigotry, I also cannot stand people with low self-confidence (this doesn’t quite qualify because it’s more of a personality trait that you can’t identify merely by the color of someone’s skin or the size of their ass but you get the point).Specific to race, America (and the world, but we already covered that) is filled with racists. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that if you’re acknowledging that racism goes in all directions and almost all of us can and have been victims of it, then I’d be willing to dispute the notion that America is not a racist country. As a white man, I’ve been targeted and attacked for the color of my skin by black men on more than one occasion, prominently so since I started dating my African American wife 6 years ago. Christina has dealt with various forms of attacks from other black people because she’s with a white man. That’s still racist, even if it involves people of the same skin color. Just a couple weeks ago, an Asian man intentionally set out to rape a woman solely because she was white, as retribution for the rise in anti-Asian sentiment over the last year. The tension between Hispanics and African Americans is well known and historically long. Jokes about Asian drivers, Black People not working, Hispanics being lazy, and Jews being cheap have been tolerated and celebrated since the beginning of time. Using a limp wrist or lisp to indicate the presence of homosexuality is still common, as is all forms of intolerance of the LGBTQ community…so yeah, if that’s what we’re talking about, I’d rephrase it to “America like the rest of the world, is a nation filled with bigots.” https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-accused-attempting-sexually-assault-185708607.htmlBut that’s not what we’re talking about. Right now, in 2021, America being racist is entirely about the oppression of minorities by white people.Most Americans are in agreement about the existence of racism and racial discrimination at the individual level. We all know that there are people out there who view people of other races as inferior, and most of us disdain the people who hold those views. Thus, America is not a racist country and saying so shouldn’t be controversial. But, of course, in 2021, everything is controversial and divisive.Enter Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the only Black Republican Senator, and an ardent supporter of police, who has also spoken openly of being profiled and mistreated by law enforcement his entire life. While being an elected senator he was once questioned by Capital Police as to whether or not his credentials were real because he “didn’t look like a senator,” and yet Scott knows the importance of law enforcement; and law enforcement reform as it relates to race.Last week, in the Republican response to Joe Biden’s address to congress, Scott said "Hear me clearly, America is not a racist country.” For the next 13 hours, the hashtag trended #uncleTim, a play on words referencing the revolting phrase “Uncle Tom,” to mean: “a black man considered to be excessively obedient or servile to white people.” Scott had the impudence to assert that America wasn’t racist and Americans responded by being racist. Scott also said, “Today, kids are being taught that the color of their skin defines them again. And if you look a certain way, they're an oppressor,” he said. “From colleges, to corporations, to our culture, people are making money and gaining power by pretending we haven't made any progress at all…It's backwards to fight discrimination with different types of discrimination. And it's wrong to try to use our painful past to dishonestly shut down debates in the present.” He's 100% correct and the fact that his assertion was even debated for one second shows the depths of this mess we’re in that is quite literally tearing us apart.To her credit, Vice-President Kamala Harris, who is half black, said the next day that “no, I don't think America is a racist country, but we also do have to speak the truth about the history of racism in our country and its existence today," There is an indisputable gap between white people and Black and Latino people when it comes to life expectancy, education, and wealth. It is legitimate for us all of us to explore why that is so, and what role all of us play…including the Black and Latino communities themselves. It’s as wrong of white people to stupidly say “that’s just because they’re dumb and lazy,” and it is of African-Americans and Hispanics to say “it’s all white peoples’ fault.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/29/sen-tim-scott-says-america-isnt-racist-data-suggests-otherwise/4887356001/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/29/what-back-and-forth-over-america-being-racist-country-is-actually-about/To his credit, President Joe Biden in an interview Thursday added, “I don’t think America’s racist, but I think the overhang from all of the Jim Crow (laws), and before that slavery, have had a cost, and we have to deal with it… I don’t think the American people are racist but I think after 400 years, African Americans have been left in a position where they’re so far behind the eight ball in terms of education, health, in terms of opportunity.” https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/biden-i-dont-think-the-american-people-are-racist-but/DRK3F6Q2JBGC5B4H2IJBXENTTI/ He's right, his vice-president is right, and so is Senator Scott. All of them are right…and insisting, yet again, that only one side has the moral high ground or authority on this subject will be what dooms us all. People don’t like harsh truths, but that’s a part of life; at least it used to be and needs to be again. Just as I respond every time we have a mass shooting in America and everyone starts screaming about gun control by pointing out we will never stop senseless and inexplicable murders, I respond similarly here. We should do reasonable things to make heinous incidents of mass shootings as rare as possible…and nothing more.Here's the harsh truth; there will NEVER be a day when my wife and I can leave our home and know, with 100% certainty that we won’t be targeted for the color of our skin; either hers or mine. As it is now, those incidents are rare, but memorable and scarring. And we accept this as a fact of loving one another, and realize that we will never truly escape the rare but painful incidents we will have to endure as a result of loving one another. As a nation, we should absolutely do everything we can to ensure fair hiring practices, reform the racial inequity that is undeniable within our justice system, and give law enforcement whatever tools and training it may need in various parts of the country to make sure they are treating all humans they contact with the exact same manner. And none of that will end racism, or hate, or bigotry. In fact, it may not even lessen it.As we pursue reforms, we do need to heed Senator Scott’s words and ensure that we aren’t fighting discrimination by discriminating. Punishing white people for their pigment will do nothing to improve the lives of black people, and white people uttering moronic phrases like “what are you looking at me for? I don’t own no slaves,” does nothing to lower the temperature of the discussion and bring us closer together, which should be the goal. As a guy married to a black woman and, therefore, part of a black family, and as someone who’s cadre of friends is becoming more and more black, I can say that whether it has to do with the color of their skin, their culture, or simply how they were raised, the black people in my life have done nothing but enrich and improve it; and many of them have expressed the same thing to me vis a vis their lives. Imagine that; you actually get to know someone and you find out what they have to offer as a human…and it’s almost always something amazing, regardless of their color, creed, and I’ve learned, size and confidence. Working to eradicate your bias is a life-long journey if you’re even willing to buy a ticket for the train, but it’s worth it. The energy and negativity we spend on hating someone solely for how they look or who they love is beyond toxic, it’s malignant and it will kill us all.

Conversația cu Bogdan Voicu a plecat de la o observație și o teamă - de ce pare că suntem din ce în ce mai furioși și mai puțin înțelegători între noi? Ce ni se întâmplă? Bogdan este sociolog și cercetător la Institutul de Cercetare a Calității Vieții al Academiei Române. E parte din grupul de cercetători români care lucrează în echipa World Values Survey și unul dintre coordonatorii cărții Atlasul Valorilor Românilor. A lucrat în proiecte de cercetare și consultanță pentru organizații de la UNESCO la Renault, și de la Președinția României la Banca Mondială.  Dar, dincolo de asta, Bogdan este un observator fin al fenomenelor sociale: fenomene cărora nu le dăm atenție și știri aparent marginale capătă o semnificație și primesc explicații relevante pentru cum trăim azi și societatea din jur. Il puteți citi pe blogul personal.  Am vorbit cu Bogdan la începutul lunii aprilie despre această aparentă și reală scindare a societății din jur și despre nevăzuta prăpastie care face din societatea românească una dintre cele mai puțin egalitare din țările europene. Despre limitele și efectele colaterale nedorite ale unei măsuri aplaudate - cota unică de impozitare.  Părerile noastre în legătură cu unele subiecte nu coincid. Ceea ce, sper, va face conversația mai interesantă.  **** Acest podcast este susținut de Dedeman, o companie antreprenorială 100% românească ce crede în puterea de a schimba lumea prin ambiție, perseverență și implicare. Dedeman susține ideile noi, inovația, educația și spiritul antreprenorial și este partener strategic al The Vast&The Curious. Împreună, creăm oportunități pentru conversații cu sens și întrebări care ne fac mai buni, ca oameni și ca organizații.  **** Note, un sumar al conversației, precum și cărțile și oamenii la care facem referire în podcast se găsesc pe andreearosca.ro/podcast. Pentru a primi noi episoade, vă puteți abona la newsletter pe andreearosca.ro. Dacă ascultați acest podcast, vă rog lăsați un review în Apple Podcasts. Durează câteva secunde și ne ajută să îmbunătățim temele și calitatea și să intervievăm noi oameni interesanți. 

Äldre framställs ofta som diskriminerade. Har det påverkat utfallet i pandemin? Parallellt med det starka välfärdssamhället är äldre i Sverige mycket svagt politiskt representerade. En djupgående diskriminering av äldre har påverkat samhällets skydd och vård av dem under pandemin, det menar Yngve Gustafson, professor i geriatrik vid Umeå Universitet. Yngre människor är väldigt bra på att förneka sitt eget åldrande och att göra äldre till en helt annan sorts människor, konstaterar forskaren Håkan Jönson vid Lunds universitet. Samtidigt finns ett starkt välfärdssystem som gör Sverige till ett på många sätt fantastiskt land att bli äldre i. Men Sveriges äldsta riksdagsledamot Barbro Westerholm är trött på att ses som en i kollektivet 70+. Medverkar gör: Barbro Westerholm, liberal riksdagsledamot Stockholm, Yngve Gustafson, professor i geriatrik Umeå universitet, Håkan Jönson, professor i socialt arbete Socialhögskolan Lunds universitet, Bi Puranen, forskare Institutet för Framtidsstudier och generalsekreterare World Values Survey. Reporter Ylva Carlqvist Warnborg Producent Peter Normark peter.normark@sverigesradio.se

Religion, throughout much of the world, is fading.----That' s what author Ronald Inglehart' s book, Religion' s Sudden Decline: What' s Causing it and What Comes Next, tells us.----Professor Inglehart has based his conclusions on a massive study' -The World Values Survey, which tracks responses to people in 100 societies representing 90% of the world' s population. It' s a study that they' ve been doing the past forty years.

Hear the experienced and highly respected ”global trend guru” Bi Puranen explain some of the social mega-trends that we are seeing today. On the Pandemic: ”Lockdowns have caused a lot more harm than the virus to low and middle income countries . One estimated result is 15 million unwanted pregnancies.” ”It’s a huge backlash for the fight against poverty. We have lost ten years.” On Democracy: ”What do we mean by the term? It can be filled with many peculiar things that someone brought up in the West would never consider democratic.” ”We need to learn how to detect the ’submarines’ in popular opinions.” On migrants: ”We must revise the notion that you never change the mindset you get when you are young. Migrants do.” On the elderly: ”Where elderly people have a high social position, people also think they have too much influence.” On defense: ”People aren’t as willing to fight for their nation as before. But they are willing to fight to defend values.” Puranen is one of the leaders of the World Values Survey and a researcher at the Institute for Future Studies in Stockholm.

Har det demokratiska samtalet ballat ur? Är det idag den som skriker högst som får bestämma? Och hur påverkar tekniken innehållet i våra samtal? Om det och mycket annat samtalar Bi Puranen (forskare vid Institutet för Framtidsstudier) och Carl Heath (regeringens särskilda utredare av det demokratiska samtalet). Men först tar Arbetets Museum i Norrköping oss tillbaka i historien till telefonkioskernas tid.  Avsnitt sju: Vad händer med det demokratiska samtalet – ett samtal om samtal mellan Bi Puranen, docent i ekonomisk historia, forskare vid Institutet för Framtidsstudier och generalsekreterare vid World Values Survey och Carl Heath som av regeringen är utsedd särskild utredare för att värna det demokratiska samtalet vid sidan av uppdraget som utbildningsdirektör på forskningsinstitutet RISE.  

När Uggla är borta dansar Ek på bordet. Karlavagnen och Kärlek i P4s Elin Ek hoppar in och sänder fredagstalkshowen den här veckan. Hon berättar om tiden som ”Grynet”, om att träffa Zlatan, men vill också veta mer om de så kallade blå punkterna, de platser i världen där folk lever längre och mer hälsosamt än på andra. Men vill vi verkligen bli äldre om vi nu känt att vi levt färdigt, du hör snart 92-åriga Birgitta Granberg. Dessutom funderar vi kring vad den kulturella hjärnan är? Är kulturen viktig för vårt välmående, det svarar professor emeritus vid Karolinska Institutet, Gunnar Bjursell på. Bi Puranen, generalsekreterare för World Values Survey som släpper Kulturkartan med jämna och ojämna mellanrum, svarar på frågor om svenskars relation till andlighet och hur våra värderingar skiljer sig från andra världsmedborgares. Förutom det funderar Elin på vad som är grejen med vandringsägner och vill gärna testa några egna på Creepypoddens och viralgranskaren Jack Werner och pyskologen Anna Bennich-Karlstedt. Till sin hjälp som bisittare har Elin sin vän tillika en Bolibompadrakens manusskrivare, Elsa Gellermark. PROGRAMLEDARE: Elin Ek BISITTARE: Elsa Gellermark PRODUCENT: Maja Åström REDAKTÖR: Åsa Björnerbäck WEBBREDAKTÖR: Ronnie Ritterland TEKNIKER: Elvira Björnfot Du kan som vanligt höra av dig till programmet på följande sätt! Skriv till oss i kommentarsfältet eller delta i chatten! Mejla - vi kör på samma adress som alltid - uggla@sverigesradio.se Häng med andra talkshowlysssnare på vår Facebooksida - Talkshow i P4 Hashtagga oss i sociala medier - #Talkshowip4

‘Being happy is something you have to learn. I often surprise myself by saying “Wow, this is it. I guess I’m happy. I got a home I love. A career that I love. I’m even feeling more and more at peace with myself.” If there’s something else to happiness, let me know. I’m ambitious for that, too.’ Harrison Ford How happy are you?  This begs the question – how do you know how happy you are? Is it something you can measure? Is it something we should measure – and at what level can we measure it or could we measure it, if it’s possible. At an individual level or what about something bigger, like a county or state level or even a national level. How do you know how happy you are? That’s a bit of tricky question isn’t it? Because we don’t really go around measuring how happy we are - do we? We sort of know it don’t we, that’s even if we stop and think about it which we don’t do most of the time.  We just get on with going about our lives until something notable, good or bad happens, or maybe we plan something so we’re looking forward to it and thinking about it makes us feel happy. Happiness is something we have a feeling for. Websters describes it as a "a state of well-being and contentment." We all know the physical effects of happiness; like smiling and laughing. And there’s also physiological reactions when we’re happy, like increased activity in the brain's left prefrontal lobe and decreased amounts of the stress hormone cortisol in our bloodstream. We often think about happiness in terms of the negative or in retrospect. We realise when we’re not feeling happy. Something happens to make us sad and we look back and think that we were happy then, even if we didn’t necessarily think about it at the time. How happy we feel can frequently change depending on the context. As we talked about in episode 56 on ‘What is Happiness?’, this is reflected by the different types of happiness. The short lived experiential happiness of doing things that make us happy and the longer term underlying sense of wellbeing. So you could have a different answer for ‘am I feeling happy today’ to ‘am I happy with my life’.  If we stop and think about it, we sort of know if we’re happy in the moment or not, or with our overall sense of wellbeing – but is there a way to measure happiness for ourselves and wider communities? How to measure happiness It turns out there are lots of ways to measure happiness and quite a lot of psychologists are doing it. In an interview with the Harvard Business Review Harvard, psychology professor Daniel Gilbert said:  “It’s only recently that we realized we could marry one of our oldest questions - “What is the nature of human happiness?” - to our newest way of getting answers: science. Until just a few decades ago, the problem of happiness was mainly in the hands of philosophers and poets. Psychologists have always been interested in emotion, but in the past two decades the study of emotion has exploded, and one of the emotions that psychologists have studied most intensively is happiness. Recently economists and neuroscientists joined the party. All these disciplines have distinct but intersecting interests: Psychologists want to understand what people feel, economists want to know what people value, and neuroscientists want to know how people’s brains respond to rewards. Having three separate disciplines all interested in a single topic has put that topic on the scientific map.” Measuring happiness is mostly done through happiness surveys where people are asked to rate their satisfaction with aspects of their lives. For example, one of the most critical questions asked in the World Values Survey is: "Taking all things together, would you say you are very happy, rather happy, not very happy or not at all happy?" [source: World Values Survey] This enables comparisons between sections of the population and internationally such as the sophisticated broad ranging survey measuring subjective well being carried out by the OECD, the Better Life Initiative. The OECD survey acknowledges there’s more to life than the cold numbers of GDP and economic statistics. So they created an index which lets you compare well-being across countries, based on 11 topics they identified as essential in material living conditions and quality of life. More than 60,000 users of the Better Life Index around the world have shared their views on what makes for a better life and you can share your own index on what makes for a better life and see how you score on it. In the UK the ONS Office for National Statistics has developed new measures of national well-being, to provide a fuller picture of how society is doing by supplementing existing economic, social and environmental measures. Measuring National Well-Being: Life in the UK March 2015 and another one on International Comparisons, provide a snapshot of life in the UK today across the 10 domains of national well-being. It’s the third annual summary to be delivered by the Measuring National Well-being programme. The tiny country of Bhutan is a champion of measuring national progress not only through gross domestic product, as economists do, but through tracking Gross National Happiness. The Bhutanese government has been surveying it’s citizens since 1971 on their psychological well-being, health, education, living standards and time use. They also track cultural diversity, cultural resilience, quality of governance and community vitality as well as ecological diversity and resilience.As well as asking people about their happiness in the moment and overall life satisfaction, some psychologists have found more creative ways to measure happiness, including monitoring social media for happy tweets, Facebook feelings and Instagram grins. How can you measure your own happiness? If you want to measure your own happiness you can take the numerous multiple choice quizzes available online. They will help you think about where you are across different criteria. Or you can do that with our chart your life exercise, which you will receive if you join our Changeability Starter Kit. This gives you a quick snap shot of where you are now, and is a good place to start.  You can then measure yourself on these scales in a few months time if you want to see if things have changed. Or if you want a quick multiple choice quiz there’s one on the TIME website.  With the 4 key questions that Edward Diener devised for the Satisfaction With Life Scale in 1980 and has been used as the basis for many studies since.  You score yourself on a scale of 1-7 for each orf these statements: In most ways my life is close to ideal The conditions of my life are excellent I am satisfied with my life If I could live my life over I would change almost nothing   Although it’s quick, convenient and interesting to ask yourself these questions, it doesn’t really go anywhere after that. So the best way to measure your happiness is to keep a happiness journal where you record how you feel throughout the day. The emotions you experience at different times. Or you can do an overall summary at the end of the day, but isn’t quite so robust as our feelings and emotions change considerably throughout the day. And that’s the challenge of doing these online quizzes they are literally a snap shot of how you feel in that moment.  What you’re after is a more in-depth realistic assessment, if you’re serious about it, by recording your emotions over at least a week. Episode 59 of the Changeability Podcast Hear us talk about all of this and more in this week’s episode of the Changeability Podcast – on iTunes, Stitcher and TuneIn or the player at the top of this post. Choose happiness and make it happen So what about you? Do you describe yourself as very happy? Comment below. If not do you want to do something about it?  Listen next week for our tips, actions and techniques on how to be happier.  Links Episode 56 What is Happiness http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/#/11111111111 http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/user-guidance/well-being/index.html Changeability Starter Kit Take the TIME happiness quiz The Science behind the smile  Weird ways to measure happiness Changeability private Facebook Group iTunes – to subscribe and leave a rating and review  Thank you Thanks for reading or listening – and if you want to help us out please subscribe to the Changeability Podcast on iTunes and leave us a rating and review – it would be much appreciated.  

While trust and trustworthiness provide a fundamental foundation for human relationships, little is known about how trusting and trustworthy behavior in social dilemmas is related to age and aging. A few papers use data from surveys such as the World Values Survey to address a potential connection between trust and age. In this chapter, we will mainly focus on trusting and trustworthy behavior elicited with the use of the seminal trust game (Berg et al., 1995) and with games implementing a similar incentivized interaction structure. The results suggest that trust and trustworthiness increase with young age until adolescence. Trustworthiness reaches the level of adults at an earlier age (at around 15-16 years of age) than trusting behavior (around adulthood). Survey results differ from incentivized experiments when it comes to a potential development of trust in adulthood. The former indicate a steady rise in trust levels at a small rate when becoming older, whereas the latter show a decline, starting at an age of about 60 years.

Sverige är ett av de mest sekulära länderna i världen enligt undersökningen World Values Survey. Här skattar vi religionen som mindre viktig, men hur kommer det sig? David Thurfjell professor i religionsvetenskap Södertörns högskola och Joel Halldorf på tidningen dagen förklarar varför. Sabina Koij är präst i Domkyrkoförsamlingen i Stockholm. Hon möter människor som ber henne tona ner det kristliga vid dop och bröllop, något som hon tycker är en utmärkt utgångspunkt för teologiska samtal. Louise Epstein är också nyfiken varför så många vurmar för utedasset. Historikern Kalle Bäck förklarar att avträdet, eller hemlighuset , tidigare var en plats för enskilda möten och social fostran. Bisittaren Roger Wilson är skeptisk till dylika inrättningar.

This report comes out of NPR and reviews the data that comes from polling performed from 2010-2014 for the World Values Survey.

Jälkimaterialistinen tulevaisuus Länsivaltioissa on pitkään korostettu aineellisen omaisuuden merkitystä. 1900-luvulla BKT toimi ensisijaisena hyvinvoinnin mittarina. Jo alkaneella jälkimaterialisella aikakaudella tarkastellaan kuitenkin enenevässä määrin sitä, kuinka tyytyväisiä ja onnellisia me olemme. Yhdeksi tämän vuosisadan megatrendiksi on esitetty, että materialistisia tapoja ylenkatsotaan ja tavarakeskeistä ajattelua koetaan jopa vanhanaikaiseksi. Aineellisia tavaroista pidetään toki yhä, mutta niille ei anneta yhtä keskeistä sijaa kuin aikaisemmin. Osittain tämänkaltainen kehitys johtuu siitä, että tietynlaista aineellista hyvinvointia pidetään myös itsestäänselvyytenä. World Values Survey on vuodesta 1981 lähtien tutkinut arvojen kehittymistä ympäri maapalloa. Nykyään lähes 100 maata, joissa asuu yli 90 % maailman väestöstä, osallistuu kyseisen kansainvälisen järjestön kyselytutkimuksiin. Eräänä järjestön löydöksenä on pidetty sitä, että itsensä toteuttamisen arvoja mahdollistetaan entistä laajemmin ja autoritaariset hallinnot tulevat kohtaamaan entistä enemmän painetta poliittisiin uudistuksiin. Bhutanin valtiossa yhteiskunnalle on valittu yhteinen päämäärä – kansalaisten onnellisuuden kasvattaminen. He ovat luoneet jopa oman mittarinsa ns. bruttokansanonnellisuus (Gross National Happiness). Sitä kehittäen sekä soveltaen Bhutanin kansalaiset ohjaavat päätöksentekoaan. Suomessa työelämässä arvostetaan enemmän työn ja vapaa-ajan erillään pitämistä, itsensä toteuttamisen mahdollisuuksia ja työpaikan ilmapiiriä. Tutkimuksen mukaan korkeakouluopiskelijat arvostavat useita muita asioita tulevaisuuden työelämässä enemmän kuin palkkaa. Miltä tulevaisuuden arvomaailma näyttää? Yhtenäistyvätkö maailman kansalaisten arvot vai eriytyvätkö yhteiskunnat entistä enemmän toisistaan? Miten yksilöitä voimaannutetaan jatkossa? #tulevaisuusradio:n uusimmassa jaksossa kiivetään Maslowin tarvepyramidin huipulle, tutkaillaan miten maailman järjestöt mittaavat eri yhteiskuntien arvojen kehittymistä ja väitellään siitä, kehittyykö maailma sellaiseen suuntaan, että yksilöt voivat toteuttaa itseään entistä paremmin.

Samhällsforskare, författare Den röda tråden i programmet är kunskap om våra värderingar, hur värderingar styr våra liv och handlingar. Exempel hämtas från tuberkulosens historia, kvinnors villkor i världen och fredsforskningen senaste rön. I sitt program berättar Bi Puranen också om sina erfarenheter av att arbeta med Sveriges största myndighet Försvarsmakten.   Bi Puranen pratade om möjligheterna till en bättre värld i sitt Sommarprogram. Hon siktade in sig särskilt på förtrycket av kvinnor världen över. Men det var nära att allting gått om intet. När hon var 21 år körde hennes bil ner i vattnet. Föraren, Börje, lyckas ta sig upp. - Nu står Börje på biltaket och ropar: Kom ut! Hoppa! Men jag får inte upp bältet och jag har det iskalla vattnet upp till axlarna. Jag blir alldeles stilla. Det blir tyst. Börje tar sig in i bilen igen, dyker ner och får loss bältet. Vettskrämd, iskall och chockad hoppar jag från biltaket mot stranden. Ett pensionärspar har stannat uppe på vägen och kommer med filtar. Jag bara skakar.  Om Bi Puranen Generalsekreterare för World Values Survey, världens mest omfattande medborgarundersökning. Skriver på en bok om tolerans och tabun utifrån dessa undersökningar. Docent i ekonomisk historia vid Stockholms universitet. Doktorerat om behandlingen av tuberkulos. Projektledare vid Institutet för framtidsstudier. Har varit chefredaktör för Nationalencyklopedin, programledare i SVT för Kvitt eller dubbelt, samt forskare vid Sophia Antipolis i Frankrike. Bi Puranen har varit Sommarvärd 1988 och 2014. Producent: Karsten Thurfjell