Project Summary
The Infrastructure for Next Generation (Infra4NextGen) project harnesses outputs from key European social science research infrastructures (ESS, GGP, EVS, ISSP, EQLS and Eurobarometer) and other reliable sources to support the objectives of the ‘Next Generation EU’ programme and to inform EU youth policy.
At its core, the project repurposes and customises existing research services to focus directly on five themes: Make it Green, Make it Digital, Make it Healthy, Make it Strong, and Make it Equal.
For each theme, the consortium works collaboratively to produce seven sets of resources:
1. A searchable inventory
An inventory of relevant variables on each of the five themes already fielded on cross-national surveys has been compiled. This followed a review of existing Eurobarometer, European Quality of Life Survey, ESS, GGP, EVS and International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) questionnaires.
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2. Analytical summaries
Existing survey data collated in the inventories and harmonisation process has been summarised for a series of policy-relevant tabulations and visualisations with commentary.
Data collected via the self-completion panel survey (CRONOS-3) was analysed by the academic experts for a series of shorter publications.
3. Harmonised data
The inventory of survey questions has been reviewed to ascertain where data fielded in different surveys can be made more comparable. As such, harmonised and merged extracts from existing datasets are being provided to make existing data more accessible to researchers.
This work – being undertaken by GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences – will also help increase sample sizes. This will allow for data collected in similar ways to be compared, even if the question wording or response scale was different.
4. CROss-National Online Survey 3 (CRONOS-3) Panel
New data on each NextGenEU theme has been collected and made available via the European Social Survey (ESS) Data Portal. Data is searchable by Wave, Country or Theme.
This panel is managed by the ESS and was administered by Centerdata over five waves in 11 countries (Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and the United Kingdom).
All CRONOS-3 data and documentation is available via the ESS Data Portal. Documentation includes the final questionnaires fielded in each language, and sampling and weighting information. All ESS data is open access.
5. In-person and virtual deliberative forums
King’s College London will use evidence from the partners working on each area to plan and schedule deliberative workshops with young people (aged 18-34) in four countries. Participants will meet in forums to discuss relevant topics in each of the five themes.
6. E-NextGen educational tool
An educational tool (E-NextGen) allowing data to be used in classrooms and by the general public is being implemented by European Association of Geographers EUROGEO and Tilburg University. The tool include interactive maps, infographics, blog posts, short research notes and the ability for users to position themselves on the five themes.
7. Comprehensive training materials linked to all project outputs.
Comprehensive training materials related to all project outputs and NextGenerationEU areas are being be generated by CESSDA ERIC, City, St George’s, University of London, GESIS, KNAW, ADP – Slovenian Social Science Data Archives at the University of Ljubljana, University of Milan, AUSSDA – The Austrian Social Science Data Archive with contributions from University of Vienna and University of Innsbruck
This includes online training materials, a series of 17 webinars, nine workshops, three hackathons and a short video series with demonstrations, tutorials/guides and research discussions.
The role of GGP focuses on:
- Providing data for the inventory, analytical summaries, and harmonised datasets;
- Leading two work packages on the “Make it Equal” and “Make it Strong” pillars, in collaboration with leading European academics and experts from the EC’s Joint Research Centre;
- Coordinating the Youth Board to engage young Europeans in data-driven discussions on key issues for future generations.
By participating in Infra4NextGen, GGP contributes to building research infrastructure that strengthens evidence-based policymaking within the framework of the ‘Next Generation EU’ recovery and resilience plan.
Find more information about project and its output on the Infra4NextGen website.
This project is funded by the European Commission (Horizon Europe – Research infrastructures – Grant agreement ID: 101131118).
