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V. Kavolis Transdisciplinary Research Institute is involved as a lead coordinator or a partner in the implementation of four social research infrastructures under the Roadmap for Research Infrastructures of Lithuania. The European Social Survey (ESS Lithuania), the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE Lithuania), and the Generations and Gender Program (GGP Lithuania) are part of the international research infrastructures. The Lithuanian Longitudinal Social Survey (LIST) is a newly developed national research infrastructure.
ESS | European Social Survey
The European Social Survey (ESS) is an international social survey carried out across Europe every two years from 2001. It provides high-quality, open-access data measuring public attitudes, beliefs and behaviour. The survey meets the highest methodological standards in the social sciences and ensures the possibility to monitor and analyse social development processes, and to inform both discussion and decisions in research and policy making. The survey covers almost 40 countries, and Lithuania is a member of ERIC. Participation in the ESS allows researchers to learn about and actively engage in methodological innovations, and the data mapping attitudinal and behavioural changes in Europe’s social, political and moral climate is used for identifying challenges and finding solutions to them.
Vytautas Magnus University leads the implementation of ESS in Lithuania. In 2025-2028, the ESS is implemented under the contract No. VS-20 of 20 December 2024 between the Lithuanian Research Council and Vytautas Magnus University.
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| GGP | Generations and Gender Program
The RI for Fertility and Family Survey (GGP LT) collects, manages and reports data on fertility and family demographic processes, their determinants and consequences. GGP LT carries out research on issues related to families, their well-being and fertility. The RI contributes to the development of evidence-based public policy in Lithuania. GGP LT promotes the internationalisation and competitiveness of social sciences in Lithuania.
Source: Lithuanian Research Infrastructures Roadmap 2024
The GGP in Lithuania is implemented by a consortium coordinated by Vytautas Magnus University under a contract with the Lithuanian Centre for Social Sciences, the State Data Agency and the Government Strategic Analysis Centre (VDU S-645, March 20, 2025).
SHARE | Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) is a longitudinal survey carried out in 27 European countries and Israel to understand the health, economic situation, well-being and other aspects of life of older people (50+). Lithuania has been participating in the survey since 2015 and has collected three waves of data. The survey in Lithuania is coordinated by a consortium of four institutions (Vilnius University, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuanian Social Science Centre and Vytautas Magnus University). SHARE survey data is not only valuable from a scientific perspective, but can also contribute to public policy analysis, understanding the impact of policy decisions and evidence-based policy decision-making.
SHARE is implemented in Lithuania by a consortium coordinated by Vilnius University. The involvement of Vytautas Magnus University in SHARE Lithuania in 2024-2025 is carried out under the consortium agreement No. (1.79 Mr) SU-820 of 15 March 2024.
LIST | Lithuanian Longitudinal Social Survey
The Lithuanian Longitudinal Social Survey Research Infrastructure (LIST) is the first continuous population survey in Lithuania designed to collect long-term data on public attitudes, values and behaviour. LIST will provide valuable insights into the evolution of society over time and focuses on key contemporary challenges such as climate change, demographic change and technological developments. This infrastructure will contribute to data-driven public policymaking, help policymakers and researchers to make informed decisions, and enhance the internationalisation of social sciences.
The implementation of LIST in Lithuania is coordinated by Vilnius University in collaboration with Kaunas University of Technology, Vytautas Magnus University, Government Strategic Analysis Centre, State Data Agency.
Doc. dr. Jurga Bučaitė-Vilkė | jurga.bucaite-vilke@vdu.lt