New wave of surveys,
The World Values Survey (WVS) network will carry out a new wave of surveys in 2010 - 2012. This will provide a 30-year time series for the analysis of social and political change.

Learn more about the WVS,
Brochure presenting the World Values Survey.

The WVS Cultural Map of the World, Ronald Inglehart & Chris Welzel
This map reflects the fact that a large number of basic values are closely correlated; they can be depicted in just two major dimensions of cross-cultural variation. ** Update ** Added supplementary data file.

Ron Inglehart and Pippa Norris,
is awarded the Johan Skytte Prize for their research on value change.

The 2011 Executive Meeting,
The next Executive Meeting of the WVSA will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden on November 22nd 2011.

The Russian Ministry of Education and Science
has supported the World Values Survey.

Alejandro Moreno elected Vice President of WAPOR
The WVS Association congratulates Alejandro on this honor and wishes him success during his terms in office.

Is Denmark the happiest country in the world? WVSA
Until recently, it was widely held that happiness fluctuates around set points, so that neither individuals nor societies can lastingly increase their happiness.

A Memoriam for Thorleif Pettersson, Ron Inglehart, Bi Puranen & Dan Brändström
Thorleif Pettersson, member of the Executive Committee of the World Values Survey has passed away after a longer period of illness. He is missed by us all and his impact on the development of the World Values Survey Association can’t be overestimated.