Programme: APVV-24-0467
Acronym: CAVOSE
Principal Investigator: prof. PhDr. Silvia Miháliková, PhD.
Duration: 01.09.2025 - 31.08.2029
WEB: https://hodnoty.sav.sk

The reference to values is an important part of all spheres of social life, as values form the basis of the legitimacy of social institutions and the functioning of politics. Research on value orientations, the commitment for European values, and principles of democracy - such as pluralism, freedom, equality, democracy, solidarity, and justice - is particularly important in the current period of geopolitical tensions and societal polarization. The identification of value orientations, diversity and unity of value patterns in different social groups allows to determine the position of Slovakia in the European environment after more than 20 years of integration in common structures. The European Values Study (EVS) examines the extent to which basic values are accepted in society. The project's contribution is to provide reliable research findings from time series (1991 – 1999 – 2008 – 2017 – 2026) on the stability and changes in value orientations in Slovakia. The project will offer an important comparative perspective on the value preferences of the population in the context of other European countries. It will also enable the examination of the impact of current societal challenges, such as the rise of populism, growing social inequalities, changes in religious and family life, climate change, and migration. The scientific quality and contribution to understanding the dynamics of values in Slovak society are based on high methodological standards of representative survey and long-term international cooperation with prestigious scientific institutions. The project outcomes and data-based expertise will provide expert arguments for the public debate on values and current trends in their development. The scientific findings will be available to policymakers, journalists, teaching staff, academic community and public.
The project is planned to be implemented over a period of 48 months. The project schedule has six stages and is divided into seven work packages (WP), which partially overlap. The individual stages of the schedule and the project's WPs have specific types of outputs. Several outputs are related to project management, are procedural (documentation, methodology) in nature, and ensure the methodological excellence of the project (Methodological report and Data Documentation, Reports for EVS Scientific Committee, etc.).