This project is part of the research programme "Portuguese Social Attitudes" coordinated by Manuel Villaverde Cabral and Jorge Vala.

The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a continuing annual programme of cross-national collaboration on surveys covering topics important for social science research. It is also the oldest and largest network of comparative and longitudinal studies, involving more than 40 countries. Portugal is a member of the network since 1997.

The ISSP in Portugal has been sponsored by the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Caixa Geral de Depósitos and also by the Instituto de Ciências Sociais

The ISSP annual surveys are applied to a probabilistic sample of the adult (18 years old+) resident population of Continental Portugal.

Since 1997 Portugal participated in the following annual surveys:

1997 - Work Orientations II

1998 - Religion II

1999 - Social Inequality III

2001 - Environemnt II

2002 - Family and Gender III

2003 - National Identity II

2004 - Citizenship

2005 - Work Orientations III

2006 - Role of Governement IV

2007 - Leisure and Sport

2008 - Religion III

2009 - Social Inequality IV

Currently data from National Identity, Citizenship, and Role of Government is being analysed.

Data produced within this project is free and can be accessed in the following websites-

http://www.atitudessociais.org/; http://zacat.gesis.org/webview/index.jsp

Data concerning the 2008 and 2009 modules will be collected this spring.

Within the ISSP the following publications were produced by the members of the research team:

Cabral, M.V., (2001) Prática Religiosa e Atitudes Sociais dos Portugueses numa Perspectiva Comparada [Religious Practice and Portuguese Social Attitudes - a Comparative View], in J.M. Pais, M.V. Cabral, & J. Vala (Org.) Religião e Bioética [Religion and Bioethics], edited by. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciencias Sociais.

Cabral, M.V. (2003) Percepções e avaliações das desigualdades sociais e económicas em perspectiva comparada: Portugal, Brasil e outros países [Perceptions and evaluations of social and economic inequalities in a comparative perspective: Portugal, Brazil and other countries] in, M.V.Cabral, J. Vala & A. Freire (Org.) Desigualdades Sociais e Percepções de Justiça [Social Inequalities and perceptions of justice], Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Cabral, M.V., Vala, J. & Freire, A. (eds.) (2003) Desigualdades Sociais e Percepções de Justiça [Social Inequalities and Perceptions of Justice], Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Lima, L., Cabral, M.V. & Vala, J. (Org.) (2004) Ambiente e Desenvolvimento [Environment and Development], Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Ramos, A., (2000) Centralidade do Trabalho [Work Centrality], in J. Freire, M.V. Cabral, & J. Vala (Org.) Trabalho e Cidadania [Work and Citizenship], Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Vala, J., Costa-Lopes, R. (forthcoming) Identificação Nacional e Atitudes face à Imigração [National Identity and Immigration] In J.Sobral & J.Vala (Org.) Nacionalimo e Identidade Nacional [Nationalism and National Identity], Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Vala, J. & Pereira, C. (forthcoming) Patriotismo, nacionalismo e atitudes face à imigração [Patriotism, nationalism and attitudes towards immigration] In J.Sobral & J.Vala (Org.) Nacionalimo e Identidade Nacional [Nationalism and National Identity], Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Vala, J., (2000) Mundancas nos Valores Associados ao Trabalho e Satisfação com o Trabalho [Work Values Changes and Work Satisfaction], in J. Freire, M.V. Cabral, & J. Vala (Org.) Trabalho e Cidadania [Work and Citizenship]. Lisboa:  Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.

Vala, J. & Marinho, C. (2003) Percepções de justiça social, confiança e avaliação do sistema político [Perceptions of social justice, trust and evaluation of political system] in, M.V.Cabral, J. Vala & A. Freire (Org.) Desigualdades Sociais e Percepções de Justiça [Social Inequalities and perceptions of justice]. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais.