| title: | The differences and changes in the value systems of the cultural communities in the Baltic Sea region during 1990's |
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| reg no: | ETF5396 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
5. Social Sciences |
| status: | completed |
| institution: | TPU Faculty of Social Sciences |
| head of project: | Indrek Tart |
| duration: | 01.01.2003 - 31.12.2005 |
| description: | Main goal of the project is to investigate available World Values Survey (WVS) results from three waves of 1990's (1990-1993, 1995-1997 and 1999-2001) from the standpoint of the Baltic Sea region cultural communities. His will be done by separating the titular nations data from (quite large) minority groups, looking separately at Estonians and non-Estonians in Estonia, Latvians and non-Latvians in Latvia, West and East Germany etc. There are several opportunities for cultural identification in the WVS (self-identity question, language of the interview, country of the birth etc.) The dynamics of the respondents generations' values in the different waves of the survey will be dealt as well as gender differences. Economic and mental development correlates with political and social value change are looked for. As well as the human values changing accentuation (including self-reflection of the meaning of life as substitute for religious behavior). Comparing the developed and previous Soviet block countries of the Baltic Sea region will clarify modernization theory paths after the civilizational break of 1989. In addition the Eurobarometer surveys as well special survey of values in Estonia by the investigator are used. Relationship between WVS and the Schwartz Scale of Values is considered. Questions of differences and their meaning in the Estonians and non-Estonians value worlds in Estonia, Latvians and non-Latvians in Latvia are central as well as their connections with values in Russia. Do there is polarization on the postmaterialism-materialism axis? Do there are some hints towards importance of cultural identity systems and mother tongue use? How much value aspirations of the Baltic states are shaped by the highly postmodern Nordic ones? What kind differences and similarities could be found with German and Polish cultural communities value systems? |
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Indrek Tart | TPU Faculty of Social Sciences | senior researcher | |