Two Questionnaire Design Teams were selected for Round 5 following a Call for Proposals made in November 2008.

1. Work, Family and Well-being: The Implications of Economic Recession

Abstract

This proposal is a repeat of the Round 2 module 'Family, Work and well-Being'. It will draw primarily on the 'work experience' and 'work-family' conflict sections of the previous double module, while retaining a number of key indicators with respect to household activity. It will provide additional items to examine the implications of 'labour market trajectories' during the crisis and to extend the analysis of 'work-life balance'. Since the previous module the economic and social situation has been dramatically transformed by the economic recession. A repeat of the module will provide a unique opportunity to examine major theoretical claims about the factors affecting work, family experience and well being and at the same time will provide an essential mapping for policy makers of the changes occurring, their social costs and their implications for individuals' attidues to work and society. Given the very different institutional contexts of EU member states, it will provide crucial insights into the extent to which different types of employment and welfare regime are able to mediate the impact of economic crisis.

Full Proposal

Team:

Duncan Gallie, Nuffield College, Oxford, UK

Martina Dieckhoff, WZB, Germany

Helen Russell, ESRI, Ireland

Nadia Steiber, Vienna University of Economics, Austria

Michael Tahlin, Stockholm University, Sweden

2. Trust in Criminal Justice: A Comparative European Analysis

Abstract

This module examines public trust in criminal justice. Most EU Member States assess their crime policies narrowly, by reference to crime rates, detection rates and reconviction rates. It is important to do so, but it is equally important to assess whether citizens trust their institutions of justice. Public trust in justice is crucial to the rule of law, and governments need good survey-based indicators of this trust. Without such indicators, there is a risk that criminal policies will be skewed towards short-term, repressive measures which in the long term erode the legitimacy of the institutions of justice.

The module will capture information on trust, legitimacy, cooperation and compliance in relation to criminal justice. It will also test theories of institutional legitimacy. Tyler and colleagues argue that in the US the legitimacy of the police and courts depends centrally on fair and respectful treatment by justice personnel. Beetham and Robinson and Darley suggest that congruence of values, and perceived effectiveness, may be as important. Applying such theoretical work in the European arena, this module offers a pathbreaking and authoritative comparative study of public perceptions of justice.

Full Proposal

Team:

Jonathan Jackson, London School of Economics, UK

Mike Hough, Kings College London, UK

Stephen Farrall, University of Sheffield, UK

Kauko Aromaa, HEUNI, Finland

Jan de Keijser, Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Netherlands