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The teams and modules chosen for Round 1 were:
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1. Citizenship, Involvement and Democracy
Full Proposal
This module will build on existing work and is designed to investigate the growing problem in most modern democratic societies of political and social disengagement, loss of community, and a decline in trust. The module will attempt to assess which social and political conditions are most likely to encourage greater social and political involvement of citizens. It will focus on the extent and breadth of civic engagement in different societies and investigate its impact. The module will cover engagement at both a micro and macro level ('small' democracy and 'big' democracy) in order to bring out possible links between social and political participation and the impact of both on the health of a democracy.
Team:
Ken Newton, University of Southampton, UK
José Ramon Montero, University of Madrid, Spain
Anders Westholm, University of Uppsala, Sweden
Hanspeter Kriesi, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Sigrid Rossteutscher, University of Mannheim, Germany
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2. Immigration
Full Proposal
Immigration is a subject that has re-emerged as a key policy issue throughout Europe. The module will aid understanding of the way in which public opinion on this issue is formed and how it relates to attitudes towards minorities and outgroups.
The module will address three main dimensions:
- Public perceptions of the scale of immigration: estimates of the extent of current and past migration, how this compares with migration to other European countries, the proportion of migrants who are asylum seekers or refugees, the extent to which immigrants and other 'outgroups' are discriminated against, etc.
- Public perceptions of the impact of immigration: its impact on the labour market and the economy more generally, national culture, poverty, crime rates, public spending, etc
Team:
Ian Preston, University College London, UK
Thomas Bauer, Institut für die Zukunft der Arbeit, Bonn, Germany
David Card, University of California, USA
Christian Dustmann, University College London, UK
James Nazroo, University College London, UK
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The Questionnaire 
