This volume deals with the values of the people in contemporary Europe. Usingthe survey data from the European Values Study a number of basic values andthe dyna... » 

This volume deals with the values of the people in contemporary Europe. Usingthe survey data from the European Values Study a number of basic values andthe dynamics of value change are explored from an economic political socialand religiousmoral point of view.Part 1 focuses on Europes values from an empiricalanalytical and ahistorical point of view and also presents the views of three eminentEuropeans.Part 2 deals with indepths analyses of European values based on the empiricaldata set covering basic orientations in most of the domains of human life.Part 3 contains reflections on the empirical findings the value of valueresearch the hidden assumptions behind it and the deeper layers of Europesposition and developments. «