Cultural Diversity of European Unity Findings, Explanations and Reflections from the European Values Study

This volume deals with the values of the people in contemporary Europe. Using the survey data from the European Values Study, a number of basic values and the dynamics of value change are explored from an economic, political, social, and religious-moral point of view. Part 1 focuses on Europe's values from an empirical-analytical, and a historical point of view, and also presents the views of three eminent Europeans.Part 2 deals with in-depths analyses of European values, based on the empirical data set covering basic orientations in most of the domains of human life.Part 3 contains reflections on the empirical findings, the value of value research, the hidden assumptions behind it, and the deeper layers of Europe's position and developments.Arts, Wilhelmus Antonius is the author of 'Cultural Diversity of European Unity Findings, Explanations and Reflections from the European Values Study' with ISBN 9789004122994 and ISBN 9004122990.