Social capital and subjective well-being

Anna Ermolina, PhD student, Russian Plekhanov University of Economics

This research aims to explore the importance of social capital for subjective well-being (SWB) in the late life in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries.

What is the role of government?

Nate Breznau, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), Germany

Individuals have all kinds of ideas about what their governments should and should not provide for them and others. Their preferences for the ideal role of government can be particularly heated or contentious due to the massive amounts of goods and services that governments provide via social welfare policies; things like pensions, health care and (un)employment.

Is social status inequality bad for the mental health of nations?

Lindsay Richards, Centre for Social Investigation at Nuffield College, University of Oxford and Marii Paskov, Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford 

Thinking about social status, what would the ‘ideal’ type of society look like? Imagine social status as an entirely subjective matter, where individuals place themselves on an imaginary ladder based on where they think or feel they stand in the society…