The Research Institute for Quality of Life
Institutul de Cercetare a Calităţii Vieţii
Recent research projects:
2005. Romanian village, European village.
An assessment of the social impact of the EC Delegation in Bucharest's communication campaign run by DC Communication, with the aim to promote European values in Romanian villages. 6 communities studies where investigated, with the aim to identify the representations about what an European village is, if the inhabitants consider their villages as Europeans, how much social capital and solidarity the community display, which is the impact of the communication campaign. An intermediate report is available from the Infoeuropa webpage. A final report will be prepared in October. A volume describing the six communities and the main findings is planned to be ready by the end of the year.
Coordinator: Malina Voicu, Ph.D.
2005. Human capital and social development
Based on the 86/2005 grant from the National Commission for University Scientific Research, the project aim to investigate the levels and the impact of human capital on Romanian social development. Secondary analysis of the existing data is the main tool to be employed.
Coordinator: Bogdan Voicu, Ph.D.
2004. Romania 2004: Social representations of corruption
A study of the corruption incidence among the population and of the representations about corruption. the research team extensively analyzed the results of a national survey carried out by CURS SA at the request of the CONCEPT Foundation. the final report is available here [Romanian only].
Coordinator: Prof. Ioan Marginean, Ph.D.
2004. Romanian Farms and Farmers facing the EU regulations
A study of the awareness of small and medium size agricultural producers and processors of the EU regulation in the farming sector. A nation-wide representative sample of households which are active or have the potential to be active on different agricultural markets was surveyed. 20 case studies of small companies added. the study was carried out at the request of the World Bank. A volume summarizing the main findings is in print [English language].
Coordinators: Iuliana Precupetu, Ph.D. & Malina Voicu, Ph.D.
2003-2004. Precarious Housing in the Urban Area
An extended diagnosis of housing conditions, focusing on urban area. Quantitative information (data from the 2002 Census, other comprehensive survey of the National Institute for Statistics etc.), as well as six case studies carried out in Prahova and Teleorman counties (Ploiesti, Campina, Urlati, Alexandria, Zimnicea, Rosiori de Vede) where used as raw data. A survey of local public administration was carried out in order to assess the size of homelessness. A comprehensive report is available here (Romanian language only!). A special number of the Calitatea Vietii review was dedicated to the topic.
Coordinator: Adrian Dan, Ph.D.
2003. Social capital and community development
Based on a grant from the National Commission for University Scientific Research, the project aimed to investigate the levels of social capital in Romania, in a comparative perspective. The team mainly focused on the analyses of existing data. However, qualitative case studies of two bloc neighborhoods in Bucharest, as well as of a rural community from Sibiu county were also carried out. Several papers were produced, some of them being available from the publications page of the RIQL website.
Coordinator: Bogdan Voicu, Ph.D.
1990-present. Diagnosis of the Quality of Life
A series of surveys of the quality of life, carried out on national samples, yearly between 1990 and 1999, then in 2003. A new wave is planned for 2006. Several books, articles and reports were published. The most recent is available online: Ioan Marginean (ed.), Quality of life in Romania, Expert, 2004 [English language]. Other articles are available through the publications page.
Coordinator: Prof. Ioan Marginean, Ph.D.