International Social Survey Programme

Map of the 41 member nations of ISSP

The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is a collaboration between different nations conducting surveys covering topics which are useful for social science research. The ISSP researchers develop questions which are meaningful and relevant to all countries which can be expressed in an equal manner in different languages. The results of the surveys provide a cross-national and cross-cultural perspective to individual national studies. Through 2015 58 countries have participated in the ISSP.

History

The ISSP was founded in 1984 by research organizations from four countries:

Members

Australia Australia
Austria Austria
Belgium Belgium
Brazil Brazil
Bulgaria Bulgaria
Canada Canada
Chile Chile
Croatia Croatia
Cyprus Cyprus
Czech Republic Czech Republic
Denmark Denmark
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Finland Finland
France France
Germany Germany
Hungary Hungary
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Israel Israel
Japan Japan
Latvia Latvia
Mexico Mexico
Netherlands Netherlands
New Zealand New Zealand
Norway Norway
Philippines Philippines
Poland Poland
Portugal Portugal
Russia Russia
Slovakia Slovakia
Slovenia Slovenia
South Africa South Africa
South Korea South Korea
Spain Spain
Sweden Sweden
Switzerland Switzerland
Taiwan Republic of China
Turkey Turkey
Uruguay Uruguay
United Kingdom UK
United States USA
Venezuela Venezuela

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Bulgaria

Canada

Chile

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Dominican Republic

Finland

France

Germany

Hungary

Ireland

Israel

Japan

Latvia

Mexico

The Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

The Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Russia

Slovakia

Slovenia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Taiwan

Turkey

Uruguay

United Kingdom

United States

Venezuela

National pride survey

A survey of 34 countries was conducted and the results were released on June 27, 2006. The survey asked respondents to rate how proud they were of their country in ten areas:

  1. political influence
  2. social security
  3. the way their democracy works
  4. economic success
  5. science and technology
  6. sports
  7. arts and literature
  8. military, history
  9. fair treatment of all groups in society.

The United States ranked first in terms of overall national pride with Venezuela coming in a close second. Ireland, South Africa, and Australia came in third, fourth, and fifth respectively. The researchers commented that patriotism is a New World concept and that former colonies and newer nations tend to rank higher on the list.

Western European, East Asian, and former socialist countries tend to rank between the middle and bottom of the list. Countries formerly part of the Soviet Union are still struggling to find their own new national identity while cultural differences in East Asia could provide a possible explanation for their low ranking in the list. Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea ranked 18th, 29th, and 31st possibly due to the common belief that it is both bad luck and poor manners to be boastful.

Venezuela has been ranking high on the list due to President Hugo Chávez challenging the United States, particularly the Bush administration and generating a new sense of national pride and an emphasis on what it means to be Venezuelan.

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