The European Social Survey (ESS) is an academically driven cross-national survey that has been conducted across Europe every two years since 2001. It is part of the National Roadmap of Research Infrastructures of Strategic Relevance supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and was established through a partnership involving research units and centres of the University of Lisbon, ISCTE-IUL, University of Coimbra, and University of Porto.

FUNDING ENTITIES: European Commission; European Science Foundation; FCT