2026 Seminars
The SMAC seminar series features presentations by leading experts in survey methods and design, quantitative social science, and policy analysis.
The series explores methodological developments in data collection, survey design, and data analysis, as well as their application to key policy challenges. It provides a forum for knowledge exchange between researchers and European Commission staff, fostering the use of high-quality evidence in policymaking.
The seminars aim to strengthen participants’ understanding of methodological innovations and analytical approaches relevant to the development and evaluation of EU policies.
Rising Despair among the Young: The Importance of Survey Mode
18/05/2026 - Alex Bryson presentation, SMAC Seminar
Towards a measurement of masculinity norms in a cross-national survey: methodological development and assessment in the MEN4DEM
11/05/2026 - Vera Lomazzi presentation, SMAC Seminar
Using Survey Experiments to Guide Policymaking in the EU
23/03/2026 - Armenak Antinyan presentation, SMAC Seminar
Measuring trust and trustworthiness in the lab and in the field: experimental and quasi-experimental methods
11/03/2026 - Giuseppe Attanasi presentation, SMAC Seminar
Post pandemic choice of survey modes and methods
25/02/2026 - Peter Lynn presentation, SMAC Seminar
Measuring the Unmeasurable? Systematic Evidence on Scale Transformations in Subjective Survey Data
16/02/2026 - Anthony Lepinteur presentation, SMAC Seminar