Integrating survey microdata with auxiliary sources—such as administrative records, metadata, and paradata—significantly enhances the analytical potential of quantitative social science research. This article examines the methodological frameworks of three major international surveys: the EU Gender-Based Violence (EU-GBV) survey, the European Social Survey (ESS), and the Programme for the Inter...

This paper examines Estonia's health system through the lens of Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model, analysing how physical and psychological health interact across individual, interpersonal, community, and societal levels within the country's sociopolitical, cultural, and digital contexts. It begins by outlining Estonia's historical transition from the Soviet Semashko model to its current Bismar...

A proposal to build a motorway in Glasgow, Scotland, in the 1970s proved highly controversial. The new road would take a slice of a valued green space in the city, damaging local ecology and amenity, and would widen health inequalities for a disadvantaged local community through pollution and isolation. A lengthy and noisy protest ensued, culminating in the formation of the 'Pollok Free State' ...

A vibrant civil society has always been an important precondition for a democratic regime. The European Union (EU) has been one of the main actors in the world, promoting democratic values through various programs, especially in candidate and neighbouring countries. Those programs and the domestic change in the countries promote a Europeanization process. Türkiye has been an EU candidate countr...

This study analyzes Russia's response to dismantlingresponse to the dismantling of Russian monuments by Ukrainian authorities through media coverage funded by the Russian government, Russia Today (RT), using the framing model. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which started on 24 February 2022, the media provided extensive reporting media produced extensive coverage with various reportsex...