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SUMMARY:Social and political change in diverse societies: Insights from la
 rgescale panel studies - Nikhil Sengupta (University of Kent)
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CONTACT:Yara Kyrychenko
DESCRIPTION:Largescale panel studies\, with stratified\, random samples of
  a nation’s population\, are relatively rare in the psychological litera
 ture. By measuring change at multiple levels over long periods of time\, t
 hese studies can tell us about the relationship between individuals and th
 e societies in which they live. This includes (1) how features of the soci
 al structure\, such as inequality or deprivation\, affect people and (2) h
 ow people affect the social structure (via their policy preferences and po
 litical behaviour). I will review recent research on these two key element
 s of societal functioning - structural effects and structural change - fro
 m two panels in very different contexts. The first is a 13-wave longitudin
 al study of around 20\,000 New Zealanders. The second is a 3-wave study of
  around 160\,000 people in India. I will also introduce a new panel from t
 he UK\, where we invite 500\,000 people randomly sampled from the electora
 l register to participate in survey of social and political attitudes annu
 ally over five years. This research programme demonstrates how largescale 
 panel data can inform theory and policy\, by telling us more about how peo
 ple change\, and how they change their societies. \n\nThe talk is open to 
 the public.
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology\, Downing
  Site\, Cambridge
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