International Studies

Empirical Studies of Values in China (ESVIC)
A grant in the amount of $1,730,000 from the John M. Templeton Foundation has recently been awarded to the Institute for Studies of Religion to conduct the first series of nationwide empirical studies on values in China.

The Islamic Social Attitudes Survey Project (ISAS)
The Islamic Social Attitudes Survey Project (ISAS) is a comparative study on Islamic Religiosity and Social Attitudes among college students in majority-Muslim countries. The religiosity components are designed to probe issues of religious practice, belief, behavior, belonging, religious networks, spiritual experience, and family religiosity. Social Attitude modules include women's rights, minority rights, democracy, and relations with the West.

Comparative Studies