National Identity, 2013, Norwegian part of ISSP

This survey is carried out on the basis of the research collaboration in "The International Social Survey Programme" (ISSP). ISSP is an international organisation that prepares and coordinates annual surveys in its member countries, mainly within the fields of political science and sociology. The topic of the surveys varies, but are repeated at intervals of a few years. In this way, changes in behavioral patterns and attitudes over time as well as differences between countries and cultures, are possible to be detected and measured.

Sikt - Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research, became a member of ISSP in 1989 and have since been responsible for carrying out the surveys in Norway. In 2013 the goal was to collect data about national identity, group affiliation, local orientation, globalism, pluralism and minorities, EU, socio-economic and demographic variables. Sikt and ISSP conducted similar surveys in 1995 and 2003.