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8/30/2010: TED talk Live
Dear QOL researchers:
My TED talk just went live today. I discuss the Happy Planet Index in that talk.
Some of you might be interested in watching the video. the URL is:
http://www.ted.com/talks/nic_marks_the_happy_planet_index.html and for IQOLS
members that 'tweet' they can use the short URL: http://on.ted.com/8X4f They
both work!
All the best and thanks, Nic
Nic Marks Founder of the Centre for Well-being nef (the new economics
foundation) www.neweconomics.org www.nicmarks.org
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8/26/2010: 'Social Indicators Monitor'
'Social Indicators Monitor - SIMon' is now online! It allows comfortable access
to two systems of social indicators maintained by the Social Indicators Research
Centre of GESIS.
To view this announcement,
click
here. |
8/24/2010: Quality of
Life Research, Volume 19 Number 7
Volume 19 Number 7 of Qulaity of Life Research is now available.
To view this issues table on contents,
click
here. |
8/20/2010: Gallup Wellbeing Consortium
Gallup campus wellbeing: Informational Webinar. The Gallup Wellbeing
Consortium will track and improve the wellbeing of campuses across America.
To view more information,
click
here. |
8/9/2010: Applied Research in Quality of
Life, Volume 5 Number 3
Volume 5 Number 3 of Applied Research in Qulaity of Life is now available.
To view this issues table on contents,
click
here. |
7/29/2010: Abbott's Book on Social
Indicators
Please click the link below to view an announcement about a new book from Abbott
Ferriss, Emeritus Professor at Emory University (USA), and a renowned QOL
scholar, an awardee of ISQOLS highest honor for excellence in QOL research, and
a long-time activist in the QOL research movement. His book is published in the
context of Springer's Social Indicators Research Book Series. The title of the
book is "Approaches to Improving the Quality of Life: How to Enhance the Quality
of Life." See the link below for more details. All the best, Joe Sirgy."
To view more about this book,
click
here. |
7/29/2010: Two Vacancies
Please find attached an advert for two vacancies we are recruiting for at the
moment. More details on how to apply here
http://www.neweconomics.org/about/vacancies.
-Cornie Lombard HR Administrator t: 020 7820 6310 e:
cornie.lombard@neweconomics.org
nef (the new economics foundation)
To view more details,
click
here. |
7/29/2010: Forthcoming Book
The publisher
has changed the title for Tom Jordan's forthcoming book (Fall, 2010). The author
and title will be:
Jordan, T. E.
(2010). Studies in the Quality of Life and
Human Development in Ireland and England Since the 16th Century.
Lewiston, NY. Mellen Press.
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7/22/2010: A Psychological Research Study
A brief and anonymous survery is ofered, to try and determine the personality
profile of the psychologically healthy individual as understood by the experts.
To view more about this survey,
click
here. |
7/15/2010: A Better Way to Measure Poverty
Oxford and the UNDP launch a better way to measure poverty,which gives a
multidimensional picture of people in poverty. The new measuring system
supplants the 'Human Poverty Index', and will be featured in the 20th
anniversary edition of the UNDP Human Devolpment Report.
To view this announcement,
click
here. |
7/15/2010: A New Book
A new book titled 'Social Devolpment: Critical Themes and Perspectives',
published by Routledge, New York. Please view the link below, which will
show you the table of contents, and direct you to the library recommendation and
more book details.
To view more information about this book,
click
here. |
7/14/2010: Quality of Life in Latin
American Cities
A new book edited by, Eduardo Lora, Andrew Powell, Bernard van Praag, & Pablo
Sanguinetti. About the quality of life in Latin American cities today.
It devolps a method of identifying and measuring quality of life, and is tested
in pilot studies in 6 Latin American cities.
To view more information abut this book,
click
here. |
7/14/2010: Chinese Translation of Professor
van Praag's Book
Professor van Praag's book on happiness was recently translated into Chinese,
and is available in paperback. Please view the link below for more
information on this book, book reviews, and a description of the book.
To view more information abut this book,
click
here. |
7/13/2010: Alex Michalos
Please view Alex Michalos's oral history on the ISQOLS website, as well as the
article listed in the link below. The articles source is as follows:
Frisch, Michael B. (2008). The Oral History and Education Project of the
International Society for Quality of Life Studies and the Gallup Institute for
Global Well Being: The Alex Michalos' Interviews, Applied Research in Quality of
Life, 2, 223-238.
To view this article,
click
here. |
7/13/2010: Employment Regimes and the
Qaulity of Work
'Employment Regimes and the Quality of Work' is now out in paperback! The book
provides a comparative analysis on the quality of work in five major European
countries, and is edited by Duncan Gallie.
To view more information abut this book,
click
here. |
7/13/2010: Journal of Happiness
Studies, Volume
11 Number 4
Volume 11 Number 4 of the Journal of Happiness Studies is now available.
To view this issues table of contents,
click
here.
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7/8/2010: New Books
An announcement listing several new QOL books which have been recently released.
To view this announcement,
click
here.
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7/7/2010: Alex Michalos Appointed a member
of the Order of Canada
Alex Michalos was appointed a member of the Order of Canada by the Governor
General of Canada, because of his contributions to the social sciences.
To view this announcement,
click
here.
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7/7/2010: Quality of Life Research, Volume
19 Issue 6
Volume 19 Issue 6 of Quality of Life Research is now available.
To view this issues table of contents,
click
here.
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7/7/2010:
Measuring Progress Newsletter: Issue 7, July 2010
Newsletters
Dear Friends of the Global Project on ?Measuring the Progress of Societies?,
The latest issue of the
newsletter is now available
online at
www.wikiprogress.org/index.php/Global_Project_Newsletter.
Included in this issue:
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An introduction from OECD Chief
Statistician, Martine Durand
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A strategic overview of the OECD?s
contribution to the Global Project
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Measuring Progress in
Italy
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Highlights from the 3rd OECD World
Forum on Statistics, Knowledge and Policy
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Using DevInfo to Measure the Progress
of Societies
- Arizona Indicators
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The UNDP Human Development Report: 20
years on
Visit the new
Wikiprogress website for
indicators of societal progress, information on measuring progress initiatives,
Wikistat, the ProgBlog, forthcoming events, and more?
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7/7/2010: 2010 ISQOLS Conference Abstract
Dates
Dear ISQOLS members,
This is to let you know that the ISQOLS
conference in Bangkok, which was previously postponed from the original date in
July, is confirmed to DEFINITELY go ahead from 6-11th December 2010. As you can
imagine, there had been deliberations about whether the event would eventuate
due to the political unrest a few months back. But now it is all settled down
and back to its normally peaceful state.
Conference details are at
www.isqolsconference2010.org
For those who have not yet submitted an abstract, please note this is due
1. no later than August
15th
2. Please use template
available on conference website for your paper to be considered
Kind regards,
M. Joseph Sirgy,
Ph.D., Management Psychologist,
Professor of Marketing, & Virginia Real Estate Research Fellow;
Editor-in-Chief: Applied Research in Quality
of Life
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7/7/2010: 2010 ISQOLS Conference
We are delighted to inform you that the 10th International ISQOLS conference in
Bangkok will be held on December 8-11, 2010. We would like to apologize
once again for having to postpone from the original date in July. Please
visit our website (http://www.isqolsconference2010.org/ )for detailed
information about the conference and the important deadlines. We are looking
forward to seeing you here in Thailand in December. Please help spread the news
to friends and collegues.
Best regards,
Wasita
Wasita Boonsathorn, Ph.D.
School of Human Resource Development
National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
118 Seri Thai Rd., Klong Chan, Bangkapi, BKK, 10240
Mobile: 086-777-8377
Website: http://hrd.nida.ac.th/ |
7/7/2010: The Good Society Framework
A draft paper by Professor Patrick W. Jordan, on understanding qulaity of life
through the good society framework. The paper includes a comprehensive model of
wellbeing, which groups all major factors into nine dimensions.
To view this paper,
click
here. |
6/28/2010: The Rise and Fall of the G.D.P.
An article displayed in the New York Times by Jon Gertner discussing the rise
and fall of the gross domestic product, or G.D.P.. The article also cites
some of ISQOLS members!
To view this article,
click
here. |
6/28/2010: UN MDG Summit - September 2010
As you may know, the UN is planning a summit meeting on the Millennium
Development Goals.
The web site is:
http://www.un.org/en/mdg/summit2010/
You may want to see my review and commentary on the information becoming
available online: The UN MDG Summit ~ 20-22 September 2010
http://www.pelicanweb.org/solisustv06n06page1.html
It has five short sections:
1. The UN MDG Summit 2010 Web Site
2. Review of the "Keeping the Promise" Report
3. General Consultation and Opportunities for Participation
4. References and Workings Documents Available for Online Review
5. Planned Agenda for the MDG Summit Meeting
I think this will be an important meeting for the future of sustainable
development worldwide.
Sincerely, Luis Luis T. Gutierrez, Ph.D. The Pelican Web (http://pelicanweb.org)
Editor, PelicanWeb's Journal of Sustainable Development A monthly, CC license,
free subscription, open access e-journal |
5/25/2010: Appled Research in Qulaity of
Life, Volume 5 Number 2
Number 2 Issue 5 of Applied Research in Quality of Life is now available.
To view this issues table of contents,
click
here. |
5/25/2010: Quality of Life Research, Volume
19 Issue 5
Volume 19 Issue 5 of Quality of Life Research is now available.
To view this issues table of contents,
click
here.
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5/24/2010: Is Quality of Life Therapy
and Coaching or QOLTC, Evidence-Based?
A flyer submitted by Mike Frisch, which discusses the empirical validity of
Quality of Life studies.
To view this flyer,
click
here.
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5/21/2010: Position Announcementbr
Currently seeking a canidate for
the position of executive director/treasurer of ISQOLS. Please view the
flyer below for position requirements and contact information.
To view this flyer,
click
here. |
5/21/2010: 4th Conference on Self
Determination
The 4th International Self
Determination Theory Conference is upcoming, and will be held on May 13-16, 2010
in Ghent, Belgium.
To view the announcement and more information,
click
here. |
5/18/2010: Wellbeing of Employees
An article on a new book, detailing
why it benefits employers to to care about the wellbeing of their employees.
To view this article and book announcement,
click
here.
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5/14/2010: Call for a post-doctoral
canidate.
Call for a candidate to come and do
his/her Post doctorate at the North West University (Potchefstroom Campus) South
Africa, at the Institute for Tourism and Leisure Studies, also known as the
School for Business Management. The ideal candidate should be a person with
Tourism and Hospitality and QOL research experience.
Please contact:
Stefan Kruger (Dr)
Skool vir Ondernemingsbestuur / School of Business Management
Fakulteit: Ekonomiese en Bestuurswetenskappe /
Faculty: Economic and Management Sciences Noordwes-Universiteit (PUKKE)
North-West University POTCHEFSTROOM KAMPUS (CAMPUS)
Tel: +(27)18 299 1401 Fax: +(27)18 299 4140
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5/14/2010: Economics of Happiness
A speech given by Ben S. Bernarke
on the economics of happiness. Given at the University of South Carolina
Commencement Ceremony, and released by the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
To view this speech,
click
here.
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5/10/2010: Well-being/positive
psychology/QOL coaching trial and free training seminar
Mike Frisch's approach to
well-being, coaching trial and training seminar.
To view this announcement, click
here.
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4/30/2010: ISQOLS Conference Delayed
The 10th ISQOLS Conference to be
held in Bangkok, Thailand is now delayed/postponed until December 8-11, 2010.
Please view the link for more information, including new abstract deadlines and
new registration dates.
To view this announcement,
click
here.
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4/13/2010: Quality of Life Research, Volume
19 Issue 4
Volume 19 Issue
4 of Quality of Life Research is now available.
To view this issue's table of contents,
click
here.
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4/7/2010: Gallup videos related to Global
Well-being
Attached are the links to the
Galluo video's for those of you who are interested in viewing the event Gallup
held with President Fox, Aznar, and Toledo. The videos are especially
interesting for those who are interested in issues of subjective well-being
across the globe.
To view the list of links,
click
here.
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4/7/2010: A New Book: International
Differences in Well-Being
A A new book has just been published,
International Differences in Well-Being, edited by Ed Diener, John F. Helliwell,
and Daniel Kahneman. This new book assess the happiness of whole nations and the
world, through the metaphor of a microscope.
To view this book announcement,
click
here.
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3/26/2010: 2010 Abstract Submission
Dealiner
The abstract submission date has
been extended to May 1st, 2010 for the upcoming ISQOLS Bangkok Conference to be
held in Asia for the first time. Please view the flyer containing the new
deadlines by clicking below.
To view upcoming conference deadlines,
click
here.
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3/22/2010: 2010 ISQOLS Conference
Registration
The 10th ISQOLS International
Conference is to be held in Bangkok on July, 28-31 2010. The theme of the
conference is "Understanding Quality of Life and Building a Happier Tomorrow".
Deadlines for submiting abstracts is quickly approaching, and registration must
be completed by July 1st, 2010.
To view upcoming conference deadlines and announcements,
click
here.
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3/22/2010: The New Yorker article
People who are destitute are more likely to describe
themselves as happy, according to an article by Elizabeth Kolbert in the New
Yorker. The article discusses the happiness trend in America, and details
several new books focusing on happiness.
To view this article,
click
here.
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3/08/2010: Applied Research in Quality of
Life, Volume 5 Number 1
Volume 5 Issue 1 of Applied Research in Quality of Life is now available.
To view this issue's table of contents,
click
here.
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3/03/2010: The 2010 ISQOLS Conference in Bangkok, Thailand
The 10th ISQOLS International
Conference will be held in Bangkok, Tailand July, 28-31 2010. This will be
the first time the conference has been held in Asia, and one of its aims will be
to show the excellent research on quality of life that is occuring in Asia and
around the world. The conference also provides an invaluable opportunity
to present research concerning public policy.
To view this announcement,
click here.
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3/01/2010: South East Asian Conference on
Ageing
Please view the link for the 2010 South East Asian Conference on Ageing and Improving Well
Being in Later Life. The the upcoming conference will discuss the ageing
population in Asian countries, and discuss meeting the challenges of the ageing
population. The conference will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from July 17
to July 18 2010.
To view this flyer,
click here.
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2/24/2010: We are Happiest at 74
'We are Happiest at 74: Its all
down hill till 40, then life gets better, say scientists' is the article by
Fiona Macrae discussing the study which showed that people are happiest at 74
years of age while happiness spirals around age 40.
To view this article,
click here.
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2/24/2010: Happiness and Hyper-Modernity
A call for papersin the
Happiness and Hyper-Modernity: Social
Scientific Perspectives journal, interested in the measurement of happiness,
the ethical considerations concerning happiness, and popular culture.
To view this article,
click here.
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2/18/2010: How to Avoid a Heart Attack
'To Avoid a Heart Attack: Be Cheerful!'
is an article by Carl Gottlieb detailing the risks and resons for heart attacks
in American today and how being cheerful may eliminate some of these risks.
To view this article,
click here.
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2/11/2010: Journal of Happiness Studies,
Volume 11 Number 1
Volume 11 Number 1 of Journal of
Happiness Studies is now availale.
To view this issues table of contents,
click here.
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2/08/2010: Money and Happiness in the News
An article by Laura Rowley,
describing what determines happiness and the different perspectives on happiness
through-out the world.
To view this article,
click here.
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2/08/2010: It May be Obvious, but Weekends
Make you Happy
An article by Shari Roan from the
Los Angeles Times detailing the effects of weekends on happiness.
To view this article,
click here.
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2/08/2010: Well Being and Sustainable
Development
An audiovisual
scientific report on the relationship between Well-being and Sustainable
Development in the framework of the Capabilities Theory of Amartya Sen has been
released. It is based on the Well-Bebe study done by the HIVA (University of
Leuven), in collaboration with the IDD and the ULB (university of Brussels),
commanded by the Belgian Science Policy.
View this video,
click here.
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2/01/2010: Where Happiness Lies
"Where Hapiness Lies" is an article by Julian Baggini detailing several new
books by various artists on the different aspects of hapiness.
View the article,
click here.
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2/01/2010: Happiness Around the World
Carol Garham, our fellow ISQOLS
member and a renowned public policy scholar and expert, has published an
exciting book titled ?Happiness Around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants
and Miserable Millionaires? (Oxford University Press). The book announcement is
attached.
To view this article, click here.
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1/03/2010: Happiness Paradox
'Why Are Americans So Cherry?' is the news
article for the Times magazine by Nancy Gibbs, detailing reasons why Americans feel
better and happier in the 2009 recession than in previous years.
To view this article, click here.
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1/03/2010: The Food Security Center Offers 25 research
Scholarships
The Food Security Center is a new university center in Stuttgart, Germany is offering
25 scholarships for PhD students and post-docteral students for a period of 4 to
36 months to increase knowledge and skills about food security related issues.
View the flyer for more inforamtion, click here.
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12/21/2009: The European Ph Invitation for the
Docteral Program
The European PhD in Socio-Economics and Statistical Studies invites applications
for the Docteral Program in 2010 starting on October 1st.
To view this announcement, click here.
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12/20/2009: Call for a Senior Research Fellow
The Vrije Universiteit Brussel Research Contingent calls for applicants for a senior
research fellowship.
To view this announcement,
click here.
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12/20/2009: The Happiest State
A Los
Angeles Times article on the happiest state.
To view this article, click here. |
12/20/2009: SIXTH INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
To view this announcement,
click here.
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12/20/2009: Post-doctoral Researcher Position Available
To view this announcement,
click here.
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12/15/2009: Social Indicators Research, Volume
95 Number 2
Volume 95
Number 2 of Social Indicators Research is now available.
To view this issue's table of contents, click
here.
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12/15/2009: Social Indicators Research, Volume
95 Number 1
Volume 95
Number 1 of Social Indicators Research is now available.
To view this issue's table of contents, click
here. |
12/15/2009: Call For Graduate School Applicants
at BIGSSS
The Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences invites applicants to
its PH.D. and postdoctoral programs.
To view the flyer for more information, click
here.
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12/6/2009: Free Access to Springer QOL Journals
Springer is
offering complimentary access to FIVE QOL and well-being journals, including:
Social Indicators Research
Journal of Happiness Studies
Child Indicators Research
Quality of Life Research
Applied Research in Quality of Life
You can read, download, and save articles online for free until January 15, 2010
(except Journal of Happiness Studies which will be available until January 31st).
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12/5/2009: Applied Research in Quality of Life,
Volume 4 Number 4
Volume 4 Number
4 of Applied Research in Quality of Life is now available.
To view this issue's table of contents, click
here.
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12/5/2009: Social Indicators Research, Volume 94
Number 3
Volume 94
Number 3 of Social Indicators Research is now available.
To view this issue's table of contents, click
here.
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MARY JOYCE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
To honor the memory and life?s work of Dr. Joyce, at an ISQOLS board meeting
held in San Diego on December 10, 2007, the board voted unanimously to establish
the Mary Joyce Scholarship Award. This competitive scholarship will be a bi-annual
award recognizing a young, female scholar from a developing country for work in the
quality of life area. The recipient will receive a cash stipend covering the cost
of travel to and attendance at the ISQOLS international conference, as well as
award recognition at the conference banquet.
To learn more about Mary Joyce, please take the time to read this article.
If you would like to donate to the Mary Joyce Scholarship Fund please follow
this link for details.
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