“Me. The World. The Media” is a long-term research project by the Institute of Social Studies, which focuses on changes in Estonian society. The analysis is based on a representative sociological survey which was carried out on five occasions (2002, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2014). Answers are being sought to the four questions:

• What has been happening in Estonian society over the last few decades?
• How to describe the current Estonian society?
• In which directions are the current political, economic and technological changes shaping developments in society?
• Which new lines of force are emerging in society?

The book Estonian society in an accelerating world, which was based on the findings of the survey, also includes an overview of the development of sociology in Estonia and introduces the current theoretical approaches to society in addition to its empirical content.

“Me. The World. The Media” was awarded the National Research Award in 2022.

EU Kids Online is an international network connecting scientists from over 30 European countries who are researching the use of new media among children and youth. The aim of the project is to provide answers to questions about the social impacts of the internet and online technologies as phenomena which have become a part of everyday life. In 2010, the original survey was conducted with a representative sample, where a total of 25.000 children between the ages of 9-16 and their parents were interviewed in 25 European countries, including Estonia. Among others, the interview included questions about the children’s internet usage, digital competence, experience of online risks and coping with them. The data is available through UK Data Service. The second wave of the survey took place from 2017 to 2019 (mainly in 2018) in 19 European countries. The ISS research group is currently participating in the CO:RE and ySKILLS projects by the H2020 network.