Conferences, workshops and lectures

Constitutional loyalty, the importance ascribed to complying with constitutional rules, is difficult to measure across countries due to differences in context, history, and culture. We overcome this challenge by exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic as an ideal setting in which societies around the world face a novel and similar public health crisis, inducing governments to adopt comparable policies. Based on a survey carried out in 53 countries around the world in 2021, we show that citizens' support for COVID-19 mitigation policies declines if courts signal doubts about their constitutionality. We further demonstrate that this effect of constitutional loyalty depends on citizens' characteristics, such as their confidence in the courts and their moral convictions.

European construction faces various crises and several new challenges. The economies throughout Europe are already experiencing the influence of the war in Ukraine. The upcoming construction market forecast event will deal with the resulting economic impact on the construction industry. Our Euroconstruct experts – Antonella Stemperini (CRESME RICERCHE, Italy), Josep Ramon Fontana (ITEC – The Catalonia Institute of Construction Technology, Spain), Mohammed Chaudhri (Construction Futures, Economics – Decision Analytics Experian, UK) and Adam Sochacki (PAB – Polish Construction Research & Forecasting Institute, Poland) – will put a spotlight on sectoral construction trends. This hybrid conference will be broadcasted from the Varso Place in Warsaw on 10 June 2022. All participants receive a link to an online stream and comprehensive information like the Euroconstruct Summary and Conference Report. The premium package includes also the highly requested Euroconstruct Country Report.