On July 10 - 15, 2021, the International Political Science Association (IPSA) Virtual World Congress was held. On July 14, the panel Central Asia: Social and Political Values, Attitudes and Beliefs (WVS-7 Survey Findings and Beyond) was held.
Chair: Kseniya Kizilova, Head Of Secretariat at World Values Survey Association (Vienna, Austria),
Moderator: Professor Dr Christian W Haerpfer MSc, President of World Values Survey Association - WVSA (Vienna, Austria)
Discussant: Dr. Kim Sangcheol, Institute of Central Asia, Hankuk University (Seoul, South Korea)
Presentations were made by:
How Do Leading Methods Mislead? Measuring Unmeasurable Public Opinions in Authoritarian Societies
Author: Dr. Ammar Maleki
Traditional and Modern Values of Mongolians
Author: Dr. Tseveen Tsetsenbileg
 Western Promotion of Democracy and the Geopolitical Strategy of Russia and China in Central Asia
Author: Ms. Bhavya Pandey
Youth of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: Life Orientations, Moral Values and Attitudes
Author: Dr. Sangcheol Kim
Botagoz Rakisheva (Principal Investigator WVS for Kazakhstan) and Amina Urpekova (PhD candidate, Corvinus University of Budapest) presented some of the results of the 6th and 7th WVS waves. The Report reflected the results of a comparative analysis of surveys of two waves conducted in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.