The VIII Latin American Public Opinion Conference, Public Opinion and Democracy, was held in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay, October 17-19. A group of more than 150 public opinion researchers from 16 different countries discussed various topics in 20 sessions, seven panels and four plenary … [Read more...] about VIII WAPOR Latin American Conference: Public Opinion and Democracy
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Does UK Polling Industry Require More Regulation?
Contributed by Johnny Heald (ORB Research) The House of Lords enquiry sought to determine, among other things, whether the UK polling industry requires more regulation. I argued that in the UK I believe as an industry we are already regulated. The British Polling Council (BPC) was established … [Read more...] about Does UK Polling Industry Require More Regulation?
International Journal of Public Opinion Research (IJPOR) Moving to Online Only in 2019
The International Journal of Public Opinion Research (IJPOR) will be published online-only beginning in 2019. As such, you will be able to access published articles and content via the Oxford Academic platform via your member profile at https://access.wapor.org. All print editions will be … [Read more...] about International Journal of Public Opinion Research (IJPOR) Moving to Online Only in 2019
Comments on the UK House of Lords Report on Political Polling: In Defense of Numbers
At the WAPOR Annual Conference in Marrakesh, Patrick Sturgis, a member of the House of Lords committee on political polling, organized a panel where he presented the report of the committee (published in April 2018) and its recommendations. The original report of the committee here. WAPOR’s position … [Read more...] about Comments on the UK House of Lords Report on Political Polling: In Defense of Numbers
2019 Harkness Student Paper Award Announcement
The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) and the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) request submissions to be considered for the Janet A. Harkness Student Paper Award, as part of the program for WAPOR’s annual conference in 2019. This award is given in memory … [Read more...] about 2019 Harkness Student Paper Award Announcement
ESOMAR Announces Award Winners in Big Data and Qual at FUSION Event
Pathway for a Female to become a Senator in Nigeria
The transition to the 4th republic in May 29, 1999 ushered in democracy and with it a new constitution, under which the current National Gender policy was promulgated. This policy recommends that women be represented by at least 35% in both elected and appointed public service positions. One of such … [Read more...] about Pathway for a Female to become a Senator in Nigeria
Notification regarding FieldGlobal Market Research
Company named in multiple complaintsESOMAR, the global insights community, working in the interest of members of its community, is notifying its members that multiple complaints have been made against a non-member company: FieldGlobal Market Research Pvt Ltd, with headquarters based in Mumbai. … [Read more...] about Notification regarding FieldGlobal Market Research
AFRICAN FORUM 2019 – LAGOS NIGERIA CALLING
The Nigerian Marketing Research Association (NiMRA) is delighted to announce that The AFRICA FORUM, the African Marketing Research Association (AMRA)‘s annual conference organized with support from ESOMAR (the global professional body for market research) as well as NiMRA, MSRA and AMISE, the … [Read more...] about AFRICAN FORUM 2019 – LAGOS NIGERIA CALLING
WAPOR Election Results
The votes are in! With a 41.4% turnout, Timothy Johnson and Janet Streicher have been elected to the 2019 WAPOR Council, which will comprise: President: Marita Carballo, Voices Research and Consultancy (Argentina) Vice President/President-Elect: Timothy Johnson, University of Illinois at Chicago … [Read more...] about WAPOR Election Results
