Measuring Public Opinion in Challenging Contexts
As we have discussed in other blog posts, public opinion is particularly important in countries with weak institutions of governance and accountability. Especially in fragile and conflict states, it can lend legitimacy to the government, help creating a national identity, and support governance reform. Unfortunately, public opinion is particularly hard to measure in those societies where it could be most important.
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- Iraq
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- China
- Brazil
- The World Region
- Middle East and North Africa
- Europe and Central Asia
- East Asia and Pacific
- Governance
- WAPOR
- Transnational Connections
- Small Group Deliberation
- Public Opinion
- Participatory Budgeting
- Opinion Polls
- Opinion Polling
- Online surveys
- National Identity
- Monrie Price
- Mahmood Enayat
- Julia Shmko
- IE University
- Ibrahim Al Marashi
- Gram Sabhas
- Gram Panchayats
- fragile states
- EBRD
- Deliberative Polling
- Deliberation
- corruption
- conflict
- BLEEP