November 10

Twenty Years After Fall Of Berlin Wall: Report Of An International Public Opinion Poll

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Wide dissatisfaction with capitalism: twenty years after fall of Berlin Wall

This site provides free access to a BBC world Service poll conducted by GlobeScan Incorporated and The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) of the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland. The 27 page report contains the results of a public opinion poll conducted in November 2009. On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and communism in Europe in 1989, it asked citizens from different nations a variety of questions relating to their opinion on the disintegration/ break up of the Soviet Union (USSR), attitudes towards state control of industry and capitalism in general. Information on the methodology of the survey is provided. Participants include individuals in former communist eastern Bloc nations.From Intute.ac.uk

http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/nov09/BBC_BerlinWall_Nov09_rpt.pdf

August 03

Pew Global Attitudes Project

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The Pew Global Attitudes Project is an initiative of the Pew Research Centre for the People and the Press which is using public opinion surveys from over 55 nations worldwide to examine trends in public opinion. It is possible to access and download free of charge a large number of the datasets and indicators. Topics cover a wide range of political, economic and social topics. These include Confidence in the U.S. President; opinions and images of specific nations (including the USA, China and Russia, Iran) attitudes towards Islamic extremism / radical Islam; quality of life in individual households and economic globalizations. The website provides information on the methodology and links to associated research reports.  http://pewglobal.org/database/