Marita Carballo, WAPOR President Dear WAPOR Colleagues, A very unusual year comes to an end, and in this strange scenario I’d like to take the opportunity to thank you once more for giving me the honor to serve as President during these past two years. It has been a great experience and … [Read more...] about Letter from WAPOR President (December 2020)
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WAPOR Asia Lifetime Achievement Awards
The WAPOR ASIA announced the WAPOR ASIA Lifetime Achievement Award (WALAA) at the 2020 WAPOR ASIA conference in Malaysia. Three WALAA awardees are: 2018: Dr. Mahar Mangahas (President and co-founder of Social Weather Stations (SWS), Philippines) 2019: Dr. Ijaz Gilani (founder and Chairman of Gallup … [Read more...] about WAPOR Asia Lifetime Achievement Awards
Letter from WAPOR President (November 2020)
Marita Carballo, WAPOR President Dear WAPOR Colleagues, As we come near the end of this very difficult and challenging year, I can say I feel very proud about how WAPOR and all our community have responded to the new circumstances. We have to regret some very sad news: the passing of Janet … [Read more...] about Letter from WAPOR President (November 2020)
Sobre la prohibición de publicación de encuestas
Below you will find an article written by Marta Lagos, WAPOR’s National Representative from Chile. The original piece was published 22 October 2020 in El Mercurio. The post Sobre la prohibición de publicación de encuestas appeared first on World Association for Public Opinion Research. … [Read more...] about Sobre la prohibición de publicación de encuestas
Passing of Janet Streicher
Dear WAPOR friends and colleagues, I am sad to announce that Janet Streicher passed away on November 16, 2020. At the time of her passing, Janet was serving as the Chair of the Professional Standards Committee for WAPOR (since 2019). Janet was Survey Director for Baruch College Survey Research, … [Read more...] about Passing of Janet Streicher
2020 WAPOR Election Results
WAPOR sought to fill two offices in the election this year: Vice President/President-Elect and Chair of the Professional Standards Committee. Robert Chung was elected Vice President/President-Election and David Jodice was elected Chair of the Standards Committee. Their terms begin on 1 January … [Read more...] about 2020 WAPOR Election Results
WAPOR Issues Statement of Basic Values and Principles
In response to the recent events in Hong Kong, the WAPOR Executive Council has voted to issue a formal statement restating our basic values and principles. This statement will be posted on the WAPOR website with the names of all people who support it. WAPOR National Representatives, Dinerman Award … [Read more...] about WAPOR Issues Statement of Basic Values and Principles
Letter from WAPOR President (July 2020)
Marita Carballo, WAPOR President Dear WAPOR Colleagues, At WAPOR we are working hard to continue with our planned strategy and to meet our goals. We are closing the first half of a very peculiar year, facing many challenges, and I want to thank and congratulate WAPOR Members, Regional and National … [Read more...] about Letter from WAPOR President (July 2020)
Latest News: WAPOR and WAPOR LATAM 2020 Conferences Going Virtual
Due to the global pandemic we have been discussing different scenarios regarding our Annual Conference and LATAM congress, originally intended to be held in Salamanca next October. After following the world events and evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic and consulting with both authors whose papers … [Read more...] about Latest News: WAPOR and WAPOR LATAM 2020 Conferences Going Virtual
Values in Crisis – a Crisis of Values? Moral Values under the Imprint of the Corona Pandemic
Article by Christian Welzel, Klaus Boehnke, Jan Delhey, Franziska Deutsch & Jan Eichhorn The Question People have an intuitive sense about right and wrong, about what is justified and what is not. These moral values determine how people judge situations and other persons and, hence, how people … [Read more...] about Values in Crisis – a Crisis of Values? Moral Values under the Imprint of the Corona Pandemic
