WAPOR 2021 Online Conference. Speaking Truth to Power: Public Opinion in a Time of Crisis.

WAPOR 2021 Online Conference. Speaking Truth to Power: Public Opinion in a Time of Crisis.

Contact: renae@wapor.org

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Deadline: Mon, 24 May 2021


Event Details

Not all public opinion research is welcomed during times of crisis. How can our research be most effectively communicated both to leaders and to citizens when facing public health emergencies? What role should public opinion research play in societies facing political or economic turmoil? The WAPOR 2021 conference conference seeks to address these questions. 

The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) will hold its 74th Annual Conference ONLINE due to global travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference dates are 2-6 November 2021. The online conference timing will be set up as early morning in the US and Latin America when it is afternoon in Europe and evening in Asia.

WAPOR welcomes proposal submissions in one of three conference formats including: preorganized panels, research papers and posters. Preorganized panels will be broadcast live via online channels.

Relevant submissions that focus on all aspects of public opinion and survey research are encouraged. These topics include, but are not restricted to:

  • Public opinion in times of crisis
  • Fake media and public opinion
  • Public opinion and survey research
  • Survey research application
  • Public opinion and policymaking
  • Panel, longitudinal and national monitoring surveys in policymaking
  • New technologies and national surveys: challenges in the changing times
  • New sources of information on public opinion and the use of social media
  • Political behavior, participation, and culture in survey research
  • Methodological challenges and improvements in the areas of sampling, measurement, survey design and survey response or non-response
  • Challenges of comparative research and international survey projects
  • Cross-cultural concerns in data collection and measurement issues
  • News, media, journalism, and public opinion
  • Qualitative research in changing times
  • Big data, sentiment analysis and machine learning
  • Digitalization of societies and usage of new sources of information in survey research
  • Data visualization, new technologies and online surveys
  • Best practices for stakeholder research and expert surveys

Proposals for the conference should be submitted electronically via the conference platform by 24 May 2021. Only proposals submitted through conference platform will be considered. Abstracts should not exceed 300 words. All submissions must be in English, and all accepted works are to be presented in English.