WorldPublicOpinion.org

WorldPublicOpinion.org (WPO) is an international collaborative survey and polling project.

It was launched by The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) in January, 2006 with the intent for it to be an accessible knowledge base for data and analysis of public opinion from throughout the world regarding international issues. Its network consists of a consortium of research centers that study public opinion on international issues within their respective countries. As of December 2010, the network consisted of research centers in more than 25 countries across all of the major continents, with an aim towards representing the majority of the world's population.

"As the world becomes increasingly integrated, economic and security challenges have become increasingly global, pointing to a greater need for understanding between nations and for finding global norms. With the growth of democracy in the world, public opinion has come to play a greater role in the foreign policy process. WPO seeks to increase understanding of public opinion in specific nations around the world as well as to elucidate the global patterns of world public opinion."
'WorldPublicOpinion.org's about webpage

The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) was established in 1992 with the goal of giving public opinion a greater voice in international relations.

Lenient Application of Copyright

Although the content available at the WorldPublicOpinion.org's website is copyrighted by World Public Opinion: Global Public Opinion on International Affairs, their stated permissions for reprinting and publishing the content from the website are overtly charitable:

"You are welcome to copy, reprint, publish or reproduce written material on WorldPublicOpinion.org on the condition that you attribute the material to WorldPublicOpinion.org. You may not reproduce or disseminate the entire content of WorldPublicOpinion.org, nor may you sell or offer for sale material from WorldPublicOpinon.org, but you are free to use the written content on WorldPublicOpinion.org for research, analysis, teaching, writing, journalistic or related purposes." [1]

Advisors and Staff

Board of Advisors

• I.M. Destler, Chairman, University of Maryland
• Gloria Duffy, Commonwealth Club
• William Frenzel, Brookings Institution
• Alan Kay, Americans Talk Issues Foundation
• Catherine Kelleher, US Naval War College
• Anthony Lake, Georgetown University
• Benjamin Page, Northwestern University
• Robert Shapiro, Columbia University
• Frederick Steeper, Market Strategies
• Daniel Yankelovich, Public Agenda Foundation

Staff

• Steven Kull,
  • editor of WorldPublicOpinion.org;
  • director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
  • director of the Center on Policy Attitudes (COPA).
  • faculty member of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland
  • member of the Council on Foreign Relations
  • member of the World Association of Public Opinion Research
• Clay Ramsay
  • Director of Research at the PIPA
  • fellow at the Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM)
  • co-founder of the PIPA in 1992
  • faculty member of the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland.
• Stephen J. Weber
  • Chief Operating Officer of PIPA
  • former Executive Vice President at Synovate
• Mary Speck
  • Managing Editor of WorldPublicOpinion.org
  • former Foreign Policy/Intelligence reporter for the Congressional Quarterly
  • former chief of the Miami Herald’s Bogotá Bureau
• Evan Scot Lewis
  • Research Associate at PIPA
  • former Harrison Fellow
• Melinda Brouwer
  • Research and Communications Assistant at PIPA
  • former Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Chile
• Melanie Ciolek ; Research Assistant for PIPA
• Abe Medoff; Research and Administrative Assistant

Financial Supporters

• Rockefeller Foundation
• Tides Foundation
• Ford Foundation
• German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Compton Foundation
• Carnegie Corporation
• Benton Foundation
• Ben and Jerry's Foundation
• University of Maryland Foundation
• Ploughshares Fund
• Secure World Foundation
• Oak Foundation
• United States Institute of Peace
• Ford Foundation
• JEHT Foundation
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund
• Stanley Foundation
• Calvert Foundation
• Circle Foundation

Partners

• GlobeScan - [2]
• Knowledge Networks - [3]
• Chicago Council on Global Affairs - [4]

Contact

1779 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 510
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: (202) 232-7500
Fax: (202) 232-1159
Email: info AT pipa.org
Website: http://www.worldpublicopinion.org]