World Association for Public Opinion Research
Abbreviation | WAPOR |
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Formation | 1947 |
Type | Professional association |
Headquarters | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA |
Membership | > 400 |
Robert Chung | |
Website | wapor |
The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) is an
History
Established in 1947 at the Second International Conference on Public Opinion Research held in Williamstown, Massachusetts[2][3] as the World Congress on Public Opinion Research, the association acquired its current name in 1948, at the Third International Conference on Public Opinion Research.[4] In 1953, it became the sole nongovernment consultant organization to UNESCO in the field of polling.[2]
Its current
Membership
Over time, WAPOR's membership has grown and become more international. In 1956, roughly a decade after its founding, the association had 158 members from about 20 countries;[2] by 1962, these figures had risen to approximately 200 and more than 30, respectively.[7] In 1970, WAPOR had more than 300 members from 41 countries.[8]
As of 2021, the association has approximately 500 members from research institutes and universities in over 60 countries on six continents.[9] On February 8, 2011, WAPOR Latinoamérica became the first recognized chapter, followed by WAPOR Asia Pacific (2016), WAPOR West Asia and North Africa (WANA) (2018), and WAPOR Sub-Saharan Africa (2022).[10]
Activities
WAPOR sponsors the International Journal of Public Opinion Research, a social science journal published by Oxford University Press.[11]
Annual
Since 1981, WAPOR offers the Helen Dinerman Award – created to honour sociologist Helen Dinerman – to individuals who have made "significant contributions to survey research methodology".[15] Prior recipients include social scientists Philip Converse, Louis Guttman,[16] Roger Jowell,[17] Elihu Katz,[18]
Influence
Richard Morin, former polling director of The Washington Post, described WAPOR as "the leading professional association of pollsters working outside the United States".[25]
See also
- Opinion poll
- Public opinion
- American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR)
- European Survey Research Association(ESRA)
- ESOMAR (European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research)
- Insights Association
References
- ^ "International Social Science Council". World Association for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
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Hart, Clyde W. & Don Cahalan (Spring 1957). "The Development of AAPOR". JSTOR 2746799.
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OCLC 7575815. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Executive Council". World Association for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "History". World Association for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ Encyclopedia Americana. Vol. 22. Americana Corporation. 1965. p. 774. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
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Preece, Warren (1974). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15. ISBN 0-85229-290-2. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "Membership Information". World Association for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "WAPOR Regional Chapters". Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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"Oxford Journals: Social Sciences – Int. Journal of Public Opinion Research". Oxford Journals. 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
- ^ "Annual Conferences". World Association for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ WAPOR homepage (accessed 26 December 2012)
- ^ "AAPOR/WAPOR Task Force Report on Quality in Comparative Surveys". Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Awards and Prizes". World Association for Public Opinion Research. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
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"Louis Guttman". World of Sociology. Thomson Gale. 2005–2006. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
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"Annual Research Report, 2005-2006" (PDF). Department of Sociology, City University London. p. 9. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
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Dennis, Everette E. (1996). American Communication Research: The Remembered History. ISBN 978-0-8058-1744-7. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ^ "Hoover Senior Fellow Seymour Martin Lipset Dies". Business Wire. 2007-01-03.
- ^ Dillman, Don A. "Helen Dinerman and the Connecting of Science with Practice1" (PDF). Newsletter (Second Quarter 2006). World Association for Public Opinion Research: 7–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-03. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
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Salmon, Charles T. & Chi-Yung Moh (1994). "The Spiral of Silence: Linking Individual and Society Through Communication". In J. David Kennamer (ed.). Public Opinion, The Press, and Public Policy. ISBN 978-0-275-95097-2. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
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Viswanath, K. (1996). "Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann (1916– )". In Nancy Signorielli (ed.). Women in Communication: A Biographical Sourcebook. ISBN 978-0-313-29164-7. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ "2004 Dinerman Award Winner: Dr. Sidney Verba" (PDF). Newsletter (Second Quarter 2004). World Association for Public Opinion Research: 4–5. Retrieved 2008-01-01.
- ^ "Daniel Yankelovich". Who's Who at Public Agenda?. Public Agenda. Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ Morin, Richard (1998-01-19). "Crackdown on Pollsters". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ^ "Dr. Herbert F. Weisberg". OSU:pro. Ohio State University. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
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Weisberg, Herbert F. (2005). The Total Survey Error Approach: A Guide to the New Science of Survey Research. ISBN 978-0-226-89127-9. Retrieved 2007-11-03.