The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) will hold its 71st Annual Conference 27-30 June 2018 in Marrakesh, Morocco. The conference committee welcomes proposals on topics related to public opinion broadly, especially those related to the conference theme:
“Public Opinion Research in a Changing World”
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The political and technological environment in which public opinion research operates has experienced dramatic changes in the past few years. Politically, we have witnessed unrest and wars in many parts of the world, a rise of populism and anti-immigration sentiments in large parts of the Western World, and the threat of escalation in the Korean Peninsula. In situations where public opinion is evenly divided, it has been very difficult for pollsters to accurately predict the final results, like in the presidential elections and referendums organized recently in European countries and in USA. Recent technological developments in the modes of communication – spread of cellular phones and of the internet for example – present new challenges – and offer new possibilities – to survey research. Alternate indicators to polling appear, including indicators from citizens’ activities in online social networks and indicators of their online information seeking. In light of these technological and political changes, traditional public opinion research faces many opportunities and challenges.
The 71st WAPOR Annual Conference program will highlight these issues, namely questions relating to how public opinion operates – and can be measured – in these changing environments and how it should operate in order to better serve society. Paper topics will focus on all aspects of public opinion. These topics include, but are not restricted to:
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About WAPOR
The World Association for Public Opinion Research is a professional association whose primary goal is to promote and improve public opinion research around the world. WAPOR strives to meet these goals through a number of activities: the dissemination of research conducted by its members; educational exchanges with various constituents; public statements issued regarding public opinion practices and events; and its annual conference and regional seminars held around the world.
WAPOR'2018 Organizers
The 71st WAPOR Annual Conference is organized jointly by
- The MASAFEQ laboratory (Applied methods in Statistics, Actuariat, Finance and Quantitative Economics) of INSEA (National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics).
- The GRESS (Reseach Group in Social and Solidary Economics) of Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakesh.
About the conference site
The Grand Mogador Menara in Marrakesh is located in the Hivernage district near the Palais des Congres. The district is a tranquil stretch of local cuisine, luxury hotels, and spacious tree-lined avenues, where quiet days give way to a vibrant nightlife scene for Morocco’s after-hours crowds. The neighborhood is only a short walk away from the Medina’s historic district, where visitors can maneuver winding bazaar-lined streets to reach the food stalls and street performers of the city’s central square—the Djemma El Fna. The hotel is easily reached from the Marrakech airport (RAK-Menara, a 9-min drive). Room rates at the Mogador are MAD 900-1200 for people attending the conference. More information about the hotel, along with a registration link, will be available soon.