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Pandemic PollWatch: Issue 19
In the 19th Pandemic PollWatch, GQR examines attitudes toward science and scientists, and the effects of coronavirus on elections in Kyrgyzstan, Lithuania, and the Czech Republic.
Pandemic PollWatch: Issue 18
GQR Global Survey for Freedom House Shows How the Pandemic is Also Causing a Crisis for Democracy
A new Freedom House report, based on a first-of-its-kind GQR survey, reveals a setback for democracy during the pandemic as many governments and authoritarian leaders respond to the health crisis with new abuses of power, the silencing of critics and opposition parties, increased corruption, and changes to election rules.
Pandemic PollWatch: Issue 17
Pandemic PollWatch returns with the 17th edition, examining economic issues slowly returning to the fore, and how a significant number remain resistant to a COVID-19 vaccine.
Has Extremism Taken Over US Politics? VP Jiore Craig Weighs in on the ‘Running Mate’ Podcast
New Research Points to the Importance of Engaging Low Propensity Women of Color in the 2020 Elections
How reckless White allies could lead to the reelection of Trump by Christopher S. Parker
This op-ed by GQR Senior Advisor and professor of political science at the University of Washington, Christopher S. Parker, was originally published by The Washington Post on August 10, 2020.
Biden campaign, women’s groups are working to blunt sexist attacks on his vice presidential pick
In a recent piece for The Washington Post by Annie Linskey and Isaac Stanley-Becker, GQR Vice President Kelsey Suter discusses efforts by GQR to help Supermajority, Ultra Violet, and other women’s groups identify and curb sexist social media content and the spread of disinformation ahead of Biden’s announcement of his vice presidential pick.
Pandemic PollWatch: Issue 16
In the 16th Pandemic PollWatch, GQR examines ebbing concern over the pandemic, as well as the role of scientific advice and preventative behaviors such as mask-wearing.