In this episode of Novus Sanity Check, Torbjörn Sjöström meets sociology professor Claire Durand from the Université de Montréal, internationally recognized for her research on election surveys and the practices of democracy. Claire Durand has, among other roles, served on AAPOR’s committee for evaluating opinion polls in U.S. elections and has presented analyses on methodological […]

This week’s episode of Sanity Check highlights the election results in Austria, where the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ) received the most votes, drawing significant attention. Christoph Hofinger, pollster and forecaster, best known from Austrian TV election night coverage, where he presents election forecasts. head of the Austrian FORESIGHT institute and former president of the European […]

Novus, in collaboration with Gallup International, has conducted a unique global survey examining views on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump across 42 countries. The survey reveals how people in these countries would vote if they had the opportunity to participate in the U.S. election. Respondents also shared their perspectives on whether they believe the world […]

Novus, in collaboration with Gallup International, has conducted a unique global survey examining views on Kamala Harris and Donald Trump across 44 countries. The results reveal, inter alia, that a majority of the world would vote for Kamala Harris (54%) over Donald Trump (26%). Regional differences show that Harris is more popular in Latin America […]

In this episode thoughts and insights from different continents are shared. What differences exist between Sweden and Iraq when it comes to the possibility of conducting surveys, what cultural differences are there and how does society view answering surveys? Munqith Dagher and Torbjörn Sjöström also discuss cultural differences between Islam and Christian culture, how it […]