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 […]

Dr. Tim Johnson, PhD in Sociology, professor, lecturer, and former president of both AAPOR and WAPOR, joins the latest episode of Novus Sanity Check. This week’s episode features a discussion on research, the importance of protecting factual neutrality, and methodological development within the survey research industry. Torbjörn Sjöström and Tim Johnson also discuss the need […]

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 […]

This week’s episode of Novus Sanity Check features Jan Eliasson, former Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. The discussion covers the upcoming U.S. election and the importance of impartial news reporting and highlight the significance of creating space for dialogue between people with different political views in order to […]

Faye Diamond, with a long background in American politics, joins this week’s episode in a discussion about the U.S. election from a democratic perspective. Throughout her career, Faye Diamond has worked in both strategic communication and political consulting, including at the European Association of Political Consultants (EAPC). Her experience ranges from managing national campaigns to […]