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WAPOR 2016 Regional Conference

Survey Research and the Study of Social and Cultural Change

 

The World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) will hold a regional conference on 15-17 of September in Moscow, Russia. The conference will be hosted by the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research (LCSR) at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE).

WAPOR welcomes abstracts and panel proposals related to the conference theme, including but not restricted to the following topics:

  • Cross-cultural concerns in data collection and data analysis
  • Social change and genetic diversity
  • Subjective well-being and happiness
  • Social capital and corruption
  • Nationalism, ethnicity and migration
  • Political participation and electoral behavior
  • History of opinion polls
  • Questionnaire design and sampling
  • Innovations in data collection
  • Mixed-mode surveys
  • Social media, Internet and Big Data

Individual submissions should include the author's name, affiliation and e-mail, the paper title, and the abstract (up to 350 words).

Panel submissions should include the panel title, 4-5 papers for the proposed panel. Each paper should contain the author's name, affiliation, e-mail, and the abstract.

Submission deadline is 10th, May, 2016, 23:59 GMT. Submission decisions will be announced by 29th, May, 2016.

All abstracts should be submitted via the conference website. 

 

Please watch this website since the information about the conference will be updated continuously.

 

 

Conference Program

Day1
September, 15
9/11, Myasnitskaya str.
09:30 – 10:00
Registration of participants

Room 518

10:00 – 10:30
Opening ceremony

Room 518

Ronald Inglehart (University of Michigan, US; Scientific Supervisor of the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)

Andrei Melville (Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)

Alexander Chepurenko (Head of the School of Sociology of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)

Eduard Ponarin (Director of the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)

Patricia Moy (President of the World Association for Public Opinion Research)

KEY LECTURES
Room 518
Moderator: Eduard Ponarin
10:30 – 11:45
Key lectures (Rus/Eng)
  1. Alexei Grazhdankin (Analytical Center of Yuri Levada, Russia). Dynamics of Russian Electoral Attitudes During the Election Campaigns
  2. Eric Uslaner (University of Maryland, USA). Trust, Corruption, and Inequality
11:45 – 12:00
Coffee break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (SLOT 1.1)
12:00 – 13:30
Session 1.1.1. Room 518 (Rus/Eng)
  1. Denis Volkov (Analytical Center of Yuri Levada, Russia). The Origins of Popular Support for the Russian Political System in the Current Situation
  2. Olga Karaeva (Analytical Center of Yuri Levada, Russia), Luidmila Khakhulina (Analytical Center of Yuri Levada). Public Views on Role of Government: Changes and Perspectives (Based on ISSP surveys in 1996, 2006 and 2016)
  3. Antoniou Zacharoula (General State Archive, Greece). The International Gallup Organization In Greece During the First Decades Which Followed the Aftermath of the War
12:00 – 13:30
Session 1.1.2. Room 422 (Eng)
  1. Elena Bashkirova (Bashkirova&Partners, Russia). Sociological Study of Corruption and Anti-Corruption Activity
  2. Ivan Aimaliev (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Illegitimate Institutional Entrepreneurship: A Fuzzy-set Analysis of Corporate Donations to the Bulgarian Police
12:00 – 13:30
Session 1.1.3. Room 423 (Eng)
  1. Valentina Rotondi (University of Milano Bicocca, Italy), Luca Stanca (University of Milano Bicocca),  Emilio Colombo (University of Milan Bicocca). Macroeconomic Conditions and Health: Inspecting the Transmission Mechanism
  2. Rueyling Tzeng (Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan). Migration and Health: Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United States Compared
  3. Veronica Kostenko (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Attitudes to Female Labor and Employment Rights among Migrants in Western Europe compared to European Locals and to Publics of Sending Societies. Non-Nested Multilevel Analysis
13:30 – 15:00
Lunch time
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (SLOT 1.2)
15:00 – 16:30
Session 1.2.1. Room 518 (Rus/Eng)
  1. Olga Kamenchuk (Russian Public Opinion Research Center, Russia), Valery Fedorov (Russian Public Opinion Research Center). Sanctions vs. Elections: Motivated Reasoning, Economic Perceptions, and Electoral Choice in Modern Russia?
  2. Porismita Borah (Washington State University, USA). Framing in Twitter Sphere: Strategic vs. Issue Frames in the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections
  3. William Eveland (Ohio State University, USA). Signs of the American Political Apocalypse? Support for American Democracy in 2012 and its Implications for 2016
15:00 – 16:30
Session 1.2.2. Room 422 (Eng)
  1. Maria Kravtsova (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia), Aleksey Oshchepkov (National Research University Higher School of Economics). The Shadow of the Family:  Historical Roots of Particularism in Europe
  2. Anna Almakaeva (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Ingroup Ties and Formation of Generalized Trust
  3. Maria Sakaeva (Ukhta State Technical University, Russia). Informality in Russian Entrepreneurial Practices: Cases of Bad Working Social Capital
15:00 – 16:30
Session 1.2.3. Room 423 (Eng)
  1. Femke Roosma (Tilburg University, the Netherlands), Tim Reeskens (Tilburg University). Welfare Retrenchment as Self-fulfilling Prophecy? Sources and Consequences of Opinions Towards the Perceived Affordability of the Welfare State
  2. Valentina Rotondi (University of Milano Bicocca, Italy), Luca Stanca (University of Milano Bicocca), Emilio Colombo (University of Milano Bicocca). Macroeconomic Conditions and Subjective Well-being The Role of Relational Goods as a Buffering Factor for Economic Stress
  3. Olga Griaznova (European University Institute, Italy). Adaptation of Redistribution Preferences or Cultural Resistance. A Study of Migrants in Germany
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (SLOT 1.3)
17:00 – 18:30
Session 1.3.1. Room 518 (Rus/Eng)
  1. Larisa Pautova (Public Opinion Foundation, Russia), Maria Matskevich (Sociological institute, Russia), Olga Strelkova (Online Market Intelligence, Russia). Problems and Trends in American Polling
  2. Julie Brown (RAND Corporation, USA), Melissa A. Bradley (RAND Corporation). An Overview of Alternative Survey Methods for Patient Surveys
  3. Dmitry Rogozin (Laboratory for Social Research Methodology RANEPA, Russia). Back to the Future of Non-probability Sampling: Problems and Concerns in Russian Field Research
17:00 – 18:30
Session 1.3.2. Room 422 (Eng)
  1. Plamen Akaliyski (University of Oslo, Norway). Europeanization, Modernization and the Cultural Gap: Convergence or Divergence?
  2. Maksim Rudnev (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia), Vladimir Magun (Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia; National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Explaining European Value Types: Revival of Instrumental Values
  3. Boris Sokolov (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Establishing Invariance of Pro-choice Values Across Countries in the World Values Survey: an Approximate Bayesian Approach
17:00 – 18:30
Session 1.3.3. Room 423 (Eng)
  1. Alejandro Moreno (ITAM, Mexico). The Ideological Electorate: The Increasing Salience of Left-right Party Politics in Mexico
  2. Iñaki Sagarzazu (Texas Tech University, USA). The Drop that Flooded the Glass: An Analysis of Venezuela’s 2015 Legislative Election
  3. Erik Nisbet (Ohio State University, USA), Golnoosh Behrouzian (Ohio State University), Carroll Glynn (Ohio State University). Understanding Political Learning and Electoral Behavior in the 2016 Iranian Parliamentary Election
18:30 – 21:00
Welcome reception
Day2
September, 16
9/11, Myasnitskaya str.
KEY LECTURES
Room 518
Moderator: Alejandro Moreno
10:30 – 11:30
Key lectures (Rus/Eng)
  1. Anna V. Andreenkova (Institute for Comparative Social Research, Russia). Public Views on Economic Fairness and Welfare System in Russia and in Europe
  2. Eduard Ponarin (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). The Russian Elite: Values, Attitudes and Forecasts
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (SLOT 2.1)
12:00 – 13:30
Session 2.1.1. Room 518 (Rus/Eng)
  1. Marina Krasilnikova (Analytical Center of Yuri Levada, Russia). Social Sentiments and Consumer Behavior in Modern Russia
  2. Alexey Levinson (Analytical Center of Yuri Levada, Russia). New 'Double think' in Russian Public Opinion
  3. Larisa Kosova (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Aging and Social Status
12:00 – 13:30
Session 2.1.2. Room 422 (Eng)
  1. Dmytro Khutkyy (National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy", Ukraine). Social Development or Social Crisis: Modernization Theory versus World-Systems Analysis
  2. Maria Ravlik (Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany), Amy C. Alexander (The Quality of Government Institute, Sweden), Stephan Klasen (Göttingen Univeristy, Germany), Christian Welzel (Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany). The Seeds of Good Government: Gender Equality in the Household
  3. Andrey Scherback (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). The Recipe for Democracy? The Spread of European Diet and Political Change
12:00 – 13:30
Session 2.1.3. Room 423 (Eng)
  1. Roberto Foa (University of Melbourne, Australia). The Return of Secularization: New Data and Evidence
  2. Aigul Zabirova (L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University Gumilev, Kazakhstan). Different Variations of Islam in Turkish Speaking Countries
  3. Neha Sahgal (Pew Research Center, USA), Scott Gardner (Pew Research Center, USA), Kelsey Jo Starr (Pew Research Center, USA), Angelina E. Theodorou (Pew Research Center, USA). Surveying Muslims in Russia
13:30 – 15:00
Lunch time
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (SLOT 2.2)
15:00 – 16:30
Session 2.2.1. Room 518 (Rus/Eng)
  1. Anna Kuleshova (Russian Public Opinion Research Center, Russia). New Opportunities for Cross-cultural Studies: Innovative Methods and Techniques
  2. Alexander Dmitriev (IBM, Russia). Watson Analytics: Innovative Approach to Data Analysis
  3. Gayane Arutunyan (IBM, Russia). Big Data: Business Solutions and Forecasts
15:00 – 16:30
Session 2.2.2. Room 422 (Eng)
  1. Fabrício M. Fialho (University of California, USA). Race and Political Participation in Brazil, South Africa, and the United States
  2. Margarita Zavadskaya (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). The Wind of Change? Two Mechanisms of Protest Mobilization in Russia 2011-12. An instrumental Variable Approach
15:00 – 16:30
Session 2.2.3. Room 423 (Eng)
  1. Anastasia Kazun (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Rally-Around-The-Flag and the Media: Case of Economic Sanctions in Russia
  2. Nikita Savin (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia), Oleg Kashirskikh (National Research University Higher School of Economics), Aigul Mavletova (National Research University Higher School of Economics). Media and Public Support for Authoritarianism During Economic Crisis
  3. Andreea Moldovan (University of Essex, UK), Nick Allum (University of Essex). Educational Disparities, Biomedical Efficacy and Science Knowledge Gaps: Can the Internet Help us Reduce These Inequalities?
16:30 – 17:00
Coffee break
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (SLOT 2.3)
17:00 – 18:30
Session 2.3.1. Room 518 (Rus/Eng)
  1. Anna Shirokanova (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Life Satisfaction and the Effects of Ageing Across Europe
  2. Anna Nemirovskaya (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). The Determinants of Subjective Well-being in Russia: A Regional Perspective
  3. Galina Tatarova (Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Science, Russia), Anna Kuchenkova (Russian State University for the Humanities). Subjective Well-Being at Different Stages of the Life-cycle
17:00 – 18:30
Session 2.3.2. Room 422 (Eng)
  1. Natalia Soboleva (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Work Values and Job Preferences in Europe: Gender Aspect
  2. Anita Moiseeva (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Differences in Labor Market Positions of Young Men and Women: Around the World and Trough Time
  3. Tatiana Karabchuk (UAE University, UAE), Ekaterina Selezneva (IOS, Germany). Fertility and Uncertainty in Russia
17:00 – 18:30
Session 2.3.3. Room 423 (Eng)
  1. Sergey Davydov (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia), Olga Logunova (National Research University Higher School of Economics). ISIS in International Media and Public Opinion
  2. Valeria Fedotova (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Comparative Analysis of French Society's Reaction on 7 Jan 2015 and 13 Nov 2015 Terroristic Attacks (Evidence From Twitter)
  3. Nicoleta Corbu (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, Romania), Raluca Buturoiu (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration), Oana Ștefăniță (National University of Political Studies and Public Administration). Facebook Influences You More than Me. A Third-person Effect Analysis Among Young Facebook Users
Day3
September, 17
9/11, Myasnitskaya str.
CONCURRENT SESSIONS (SLOT 3.1)
10:00 – 11:30
Session 3.1.1. Room 518 (Rus/Eng)
  1. Yulia Baskakova (Russian Public Opinion Research Center, Russia). Mixed-mode Model for a Weekly National-wide Survey
  2. Vladimir Zvonovsky (Social Research Institute, Russia). Testing the Mixed-mode Surveys on Dibasic Representation Sample in Russia
  3. Ivan Klimov (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). “Public Opinion” Project: Organizational, Methodological and Reputational Research Problems in the Format of “Open Collaborative Research”
10:00 – 11:30
Session 3.1.2. Room 422 (Eng)
  1. Ekaterina Lytkina (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Andreas Zick (The Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on Conflict and Violence, Germany). Alienation and Group-focused Enmity in European Context
  2. Benjamin Detenber (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore). Mark Cenite (Nanyang Technological University), Kevin F. Lam (National University of Singapore, Singapore). Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men in Singapore 2005-2015
  3. Yariv Tsfati (University of Haifa, Israel). Exploring the Association between Partisan Selective Exposure and Empathy
10:00 – 11:30
Session 3.1.3. Room 423 (Eng)
  1. Kirill Makarov (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia). Does Democratization of Society Lead to the Democratization of Science?
  2. Christopher Cummings (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore). Sonny Rosenthal (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore). Geoengineering: Survey Path Analysis Examining Opinion Formation, Acceptance, and Support for Funding
11:30 – 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30
Key lecture by Christian Welzel & Helen Kirsch
Topic: Democracy Misunderstood: Authoritarian Notions of Democracy around the Globe
Moderator: Eduard Ponarin
Room 518. Rus/Eng
13:30 – 14:00
Closing ceremony

Room 518

Eduard Ponarin (Director of the Laboratory for Comparative Social Research of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)

Patricia Moy (President of the World Association for Public Opinion Research)