Articles on public opinion surveys and studies
Across 34 countries, 57 percent of respondents back shared solutions even if it means compromising on some national interests, while trust in the UN and other international bodies has slightly risen.
The Global Solidarity Report 2026 finds more people identify as world citizens, support tax funding for global problems and back enforcement powers for international institutions.
The 2026 Democracy Perception Index report covers views from 94,000 respondents in 98 countries on democracy, country direction, security and global cooperation.
Polling in 31 countries shows public support for international cooperation is slipping. Trust in global institutions depends on them delivering visible results, this piece argues.
A survey across 101 countries representing 90% of the world’s population finds that 40% of respondents tend to support a world parliament, 27% are opposed and 33% neutral.
This report presents the results of the largest global survey to date, carried out in 101 countries, on public attitudes toward the creation of a citizen-elected world parliament to handle global issues.
In a new study, recently published and freely available in International Studies Quarterly, we find that overwhelming majorities in 17 countries across the global South, North, East, and West support...
The “Global Report on Attitudes to Political and Economic Transformation 2024”, published in June 2024, offers a detailed analysis of public opinion across 22 countries, including 18 G20 nations. Commissioned...
According to the 2024 edition of the Democracy Perception Index, support of democracy has remained high across the world over the past six years. An average of 85% of survey...
An international survey on behalf of Friedrich Ebert Foundation found that public sentiment strongly approves of a world parliament in 13 of 15 countries covered.
In September 2023, Open Society Foundations, renowned as the world’s most substantial private supporter of groups championing justice, democratic governance and human rights, introduced the Open Society Barometer. This comprehensive...