Politics

Conducted by European Public Affairs, this is the first ever survey targeting all local politicians in the EU. There are more than one million politicians elected at the subnational level in the 27 member states of the EU.

Overall, Germany is widely perceived to have been a trustworthy partner under outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Featured topics include obesity, sustainability, populism, youth skills and the Tokyo Olympics. We also take a closer look at the latest research from Russia and Africa.

“System Is Broken” Index highly correlated with outcomes-based metrics indicative of social progress

More confidence in the prime minister than in the federal government

Our monthly round-up of research and analysis from Ipsos around the world includes the latest on coronavirus, attitudes towards abortion, cultural response bias, and a focus on life in Russia, the US election and public perceptions in Ireland.

The conflict is still a significant part of national identities worldwide.

New Ipsos study shows populist and nativist sentiment growing in some countries while receding in others.

Two years on from Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, a major new Ipsos survey across 25 countries, revisits the topic of populism and ‘system is broken’ sentiment.