Africans and Asians Tend to View Globalization Favorably; Europeans and Americans are More Skeptical

Seven in ten Africans view globalization favorably, making the world’s poorest continent the most positive on the benefits of greater integration, says Gallup International. In contrast, less than a third of Americans and Europeans believe globalization helps their country

Comprehensive Analysis of Polls Reveals Americans’ Attitudes on US Role in the World

Many people have the impression that polls produce highly discrepant findings that simply do not add up. However scholars of public opinion have found that by organizing public opinion research across studies and carefully reading the wording of questions there is actually a coherent pattern of majority opinion behind numerous poll results—including ones which on the surface may appear contradictory

World Poll Finds Global Leadership Vacuum: Bush Widely Mistrusted, But No Other Leader Does Much Better Only UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Gets Moderately Positive Ratings

A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 20 nations around the world finds that none of the national leaders on the world stage inspire wide confidence. While US President George W. Bush is one of the least trusted leaders, no other leader--including China's Hu Jintao and Russia's Vladimir Putin--has gained a broad international base of support

Erosion of Support for Free Market System: Global Poll Supporters of Free Market Look for Strong Government Regulation

Majorities in most countries continue to support the free market system, but over the last two years support has eroded in 10 of 18 countries regularly polled by GlobeScan. In several countries this drop in support has been quite sharp

Views of China and Russia Decline in Global Poll

Public views of China and Russia have slipped considerably in the past year, according to a new BBC World Service poll across 21 countries

Global Poll Finds that Religion and Culture are Not to Blame for Tensions between Islam and the West

The global public believes that tensions between Islam and the West arise from conflicts over political power and interests and not from differences of religion and culture, according to a BBC World Service poll across 27 countries

Economic System Needs 'Major Changes': Global Poll

Major reform of the international economic system is needed in order to solve the current crisis, according to a new global poll of over 29,000 people carried out for BBC World Service. As G20 leaders prepare to meet in London this week, 70 per cent of those across the 24 countries polled by GlobeScan think 'major changes' are required to the way the global economy is run. Only 4 per cent think no significant changes are needed