---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at: pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global. Primary researchers Katie Simmons, Associate Director, Research                        Laura Silver, Senior Researcher Courtney Johnson, Research Associate Kyle Taylor, Research Assistant Richard Wike, Director, Global Attitudes Research Research team James Bell, Vice President, Global Strategy […]"
date: "2018-07-12"
authors:
  - name: "Katie Simmons"
    job_title: "Former Associate Director, Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/katie-simmons/"
  - name: "Laura Silver"
    job_title: "Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/laura-silver/"
  - name: "Courtney Johnson"
    job_title: "Former Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/courtney-johnson/"
  - name: "Richard Wike"
    job_title: "Director, Global Attitudes Research"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/richard-wike/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2018/07/12/western-europe-political-ideology-acknowledgments/"
datasets:
  - name: "Fall 2017 Media and Politics in Western Europe Survey Data"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/fall-2017-media-and-politics-in-western-europe-survey-data/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at: [pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/global](https://www.pewresearch.org/global).

#### Primary researchers

Katie Simmons, *Associate Director, Research * Laura Silver, *Senior Researcher* Courtney Johnson, *Research Associate* Kyle Taylor, *Research Assistant* Richard Wike, *Director, Global Attitudes Research*

#### Research team

James Bell, *Vice President, Global Strategy* Danielle Cuddington, *Research Analyst* Claudia Deane, *Vice President, Research * Kat Devlin, *Research Associate* Jonathan Evans, *Research Analyst* Moira Fagan, *Research Assistant* Sophia Fedeli, *Research Assistant* Janell Fetterolf, *Research Associate* Katerina Eva Matsa, *Associate Director, Research* Martha McRoy, *Research Methodologist* Amy Mitchell, *Director, Journalism Research* Patrick Moynihan, *Associate Director, International Research Methods* Courtney Nelson, *Research Assistant** * Jacob Poushter, *Senior Researcher* Audrey Powers, *Administrative Manager* Elisa Shearer, *Research Analyst* Kelsey Jo Starr, *Research Assistant* Bruce Stokes, *Director, Global Economic Attitudes* Nami Sumida, *Research Analyst* Mason Walker, *Research Assistant*

#### Editorial and graphic design

Peter Bell, *Design Director* Michael Keegan, *Information Graphics Designer* David Kent, *Copy Editor*

#### Communications and web publishing

Danielle Alberti, *Web Developer* Stefan Cornibert, *Communications Manager * Ariana Rodriguez-Gitler, *Digital Producer* Rhonda Stewart, *Senior Communications Manager*

Pew Research Center also received helpful advice and feedback for this report from a panel of expert advisers: Charlie Beckett, professor at the London School of Economics; Cas Mudde, associate professor at the University of Georgia; Gianpietro Mazzoleni, professor at the University of Milan; Pippa Norris, the Paul. F McGuire Lecturer in Comparative Politics at Harvard University; Adam Thomas, director of the European Journalism Centre; Barbara Thomaß, professor at Ruhr-Universität Bochum; Claes de Vreese, professor and program group director of political communication and journalism at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research.

While the analysis was guided by our consultations with these advisers, Pew Research Center is solely responsible for the interpretation and reporting of the data.

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