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Summary of Findings As President Bush prepares for his Jan. 31 State of the Union address, the public remains skeptical that the economy is improving, in spite of recent positive signals. Overall, about a third of Americans (34%) rate economic conditions as excellent or good, while nearly twice that number say they are fair or […]
New tabloid breed is more than screaming headlines but could they be blueprint to the future? The News Agenda When it came to story selection, or news agenda, the commuter tabloids offer greater breadth. Using their “mini-story” length, we were struck by the degree to which readers could get the basics of the news on […]
Introduction and Summary Preoccupied with war abroad and growing problems at home, U.S. opinion leaders and the general public are taking a decidedly cautious view of America’s place in the world. Over the past four years, opinion leaders have become less supportive of the United States playing a “first among equals” role among the world’s […]
Looking into the future, many opinion leaders see China and India, with their huge populations and rapidly expanding economies, as increasingly important partners for the U.S. Pluralities in four of the eight opinion leader groups identify China as a country that will be more important to the U.S. in the future, while pluralities in another […]
The Pew Research CenterPew Global Attitudes Project: Spring 2005 Survey—FINAL TOPLINE—United States: May 18—May 22, 2005 (N=1,001)Russia: April 28—May 13, 2005 (N=1,002)China: May 21—31, 2005 (N=2,191)Turkey: April 27—May 14, 2005 (N=1,003)India: May 1—May 29, 2005 (N=2,042)Pakistan: May 2—24, 2005 (N=1,225)NOTE: Data based on national samples except in China, India, and Pakistan where the samplewas disproportionately […]
Introduction December 9, 2005, marks the 100th anniversary of secularism in France, known as “laïcité.” In 1905 the French government passed a law stipulating “the separation of churches and the state,” thus enshrining secularism as a national principle. The law, which barred the state from officially recognizing, funding or endorsing religious groups, represented a major […]
Summary of Findings The public has been hardly stirred by the flurry of major Washington news in the early days of 2006. Jack Abramoff’s admission that he bribed members of Congress has sparked little interest, with just 18% paying very close attention to news reports on the disgraced Washington lobbyist. An overwhelming majority of Americans […]
Akbar Ahmed to Lead Exploration of Islam in the Age of Globalization The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, and American University’s School of International Service are pleased to announce the launch of a new joint initiative: Islam in the Age of Globalization. […]
Pew Forum and Pew Research Center Resources | News | Other Resources This month the European Union will enter into membership negotiations with Turkey, a country whose population is almost entirely Muslim. This critical venture brings to the forefront profound questions about the cultural and religious identity of Europe, and of Islam’s place on the continent. The Pew […]