In advanced and emerging economies, similar views on how social media affects democracy and society
People in advanced and emerging economies have mixed feelings about social media’s impact on political life.
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People in advanced and emerging economies have mixed feelings about social media’s impact on political life.
Among 17 publics surveyed, those in Japan report the most negative assessment of how their country has handled the pandemic.
Recent surveys have documented how people around the world view the issue of climate change and international responses.
South Koreans are headed to the polls April 15 as the COVID-19 pandemic continues; 300 seats in the country’s legislative body are at stake.
Majorities across much of Western Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region have a favorable view of the European Union.
Americans expect China’s international reputation will suffer because of how the country has handled the coronavirus outbreak.
Many Indonesians are satisfied with the state of their democracy, and more describe the country’s current and future economic situation as good.
People who live in countries where the political system is less than “fully democratic” tend to give Beijing and Moscow higher marks for upholding individual rights than people who live in full democracies, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of public opinion in 38 countries across the globe.
Beijing experienced more than 200 days of air pollution categorized as “unhealthy” or worse in 2014, including 21 days that were “hazardous.”
Support for al Qaeda, the terrorist organization that Osama bin Laden founded, was low among the Muslim publics surveyed in 2010, and remained low in 2013, two years after bin Laden’s ignominious end.
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