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reportOct 15, 2019

European Public Opinion Three Decades After the Fall of Communism

Thirty years ago, a wave of optimism swept across Europe as walls and regimes fell, and long-oppressed publics embraced open societies, open markets and a more united Europe. Three decades later, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that few people in the former Eastern Bloc regret the monumental changes of 1989-1991.
reportJul 22, 2019

2. The state of personal trust

In addition to their concerns about low and declining levels of trust in government, many Americans are anxious about the level of confidence citizens have in each other. Fully 71% think interpersonal confidence has worsened in the past 20 years. And about half (49%) think a major weight dragging down such trust is that Americans […]
short readsJan 2, 2019

Once the same nation, the Czech Republic and Slovakia look very different religiously

While Slovakia is majority Catholic, around seven-in-ten Czechs are religiously unaffiliated – the highest share of unaffiliated adults in 34 European countries surveyed.
reportNov 20, 2018

Where Americans Find Meaning in Life

Family is the most common source of meaning in America, but economic, religious and political divides shape where people find meaning in other aspects of life.
data essayFeb 6, 2019

Darwin in America

Almost 160 years after Charles Darwin publicized his groundbreaking theory on the development of life, Americans are still arguing about evolution. In spite of the fact that evolutionary theory is accepted by all but a small number of scientists, it continues to be rejected by many Americans.
short readsOct 31, 2018

Greek attitudes toward religion, minorities align more with Central and Eastern Europe than West

When it comes to public attitudes on religion, national identity and the place of religious minorities, Greeks, like their neighbors to the East, hold more nationalist and less accepting views than do Western Europeans.
short readsNov 7, 2018

In 2016, emergency laws restricted religious freedoms of Muslims more than other groups

In 2016, seven nations – Turkey, Brunei, Ethiopia, France, Hungary, Niger and Tunisia – directly used emergency laws to restrict religion, according to Pew Research Center’s latest annual religious restrictions study. While a number of different religious groups were targeted, these laws imposed restrictions on Muslims more than any other group.
reportNov 20, 2018

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/religion. Primary Researchers Patrick van Kessel, Senior Data Scientist Adam Hughes, Computational Social Scientist Gregory A. Smith, Associate Director of Research Becka A. Alper, Research Associate Research Team Alan Cooperman, Director of Religion Research […]
reportApr 10, 2019

Overcoming the limitations of topic models with a semi-supervised approach

In this post, I’ll show how to overcome some of challenges that arise with topic modeling with what’s known as a “semi-supervised” approach.
short readsFeb 12, 2019

As elections near, Nigerians view their country’s economy and political system negatively

Many Nigerians are dissatisfied with Nigeria’s democracy and are skeptical about its political and judicial systems. Over half describe the economy as bad.

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European Public Opinion Three Decades After the Fall of Communism

2. The state of personal trust

Once the same nation, the Czech Republic and Slovakia look very different religiously

Darwin in America

Greek attitudes toward religion, minorities align more with Central and Eastern Europe than West

In 2016, emergency laws restricted religious freedoms of Muslims more than other groups

Acknowledgments

Overcoming the limitations of topic models with a semi-supervised approach

As elections near, Nigerians view their country’s economy and political system negatively

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