| Center for Political
Studies and Public Opinion Research is an autonomous unit within the Institute of Social
Sciences. It was established in 1963 as the first public opinion research organization in
Eastern, Central and Southern Europe. It operates on both non-profit (University funds)
and profit basis (contracts with government agencies, political and civic organizations,
media, public and private corporations). Center has been doing systematic public opinion
surveys for more than 30 years. Research results have been published in scientific
journals and books, presented at a number of national and international conferences, and
widely quoted in domestic and foreign press. The basic goal of the Center and its major
achievement has been indepenedent research work and maintenance of high professional
standards.
The Center cooperates
with a number of scientific organizations in former Yugoslavia, Europe and the USA. It
participated, among others, in the following joint projects:
- Daniel Katz's "Forms of National
Commitment", with the Institute for Social Research at Michigan University, Ann Arbor
(1967-1968)
- "Opinion Makers in Modern World"
with B.A.S.R., Columbia University, New York (1968-1973)
- "Cross Cultural Values and Perception
of Political Economy Issues", with Florida State University, Tallahassee (1990-1994)
International projects in
progress:
- "World Value Survey",
coordinated by the Institute for Social Research at Michigan University, Ann Arbor
- "Comparative Study of Electoral
Systems", coordinated by Wissenschaftzentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Berlin
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