WVS7 planning meeting in the Middle East: Egypt, Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon go into the field!
WVS-7 survey has been started in 4 MENA countries. Survey fieldwork in Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon is coordinated as a part of a single research effort with the financial support of the World Bank. As a part of the cooperation, WVS teams, in addition to the standard WVS-7 questionnaire represented by 290 survey items, will collect data on issues related to the social contract - a topic actively studied by the World Bank researchers and being of outmost importance for the future social and political development of the MENA countries.
WVS-7 planning meeting for Egypt, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon took place on May, 23, 2018 in Amman, Jordan. Issues discussed included survey planning in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq; WVS-7 regional module in MENA; data analysis, publications and future events. A sample size in all 4 countries constitutes 1200 respondents; sample type is a national wide representative random sample of the citizens in the age of 18 and older.
WVS7 planning meeting in Amman, Jordan, May 23, 2018. From left to right: Professor Abdel-Hamid Abdel-Latif (Egyptian Research and Training Center), Professor Christian Haerpfer WVSA President, Kseniya Kizilova Head of WVSA Secretariat, Dr Rabih Haber (Statistics Lebanon), Dr Fares Braizat (NAMA Strategic Intelligence Solutions).
Survey fieldwork in all countries is organized by experiences teams of scholars. WVS7 in Jordan is conducted by NAMA Strategic Intelligence Solutions under the leadership of Dr Fares Braizat. Dr Fares Braizat is one of the region’s leading political and security experts. He holds a PhD in Politics and Government from the University of Kent in England. In February 2016, he founded NAMA Strategic Intelligence Solutions and serves as the Chairman of the company. In April 2016, he was elected to the position of Chairman of Social Policies Committee at the Economic and Social Council in Jordan. Previously he served as Senior Adviser / Director of Strategic Studies and Evaluation at the Office of His Majesty (OHM), Royal Hashemite Court, Jordan between Jan 2012 – Feb 2016. In addition to his knowledge and experience in the public sector, Dr. Braizat founded, headed, and coordinated numerous international and regional survey research projects including the Arab Barometer, World Values Survey, Global Barometer, and the Public Opinion Program at the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies, Senior Polling Adviser for the International Republican Institute and USAID on Lebanese elections of 2009, and was Senior Fellow for the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC. He also served on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs at the United States Congress and taught at the University of Jordan, where he was Deputy Director of the Center for Strategic Studies.
Survey fieldwork in Egypt is conducted by the Egyptian Research and Training Center (ERTC) established in 2000 by Dr. Abdel-Hamid Abdel Latif. It is an independent and private entity committed to providing academic scholars, policy makers, business leaders, non-governmental organizations, and market research firms with accurate and reliable information on public attitudes, values and opinions concerning influential aspects of life. Dr. Abdel-Latif graduated from Ohio State University with a Ph.D. in Sociology, having specialized in demography, research methodology, and survey research. Since 1970, he has held academic posts at several universities in the United States, Canada, and Egypt. His research interests include value orientation and intergenerational value shifts. He has collaborated on a number of surveys with prominent scholars at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, Ohio State University, Harvard University, Yale University, Princeton University, and the University of Maryland. He has also been retained as the Principal Investigator for Egypt in the Gallup World Polls since 2005.
WVS7 in Iraq is conducted by International Institute for Administration and Social Survey (IIACSS) under the leadership of Dr Munqith Dagher, founder, board member and CEO of IIACSS. Dr. Munqith has managed more than 300 public opinion and various market research projects. He has lectured widely and published several articles and books. In 2007 he expanded his research base by completing a program on the Principles of Marketing Research, at the University of Georgia, US. In 2005, he completed a certificate program for SPSS preliminary and advance models. Munqith holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of Baghdad, College of Administration and Economics and a master degree in war sciences. He was a professor of public administration and strategic management in Baghdad, Basra and national defense universities.
WVS7 is Lebanon is conducted by the WVSA new partner Statistics Lebanon under the leadership of Rabih Haber. Statistics Lebanon Ltd. is a research company located in Beirut, Lebanon, that executes nationwide opinion polls and research on political, administrative, economic, and democracy issues. Since the year 1994 Statistics Lebanon executed thousands of opinion polls that covered a variety policy and political related topics. Rabih Haber founded Statistics Lebanon Ltd., and currently is the managing director. Under his management, Statistics Lebanon grew to become an opinion polling, marketing and media research company and a statistical consulting firm. Mr. Haber is the Founder and Managing Director of Global Consults, a company specialized in political marketing and media planning. Additionally, Mr. Haber is also the founder and managing Director of lebanonfiles.com, the leading news site in Lebanon.
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