Our new poll finds that majorities in 20 of 25 nations say their political system needs major changes or complete reform, but many doubt change can happen. And elected officials get poor reviews for honesty and understanding the needs of ordinary people. pewrsr.ch/3Vipr1T

A secular transition is happening in countries around the world. Detailed explanation🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Many Muslim-majority countries, Hindu-majority India in early stage. Countries with large Buddhist & Christian populations in later stages. Blog: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

59% of Americans say they are not confident Trump can make wise decisions about the Russia-Ukraine war www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

We’ve got a new @pewresearch.org survey of 24 countries exploring views of the US and Trump. Ratings for the US have declined since last year in most countries. Majorities generally lack confidence in Trump’s leadership of world affairs and his ability to handle specific issues. pewrsr.ch/4kFqPH0

Our Global Attitudes team here at Pew Research Center is hiring a Research Assistant. Great opportunity to work with great colleagues on international research. www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

We've got a new @pewresearch.org report exploring US attitudes on international affairs, including questions on foreign aid - it finds substantial public support for several forms of aid. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

New report, based on data from 35 countries, shows that people value free expression but not everyone thinks they have it pewrsr.ch/42LKUDC

In a @pewresearch.org survey conducted in late March, 52% of Americans said increased tariffs on China will be bad for the US. 24% said good, 6% said no real effect, and 19% weren't sure. See more in our new report. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

We've got a new @pewresearch.org report looking at US public opinion on key elements of Trump's foreign policy, including questions on USAID, the Russia-Ukraine war, Gaza, Greenland, tariffs on China, climate, and WHO. www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/...

Great news! @pewresearch.org is now active on Bluesky

📢 Out now! Democracy Report 2025: 25 Years of Autocratization - Democracy Trumped? Read the Report: v-dem.net/publications... Download the V-Dem Dataset v15: v-dem.net/data/the-v-d... #DR25 #DemocracyReport2025 #VDemDatasetV15 #Polisky #PoliSciSky #PoliticalScienceData #PoliticalScience

It was great being on the new episode of the @revdem2020.bsky.social podcast to talk about my recent @jodemocracy.bsky.social article

📣 NEW: #FreedomInTheWorld 2025 is now LIVE! freedomhouse.org/report/freed... Violence and repression around elections, ongoing armed conflicts, and the spread of authoritarian practices contributed to the 19th consecutive year of global freedom in decline. (1/🧵)

New poll finds that 85% of Democrats have an unfavorable view of Musk while 73% of Republicans have a favorable view of him. But younger Republicans are not as positive about Musk as older Republicans are. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

New poll: 65% of U.S. adults say it would be too risky to give Trump more power to deal the nation’s problems (it's just 39% among Republicans) www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

We have some new data on views in the US about support for Ukraine, as well as a question on NATO. We continue to see big partisan gaps. pewrsr.ch/42Rk7HR

Talked to @richardwike.bsky.social and @moynihanpatrick.bsky.social about their research on how people feel about how democratic their democracies are - and how they could be more responsive to people. Our conversation here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

Rich essay by @richardwike.bsky.social with much food for thought. My take-away: most citizens are unhappy and unclear about what they want - which is why they rhetorically embrace any alternative to the current system (while not participating in these alternatives when having the chance).

"[Citizens] still value representative democracy, but they also desire a new era of representation with significant changes to the relationship between leaders and the citizens they represent,” writes @richardwike.bsky.social. "Why the World Is Down on Democracy": muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...

Pew Research Center is hiring several interns for the summer, including one for our Global Attitudes team. It’s a great opportunity and great place to spend the summer. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...

Still an amazing long term trend plot:

The remarkable thing about this polling is that Keir Starmer has a net approval rating of -33, but is still 10 points ahead of Kemi Badenoch as best PM (though 16 points behind 'none of these').

Most people think economic inequality is a big problem for their country, and see the excessive political sway of the rich as the leading cause, according to a report by the Pew Research Center.

We’ve got a new report on views around the world about inequality. Strong concerns about it across the 36 nations we polled. And most say rich people’s political influence is a big reason why there is so much inequality. pewrsr.ch/4g7QjK9

I’m excited to share this new @jodemocracy.bsky.social article that looks at why so many people around the world are frustrated with the way democracy is working - particularly with how representation is working. And it explores ideas about what might improve things. muse.jhu.edu/article/947886

This 2024 election summary by @richardwike.bsky.social et al, for @pewresearch.org provides an interesting global perspective as we head into the new year. “angry at the political status quo, voters in many countries sent a message of frustration.” www.pewresearch.org/global/2024/...

Citizens of modern democracies are unsatisfied with the way representation is working. Writes @richardwike.bsky.social Often, they feel they have no voice in politics. Many say leaders are out of touch, unresponsive and serve the interests of the wealthy and powerful. muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

As the year ends, I'll share this piece from a couple of weeks ago highlighting 14 striking findings from the Pew Research Center in 2024 www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Happy to share this new Pew Research Center release on global elections in 2024. We look at 4 key themes from across the many elections around the world this year. pewrsr.ch/4g9zfUy

Great job opportunity! We’re hiring a Research Associate for our Global Attitudes team at Pew Research Center. pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CenterExtern...

The US is the only country with more civilian guns than people www.smallarmssurvey.org/database/glo...

New polling on US views about Ukraine. Republicans have long been less likely than Democrats to see Russia’s invasion as a major threat to US interests. But the partisan gap has grown. Now just 19% of Republicans say the invasion is a major threat, compared with 42% of Democrats. pewrsr.ch/3RyAtis

We’re hiring a Managing Director for our U.S. Politics team here at Pew Research Center. Great opportunity! pewtrusts.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Center...

This game sounds awesome

I've been off Bluesky for a few months, but with all of the new energy around it, I'm excited to get back in. And I was excited to be quoted in this nice AP roundup of global elections in 2024. As the headline says, it's been a tough year for many incumbents. apnews.com/article/glob...

We have a new @pewresearch.org report on 3 aspects of international connectedness: Do people across the globe want their countries to be active in world affairs? How close do they feel to others around the world? And how is international travel tied to views on these issues? pewrsr.ch/46NYjuO

As Biden and Xi meet at the APEC Summit, check out the recent release from the Global team here at @pewresearch.org examining global views of the US and China. Some great graphics in this one. www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/...

Changing your clocks in the next few weeks? Around a third of the world's countries will be. But, around half of the countries of the world once celebrated daylight saving time, with many abandoning it, including over the past decade. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

We have a new post updating some of our long-running trends on views of the EU – overall, it gets positive ratings, although as has usually been the case over the years, Greece is an outlier pewrsr.ch/3Qw3c7c

New data analysis in and it's clear that Americans are keeping a bit more distance from the news lately.📰 In 2016, 51% of U.S. adults said they followed the news all or most of the time. That share fell to 38% in 2022. pewrsr.ch/3QvVY2I

India's Supreme Court declines to legalize same-sex marriage: www.reuters.com/world/india/... In a spring Pew Research Center survey, 53% of people in India supported legalizing same-sex marriage and 43% opposed it: pewrsr.ch/3PaZDmC

In a survey we conducted earlier this year, 68% of Israelis had confidence in Biden www.pewresearch.org/global/?p=52...

🗳️📈Labour leads in the latest Westminster polling, by pollster: 23% YouGov 20% Deltapoll 20% Techne 16% WeThink 16% Savanta 14% Redfield & Wilton 13% Opinium Where are you Ipsos, Survation, Kantar, BMG, People Polling?

Highest carbon emissions per capita 1 Middle East oil producing countries - Bahrain/Oman/Kuwait/Qatar/UAE 2 Canada 3 Saudi Arabia 4 US 5 Australia/NZ 6 Russia 7 South Korea 8 Kazakhstan/Turkmenistan 9 Taiwan 10 Japan www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-...