The latest episode of the Dilemma program, dedicated to security issues, features Arpi Manusyan, President of the Socioscope Research Center, and Yuri Avagyan, Executive Director of the Restart Civic Foundation. The discussion, focused on public opinion and opinion polling, is moderated by Areg Kochinyan, President of the Armenian Council NGO.
— To what extent does low participation constitute a problem?
— Who commissions various surveys, and which groups are more likely to refuse participation?
— Are financial incentives for survey respondents a standard practice or a form of targeting specific social groups?
— The shaping and potential manipulation of public opinion
— Distrust regarding the handling of personal data
— Why does a significant portion of the younger generation distrust all political forces?
— How do surveys influence the formation of public opinion?
— The disconnect between public discourse and societal realities
— Distrust toward democracy among representatives of the humanities
— Respondents’ preferences regarding Armenia’s foreign policy
— The “Tsarukyan phenomenon”
— Qualitative and quantitative research approaches
— Public expectations of the Armenian government in the context of Armenia–Azerbaijan relations
— Other key findings from recent studies
