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Political Attitudes in the Arab World: Findings from the First Wave of the Arab Barometer

Political Attitudes in the Arab World: Findings from the First Wave of the Arab Barometer Mark Tessler University of Michigan. The Arab Barometer Project. Jordan : Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan Palestine : Center for Policy and Survey Research, Ramallah

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Political Attitudes in the Arab World: Findings from the First Wave of the Arab Barometer

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  1. Political Attitudes in the Arab World:Findings from the First Wave of the Arab Barometer Mark Tessler University of Michigan

  2. The Arab Barometer Project • Jordan: Center for Strategic Studies, University of Jordan • Palestine: Center for Policy and Survey Research, Ramallah • Morocco: team at Hassan II University-Mohammadia • Algeria: team at University of Algiers • Kuwait: team at Kuwait University • Yemen: team at Yemen Interactions • Lebanon: team at Statistics Lebanon • U.S. Partners: University of Michigan, Princeton University

  3. The Arab Barometer Web site, with postings in both Arabic and English, may be found at http://www.arabbarometer.org/. The site contains information about the Barometer, a summary of findings, and selected descriptive and analytical reports • The Arab Barometer, while independent in both design and content, cooperates with a number of other regional barometers and with other Arab and international public opinion and political reform projects. • Web sites for some of these are listed below. • Global Barometer Surveyshttp://www.globalbarometer.net/ • Sub-Sahara African Barometer http://www.afrobarometer.org/ • Latin America Barometerhttp://www.latinobarometro.org/index.php?id=150 • East Asian Barometerhttp://www.asianbarometer.org/newenglish/introduction/ • Arab Reform Initiativehttp://www.arab-reform.net/ • World Values Surveyhttp://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/ • Program on Governance in the Arab Region http://www.pogar.org/ • Latin American Public Opinion Projecthttp://www.vanderbilt.edu/lapop/

  4. Seven Representative National Surveys in 2006-2007: Selected Topics • Political Interest and Participation • Candidate and Leadership Qualifications • Trust in Political Institutions • Political System Preferences • Religion in Political Affairs

  5. Do You Follow News about Government and Politics in (Respondent’s Country)

  6. Follows News about Government and Politics by Country (All=57%)

  7. Electoral Participation: Voted in the Most Recent Election and Attended a Campaign Rally

  8. Percentage Who Voted in Last Election and Attended a Campaign Rally by Sex, Education and Age (All=23%)

  9. How Important Would You Consider Each of the Following Factors When Deciding Which Candidate To Support in an Election

  10. How Important Is Each of the Following as a Qualification for National Leadership: Openness to Diverse Political Ideas

  11. How Much Trust Do you Have In Each of the Following Political Institutions

  12. Some People Have Said that the Arab World Lags Behind Other Regions. To the Extent This Is the Case, Which Statement Best Expresses Your Opinion about Responsibility for this Situation?

  13. Percentage with Very Much or Much Trust in Political Parties by Sex, Education and Age (All=29%)

  14. Electoral Participation by Trust in Political Parties

  15. Democracy May Have Its Problems but Is Better than Any Other Form of Government

  16. There Is a Substantial Division of Opinion about the Role of Religion in Political Affairs

  17. Support for Democracy Is Not Influenced by Views about the Role of Religion in Political Affairs

  18. Would Each of the Following Be a Suitable Way of Governing Your Country: A Parliament with Only Islamic Parties

  19. Percentage Who Strongly Agree or Agree that Religion and Politics Should Be Separated by Sex, Education and Age (All=54%)

  20. Views about Religion in Political Affairs by Frequency of Reading the Quran

  21. Views about Religion in Political Affairs by Evaluation of Political Situation

  22. Electoral Participation by Views about Islam in Politics

  23. Trust in Political Parties by Views about Islam in Politics

  24. Some General Conclusions Only 50-60 Percent Report Political Interest and Involvement Education and Openness to Diverse Political Ideas Considered Important Qualifications for Political Office and Leadership Only about 50 Percent Trust Political Institutions; Even Fewer Have Much Trust in Political Parties Most Believe Democracy Is the Best Political System; There is Disagreement about Whether Religion Should Play a Role in Political Affairs Religiosity and Unfavorable Political Judgments Are Associated Support for Religion in Political Affairs; This Support Is Not Associated with Political Involvement or Trust in Political Parties

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