Saturday March 7th, Sunday, March 8th, 2015

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1 The World Association for Public Opinion Research 2015 (WAPOR) Regional Conference Qatar University, New Library Building (Doha Qatar) 7-9 March 2015 Saturday March 7th, :00am 4:00pm Sightseeing tour (Souk Waqif and MIA)* 7:00 pm Reception* 1 Location: St. Regis hotel Sunday, March 8th, :30am 9:00am Welcome Dr. Hassan Al Derham VP for Research, Qatar University Dr. Darwish Al-Emadi Associate Vice-President for Research, Qatar University Director, Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) Professor Patricia Moy President, WAPOR Professor, University of Washington 9:00am 10:30am Stand Alone Session Session Title: The Arab Barometer Chair: Hassan al-ansari The State of Social Justice in the Arab World: Changes since the Arab Spring Presenter: Amaney Jamal Mapping (and Explaining) Attitudes toward Political Islam among Ordinary Citizens in the Middle East and North Africa: Selected findings from the Arab Barometer Presenter: Mark Tessler The Effect of the Arab Spring on Public Opinion: Evidence from the Arab Barometer Presenter: Michael Robbins 1 Sightseeing, Reception and Gala Dinner are only for International Participants. 1 P a g e

2 10:30am 11:00am Coffee break 11:00am 12:30pm Concurrent Session A1 Session Title: Sampling Methods and Sampling Frames Chair: Nasser Al Mahdi No Address, No Problem: The Innovative Use of Technology to Accurately Complete a Building Survey in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi Presenter: Brian J. Burke Developing an Opt-in Panel for Swedish Opinion Research Presenter: Karin Nelsson and Anders Lithner Public Opinion Research in the 21st Century Scientific Surveys Based on Incomplete Sampling Frames and High Rates of Nonresponse Presenter: Mansour Fahimi Sampling Nomads: A New Technique for Remote, Hard-to-Reach, and Mobile Populations Presenter: Stephanie Eckman 11:00am 12:30pm Concurrent Session A2 Session Title: Social Capital, Democratization, Trust and Economic Growth in Crosscultural research Chair: Eduard Ponarin Formation of Social Capital in Frontier States: Regional Comparison Presenter: Anna Nemirovskaya Subjective Well-being in Russia Presenter: Eduard Ponarin Making economic growth and well-being compatible: the role of trust in others and income inequality Presenter: Francesco Sarracino Trust in Strangers and Human Empowerment: a Multilevel Evidence Presenter: Anna Almakaeva 12:30pm 1:30pm Lunch 2 P a g e

3 1:30pm 3:00pm Stand Alone Session Session Title: Data Quality Chair: Majed Al Ansari & Ali Al Kubaisi Assuring Measurement Quality in the Social Sciences new standards for quality Presenter: Beatrice Rammstedt The Fourth V : Risks to the Veracity of Big Data Analytics Presenter: Craig A. Hill An Analysis of Public Opinion Research Methodologies conducted in Egypt in terms of Cultural and Technological Determinants Presenter: Eiman Abdelmaksoud Abdalla Eissa 3:00pm 3:30pm Coffee break 3:30pm 5:00pm Concurrent Session C1 Session Title: Conflict Areas Chair: James Jackson Capturing Opinion in Syria Presenter: Johnny Heald Pilot Study for a People s Peace Process in Syria Presenter: Colin Irwin The right way to fight Dai sh\isil: Public opinion analysis Iraq,Syria,Yemen and Libya Presenter: Munqith Dagher 3:30pm 5:00pm Concurrent Session C2 Session Title: Questionnaire Design Chair: Abdullah Ba Abood Survey Experiment on Attitudes toward & Perceptions of Women in the Political Sphere Presenter: Fatimah Ali A A Alkhaldi Factors influencing the accuracy of student reports of family background: Evidence from the 2012 Qatar Education Study Presenter: Brian Hunscher and Linda Kimmel Gender Difference in sexual experience among Taiwanese youth Presenter: Jui-Chung Allen Li 7:00pm Gala Dinner out side QU* Location: Oriental Pearl Restaurant 3 P a g e

4 Monday, March 9th, :30am 10:00am Stand Alone Session Session Title: Political Stability and Political Change in North Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf Region, Chair: Christian Haerpfer Political Changes and Political Capital in the MENA Region Presenter: Christian Haerpfer and Kseniya Kizilova Conversion, creation, connection, and value change in a post-revolutionary context (The Tunisian case) Presenter: Abdelkader Latreche The Confidence in Arab Institutions Presenter: Khalid AlQahs and Samir Abu Rumman A comparative analysis of Instruments to Measure Subjective Security Presenter: Juan Diez-Nicolas 10:00am 10:30am Coffee break 10:30am 12:00pm Concurrent Session D1 Session Title: Family and Gender Chair: Anna Nemirovskaya Qatari Attitudes towards gender-segregation and co-education: Analysis of survey data Presenter: M. Nizam Khan When do Women Care? Explaining the political interest gender gap in Qatar Presenter: Bethany Lynn Nesbit The Saudi National Mental Health Survey: Pilot Study Results Presenter: Yasmin Ahmad Altwaijri Psychological Situation for Syrian women living in the Turkish camps and affected by the Syrian crisis Presenter: Samir Abu Rumman 4 P a g e

5 10:30am 12:00pm Concurrent Session D2 Session Title: Data Collection Chair: Abdel Latif Sellami Using paradata to monitor interviewer s behavior: A case study from a national survey in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Presenter: Beth-Ellen Pennell Interviewer effects: Evidence from Sudan Households surveys ( ) Presenter: Hajer Aljak Interviewer Effects in the Arab World: Evidence from Qatar Presenter: Justin Gengler Great Expectations: Women, Education and Marriage in Qatar Presenter: Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar 12:00pm 1:00pm Lunch 1:00pm 2:30pm Concurrent Session E1 Session Title: Investigating Communication and (Semi-)Public Opinion(s) in the Arab Gulf: Theoretical and Methodological Issues Chair: Klaus Schoenbach Qatari women: Political and Social engagement via majalis al-hareem Presenter: Christina Paschyn and Kirsten Pike Desire for cultural preservation and attitudes toward entertainment censorship in the Arab Gulf: Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE Presenter: Justin D. Martin Labor rights in Qatar: Contrasting the input for the public sphere in three world regions Presenter: Elizabeth A. Lance Redefining survey research: Uncovering the truth Presenter: Ilhem Allagui 1:00pm 2:30pm Concurrent Session E2 Session Title: New Technology for Data Collection Chair: Tariq Gulrez Overcoming bias and contradiction: Using new technologies as an innovative tools for data collection in public opinion polls Presenter: Ashraf Galal Hassan Bayoumy 5 P a g e

6 The Role of Automated SMS Text Messaging in Public Opinion Research Presenter: Nina Hoe Measuring Media Exposure in a Changing Communications Environment Presenter: Peter Neijens There is an app for that: Development and validation of a smartphone-based measurement of media exposure to political information and citizens participation in society Presenter: Claes de Vreese 2:30pm 3:00pm Coffee break 3:00pm 4:30pm Stand Alone Session Session Title: Measurement and Public Opinion Chair: Juan Diez-Nicolas Democratisation & Fresh evidences Anti-Incumbency Sentiment of Public Opinion: Fresh updates from the Elections in Tunisia; Afghanistan; Nepal; India; Pakistan; South Africa; USA and Indonesia Presenter: Chris Smith Understanding Within-Group DIF in Survey Response: Evidence from Three Surveys in Qatar Presenter: Jocelyn S Mitchell Social media as the source of an alternative public sphere Presenter: Susan Dun Labour Migration and Human and Economic Potential of Central Asian countries Presenter: Tatiana Karabchuk 4:30pm 5:00pm Closing Remarks For more information, please contact sesri.events@qu.edu.qa 6 P a g e