This week’s episode of Novus Sanity Check features Jan Eliasson, former Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. The discussion covers the upcoming U.S. election and the importance of impartial news reporting and highlight the significance of creating space for dialogue between people with different political views in order to find solutions to various societal challenges.

Jan Eliasson also shares his thoughts on global prospects and structural optimism, focusing on: the complete liberation of women worldwide, the role of young people in shaping the future and the importance of listening to them, the crucial role of research and knowledge dissemination, and international cooperation as a path forward.

An inspiring episode on politics, society, and hope for the future!

Jan Eliasson - Global prospects

Dr. Tim Johnson, PhD in Sociology, professor, lecturer, and former president of both AAPOR and WAPOR, joins the latest episode of Novus Sanity Check. This week’s episode features a discussion on research, the importance of protecting factual neutrality, and methodological development within the survey research industry.

Torbjörn Sjöström and Tim Johnson also discuss the need for a "shared core of knowledge" and the importance of having clear, reliable, and accessible factual data to use both for public distribution and for other researchers to use.

Tim Johnson also talks about the work behind AAPOR’s Transparency Initiative, an educational strategy designed to help research organizations routinely disclose the methods used in their publicly released studies. The goal of the Transparency Initiative is to promote transparency and advance open science in the field of survey research.

#97 - Tim Johnson - "shared core of knowledge"

In this episode of Novus Sanity Check, Torbjörn Sjöström meets sociology professor Claire Durand from the Université de Montréal, internationally recognized for her research on election surveys and the practices of democracy. Claire Durand has, among other roles, served on AAPOR’s committee for evaluating opinion polls in U.S. elections and has presented analyses on methodological differences, such as between telephone and web surveys, at AAPOR conferences.

The main theme of the episode is democracy. Torbjörn Sjöström and Claire Durand reflect on the survey industry’s crucial role in neutrally supporting democratic processes. They delve into how voting systems can create unequal representation and discuss international examples where people are prevented from voting, along with other insights on the development of democracy from Claire’s research.

Jan Eliasson - Global prospects

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