Support for women as political leaders has dramatically increased inmost MENA countries according to Arab Barometer trend data. Disagreement with the idea that men make better political leaders than women is at an all-time high in eight of the eleven countries for which Arab Barometer has trend data.[1] Not only are these changes seen at the population level, but also…
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The Authoritarian Impact: Does Political Mitigation Really Matter to Egyptians?
Since Egypt promoted sustainable development and industrialization as part of the 2030 Agenda and combined this vision with the ambitious plan for megaprojects aimed at reviving Egypt’s role in the international and regional space, both economically and diplomatically, a series of structural reforms have accompanied the ecology of economic policy. The conditions imposed by the IMF to provide Egypt with…
Voluntary Fasting, Involuntary Hunger: Food Insecurity and Ramadan in MENA
As citizens across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region welcome the holy month of Ramadan, concerns over economic conditions and food insecurity loom large. In 2022, Arab Barometer reported on the pervasiveness of food insecurity in several countries across the region. Four years later, little has changed for ordinary citizens. Indeed, prolonged economic struggles, coupled with conflict and…
The Arab Barometer
In 2005, Amaney Jamal, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and director of the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice, and Mark Tessler, a political science professor at the University of Michigan, jointly launched the Arab Barometer, a project designed to document and record public sentiment through polling in countries across the Middle East and North Africa. Now…
Unlike assumed, the unemployed were relatively passive protesters in the Arab Spring uprisings
According to the narrative echoed among journalists, analysts, and academics, the frustrated unemployed were an important driving force behind the so-called Arab Spring uprisings. Based on my recent research article , the role of unemployment behind the Arab Spring, however, does not seem that crucial. The graph above shows the share of those who participated in the Arab Spring protests…
Arab citizens know democracy’s not perfect. They want it anyway.
That’s what Arab Barometer finds in its latest wave of surveys across 10 countries in the Middle East and North Africa Supporters of Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the Ennahda party, protest at Tunisia’s anti-terrorism unit in Tunis on July 19. (Hassene Dridi/AP) A decade after the Arab Spring, what do the citizens of Arab nations think about democracy? In…
Arabs’ Evaluations of their Governments’ Response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Arab governments in a difficult time when most were already under pressure. Economic crises and armed conflicts in some countries, like Libya and Syria, have had spill-over effects that continue to be felt across the region. Governments’ failure to address these challenges over the years had shaken the public’s trust in their rulers. The Arab Barometer’s…
Arab Political Parties and the Dual Challenge of Trust
One of the most puzzling facets of contemporary Arab politics is the low level of trust in institutionalized political agents. While the average Arab citizens’ levels of trust in the security apparatus, the military, and the judiciary are relatively high, trust in the government/cabinet and local governments decline, reaching their lowest levels with Islamist movements and parties, parliaments, and political…
Gender and Covid-19: Women’s Rights, Roles, and Welfare through the Pandemic
A series of panels discussing the Sixth Wave of the Arab Barometer. The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to hold the final event in a four-part series in cooperation with Arab Barometer, on the occasion of the publication of Arab Barometer’s findings from the sixth wave of its surveys. This most recent poll was conducted in the wake of…
Washington Launch Event: Public Opinion in the Middle East and North Africa
Gaza, Regional Escalations, and Great Power Competition New Arab Barometer Polling – Washington DC Launch The Princeton School of Public and International Affairs in Washington D.C., in collaboration with Arab Barometer, Center for Political Studies at the University of Michigan, and New Lines Institute, invites you to the Washington launch of Arab Barometer’s Wave IX surveys and a policy discussion on public…
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Arab Barometer reveal findings from major Morocco survey
For Immediate Release **Please credit Arab Barometer** Arab Barometer’s Wave VIII survey in Morocco is the most in-depth publicly available survey in the country that captures the sentiments of Moroccan citizens and their changing priorities, needs, and concerns in a rapidly evolving region. Between December 11, 2023, and January 30, 2024, the research network interviewed more than 2,400 Moroccans face-to-face,…
PEER REVIEW: Arab Barometer
The Arab Barometer is a nonpartisan research network, hosted at Princeton University, which provides insight into the social, political, and economic attitudes and values of people across the Arab world. They have been conducting high quality and reliable public opinion surveys in the MENA region since 2006 and make the data publicly available (free of charge) on their website. The Arab Barometer is currently updating…
The Impact of COVID-19 on MENA’s Already Challenged Healthcare Systems
As the world faces COVID-19, public trust is crucial to countries effectively dealing with the pandemic. Already, the swift action of leaders in Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, and New Zealand has been praised. This swift action was enabled and reinforced by citizens trusting government responses to the disease and buying into the isolation measures necessary to slow its spread. On…