International Journal of Public Opinion Research
Encyclopedia
The International Journal of Public Opinion Research (IJPOR) is a quarterly social science
journal
sponsored by the World Association for Public Opinion Research
(WAPOR) and published by Oxford University Press
.
Since 1994, WAPOR bestows the Robert M. Worcester
Prize for "outstanding" publication in IJPOR;
among prior recipients of the prize is communications researcher Dietram Scheufele
.
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
journal
Academic journal
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sponsored by the World Association for Public Opinion Research
World Association for Public Opinion Research
The World Association for Public Opinion Research is an international professional association of researchers in the fields of communication and survey research...
(WAPOR) and published by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
.
Since 1994, WAPOR bestows the Robert M. Worcester
Robert Worcester
Sir Robert Milton Worcester, KBE, DL is the founder of MORI and a member and contributor to many voluntary organisations. He is a well known figure in British public opinion research and political circles and as a media commentator, especially about voting intentions in British and American...
Prize for "outstanding" publication in IJPOR;
among prior recipients of the prize is communications researcher Dietram Scheufele
Dietram Scheufele
Dietram A. Scheufele is a communication scholar and holds the in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He also has affiliated appointments in the , the , and the...
.