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SEE Public Agenda Survey
January-February 2002Organized by International IDEA and SEEDS
NetworkMain findings of the quantitative
survey
14 March 2002
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Objectives
• The aim is to conduct a research of public agenda in nine countries and territories in South East Europe, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina - Federation BH, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Republika Srpska, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Romania.
• The purposes of this base line study of public agenda in the region are:To gain information on people’s attitudes, fears and expectation in the main
issues that concern their ongoing life and their future;To compare the findings between countries and territories;To draw the conclusions relevant for policy making and strategies for regional
development and democratization;To set up a database for a longer term public agenda tracking.
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Public Agenda
• In the current meaning:
– Public = sum of persons entitled to vote (usually 18 years and over)
– Public Agenda = Issues, fears and concerns regarding the state, society and personal position within them
• PUBLIC AGENDA MAIN ISSUES:
– Governing the state
– Economic bases of the social and individual life
– Violence, crime, personal security
– Politics
– Corruption
– Environmental issues
– International institutions
– Domestic institutions
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Public Agenda Tracking
• A public opinion poll, conducted with the same questionnaire on independent national representative samples at regular intervals (usually 1-3 months)– Euro Barometer in Europe and associated countries
(www.europa.eu.int)
– BOP-in Romania (www.imas.ro)
– SMMRI Omnibus – PULS Omnibus
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Organisational structure• Financed by the Norwegian Foreign Affairs
Ministry and International IDEA
• Incepted and supported by International IDEA
• Driven by local researchers and think tanks who have organized themselves as the South East Europe Democracy Support Network - SEEDS
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List of research institutes
• Research Area Institute Pop/mill Sample
• Bulgaria VITOSHA 8.5 1,148
• B&H - Federation PULS 2.4 610
• B&H - R.Srpska SMMRI/B&H 1.5 1,034
• Croatia PULS 4.3 1,010
• Kosovo IS Pristina 2.2 1,017
• Macedonia SMMRI/Skopje 1.9 1,031
• Montenegro SMMRI 0.6 1,012
• Romania IMAS 22.5 1,553
• Serbia SMMRI 7.8 1,523
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• Kosovo and Serbia show greatest optimism both in relation to one year ago and in the view of the future
• Bulgaria seems to see the present and the future mostly in dark light
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Right direction of the country
In the right direction
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Kosovo
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
Croatia
B&H - R. Srpska
B&H - Federation
Macedonia
Bulgaria
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Personal economic situation: worse and better than one year ago
-60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Macedonia
Romania
B&H - R. Srpska
Serbia
B&H - Federation
Croatia
Kosovo
WorseBetter
worse
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Personal economic situation: satisfaction with the current level
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60
Kosovo
Croatia
Serbia
B&H - Federation
B&H - R. Srpska
Montenegro
Macedonia
Romania
Bulgaria satisfaction
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Personal economic situation: one year to come
-40 -20 0 20 40 60
Kosovo
Serbia
Montenegro
B&H - R. Srpska
Croatia
B&H - Federation
Macedonia
Romania
Bulgaria
Better
Worse
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Personal economic situation : 5 year expectations
-40 -20 0 20 40 60 80
Kosovo
Serbia
Croatia
Macedonia
Montenegro
B&H - Federation
B&H - R. Srpska
Romania
Bulgaria
Better
Worse
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Public Agenda:National Issues
• The list with national issues on the public agenda was drafted during the Oslo Meeting (May 2000), and checked during the qualitative phase. Almost all issues look to be important for the SEE public, with notable differences.
• However a large gap between the political, intellectual and media elite - as they were captured during the qualitative phase - and the public are to be underlined. The elite is more focused on ethnic issues, historical disputes, and philosophical analysis, whilst the public is more concerned with unemployment, corruption, poverty, inflation and family income.
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Public Agenda Quantitative Measurement
• Unemployment• Corruption• Poverty• Crime• Inflation• Family income• Stability of the State• Drug and alcohol abuse
• Jobs for our children
• My country’s acceptance into EU and/or NATO
• Legal system
• Ethnic conflicts
• Lack of morality
• Welfare system
• Inadequate bureaucracy
“There are many problems facing our country today. I'm going to hand you a card that lists some. Please pick and rank what you believe are the three most important issues”.
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Public Issues: UnemploymentUnemployment
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
B&H - Federation
Kosovo
Croatia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
B&H - R. Srpska
Serbia
Montenegro
Romania
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Public Issues: CorruptionCorruption
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Romania
B&H - R. Srpska
B&H - Federation
Montenegro
Macedonia
Serbia
Croatia
Kosovo
Bulgaria
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Public Issues: PovertyPoverty
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Bulgaria
Romania
Macedonia
B&H - Federation
Montenegro
Kosovo
Croatia
B&H - R. Srpska
Serbia
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Public Issues: Crime
Crime
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
B&H - R. Srpska
Montenegro
Bulgaria
B&H - Federation
Kosovo
Croatia
Serbia
Macedonia
Romania
24
Public Issues: Inflation
Rising prices/Inflation
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Romania
Bulgaria
Serbia
Montenegro
Kosovo
Croatia
B&H - R. Srpska
B&H - Federation
Macedonia
25
Public Issues: Family Income
Family income
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Serbia
Bulgaria
Romania
Montenegro
B&H - R. Srpska
Croatia
B&H - Federation
Macedonia
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Public Agenda: Personal Fears
• Personal fears (or potential threats to the personal life) are usually in the field of personal health, job security, future of children, pensions etc. When personal fears are almost the same as national issues, the public believe that their personal lives are profoundly affected by national policies.
• That is the case in all SEE countries.
“What do you fear the most in the present?”Open answer question-top of mind answer.
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Personal Fears: Poverty
Poverty, bad living standards, misery, hunger
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Romania
B&H - Federation
Serbia
Croatia
B&H - R. Srpska
Montenegro
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Kosovo
30
Personal Fears: Unemployment
Unemployment, lack of jobs
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Croatia
B&H - Federation
Bulgaria
Serbia
Kosovo
Romania
Macedonia
B&H - R. Srpska
Montenegro
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Personal Fears: Bad Political Situation
Bad political situation
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
B&H - R. Srpska
Montenegro
Serbia
Romania
Macedonia
Croatia
Kosovo
B&H - Federation
Bulgaria
32
Personal Fears: WarWar, conflicts, terrorism, disasters, desintegration
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Macedonia
Kosovo
Bulgaria
Montenegro
B&H - R. Srpska
Serbia
Romania
B&H - Federation
Croatia
33
Personal Fears: CrimeCriminality, crime, violence
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Kosovo
B&H - Federation
Bulgaria
Croatia
B&H - R. Srpska
Serbia
Romania
Montenegro
Macedonia
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KOSOVO
ROMANIA
B&H - FEDERATION MONTENEGR
O
CROATIA
SERBIA
B&H – REPUBLIC OF SRPSKA
MACEDONIABULGARIA
GENERAL TRUST IN INSTITUTIONS
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• Most trusted institutions in SEE are the Church, Army and Universities
• Parliaments, governments and courts are among the least trusted institutions
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Church
Army
Universities
Presidency
Police
Mass media
Private entreprises
Government
Courts
Local authorities
Parliament
NGOs
Trade Unionc
Bosnia
Bulgaria
Croatia
Kosovo
Macedonia
Montenegro
R. Srpska
Serbia
Romania
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Trust in Institutions: ChurchTrust in Church
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Romania
B&H - R. Srpska
Kosovo
Serbia
Croatia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
B&H -Federation
Montenegro
40
Trust in Institutions: PresidencyTrust in Presidency
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Kosovo
Bulgaria
Romania
Serbia
Croatia
Montenegro
B&H - R. Srpska
Macedonia
B&H -Federation
41
Trust in Institutions: Parliament
Trust in Parliament
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Kosovo
Romania
Montenegro
B&H - R. Srpska
Croatia
Serbia
Bulgaria
B&H -Federation
Macedonia
42
Trust in Institutions: Government
Trust in Government
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Kosovo
Romania
Montenegro
B&H - R. Srpska
Bulgaria
Serbia
Croatia
B&H -Federation
Macedonia
43
Trust in Institutions: Local Authorities
Trust in Local authorities
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Kosovo
Romania
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Croatia
B&H - R. Srpska
Serbia
B&H -Federation
Macedonia
44
Trust in Institutions: CourtsTrust in Courts
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Kosovo
Romania
Montenegro
B&H -Federation
B&H - R. Srpska
Serbia
Macedonia
Croatia
Bulgaria
45
Trust in Institutions: PoliceTrust in Police
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Kosovo
Romania
B&H -Federation
Macedonia
B&H - R. Srpska
Bulgaria
Croatia
Montenegro
Serbia
46
Trust in Institutions: ArmyTrust in Army
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Kosovo
Romania
Macedonia
Serbia
B&H - R. Srpska
Bulgaria
B&H -Federation
Croatia
Montenegro
47
Trust in Institutions: Trade Unions
Trust in Trade Unions
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Kosovo
Romania
Croatia
Montenegro
B&H - R. Srpska
B&H -Federation
Serbia
Macedonia
Bulgaria
48
Trust in Institutions: NGOsTrust in NGOs
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Kosovo
Macedonia
Montenegro
Serbia
Romania
Croatia
B&H -Federation
B&H - R. Srpska
Bulgaria
49
Trust in Institutions: Universities
Trust in Universities
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Kosovo
Romania
B&H - R. Srpska
Serbia
Macedonia
Croatia
B&H -Federation
Montenegro
Bulgaria
52
Domestic Economy vs. International Integration
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
40
60Domesticeconomyoriented(having astrongeconomy)
Internationalinstitutionsoriented(joiningEU,NATO orboth)
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Kofi AnnanAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
Macedonia
Kosovo
Serbia
B&H -R. Srpska
Montenegro
B&H -Federation
Croatia
Romania
Bulgaria
Trust Awareness
55
George RobertsonAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
B&H -R. Srpska
Macedonia
Serbia
Montenegro
B&H -Federation
Croatia
Romania
Bulgaria
Kosovo
Trust Awareness
56
George W. BushAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
Serbia
B&H -R. Srpska
Macedonia
Montenegro
B&H -Federation
Croatia
Bulgaria
Romania
Kosovo
Trust Awareness
57
Vladimir PutinAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
Kosovo
B&H -Federation
Serbia
Croatia
B&H -R. Srpska
Macedonia
Montenegro
Romania
Bulgaria
Trust Awareness
58
Romano ProdiAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
Macedonia
B&H -R. Srpska
Serbia
Montenegro
Croatia
Kosovo
B&H -Federation
Romania
Bulgaria
Trust Awareness
61
TRUST IN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EU
UN
WB
NATO
ICTY
IMF
OSCE
WTO
SPSE B&H - FEDERATION
BULGARIA
CROATIA
KOSOVO
MACEDONIA
MONTENEGRO
B&H - R. SRPSKA
ROMANIA
SERBIA
62
EUAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
B&H -R. Srpska
Serbia
Macedonia
Croatia
Montenegro
B&H -Federation
Bulgaria
Romania
Kosovo
Trust Awareness
63
UN Awareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
B&H -R. Srpska
Serbia
Macedonia
B&H -Federation
Croatia
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Romania
Kosovo
Trust Awareness
64
WBAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
B&H -R. Srpska
Serbia
Macedonia
Croatia
B&H -Federation
Montenegro
Romania
Bulgaria
Kosovo
Trust Awareness
65
NATOAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
Serbia
B&H -R. Srpska
Macedonia
Montenegro
Croatia
B&H -Federation
Bulgaria
Romania
Kosovo
Trust Awareness
66
ICTY (The Hague Tribunal)Awareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
B&H -R. Srpska
Serbia
Macedonia
Croatia
Montenegro
B&H -Federation
Romania
Bulgaria
Kosovo
Trust Awareness
67
IMF Awareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
Macedonia
B&H -R. Srpska
Serbia
Croatia
B&H -Federation
Montenegro
Bulgaria
Romania
Kosovo
Trust Awareness
68
OSCE Awareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
Serbia
Macedonia
B&H -R. Srpska
Croatia
Montenegro
B&H -Federation
Romania
Bulgaria
Kosovo
Trust Awarness
70
Stability Pact for SEEAwareness vs. Trust
0 20 40 60 80 100
Serbia
Macedonia
B&H -R. Srpska
Croatia
Montenegro
B&H -Federation
Kosovo
Romania
Bulgaria
Trust Awareness
74
Germany
Italy
Sweeden
Great Britain
France
Slovenia
Norway
United States
Hungary
Greece
Turkey
Russia
Croatia
Romania
B&H - Federation
Montenegro
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Serbia
B&H - R. Srpska
Albania
Kosovo
B&H - FEDERATION
BULGARIA
CROATIA
KOSOVO
MACEDONIA
MONTENEGRO
B&H - R. SRPSKA
ROMANIA
SERBIA
76
Albania
Kosovo
Serbia
United States
B&H - R. Srpska
Russia
Croatia
B&H - Federation
Turkey
Macedonia
Montenegro
Great Britain
Greece
Germany
Hungary
France
Bulgaria
Romania
Italy
Slovenia
Norway
Sweeden
B&H - FEDERATION
BULGARIA
CROATIA
KOSOVO
MACEDONIA
MONTENEGRO
B&H - R. SRPSKA
ROMANIA
SERBIA
78
Trust in Mass MediaTrust in Mass Media
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Romania
Bulgaria
Kosovo
B&H -Federation
B&H - R. Srpska
Macedonia
Croatia
Serbia
Montenegro
79
Perceived Mass Media Behaviour
-80% -60% -40% -20% 0% 20% 40% 60%
Croatia
Bulgaria
Serbia
Montenegro
B&H - R. Srpska
Romania
B&H - Federation
Macedonia
Kosovo
Reporting the truth Always/often Reporting the truth Sometimes/never
80
Mass Media: Perceived Independence
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40
Macedonia
Croatia
B&H -R. Srpska
Montenegro
B&H - Federation
Serbia
Kosovo
Romania
Bulgaria
Independent Non-independent
82
PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMHealth system
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Bulgaria
Serbia
Romania
B&H -R. Srpska
B&H -Federation
Macedonia
Croatia
Montenegro
Kosovo
83
PENSION FUNDSPension Fund
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Kosovo
B&H -R. Srpska
Bulgaria
Romania
B&H -Federation
Serbia
Croatia
Macedonia
Montenegro
84
EDUCATION SYSTEMEducation system
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Bulgaria
Serbia
Romania
B&H -Federation
Macedonia
B&H -R. Srpska
Croatia
Montenegro
Kosovo
85
HEATING
Heating
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Kosovo
Bulgaria
Montenegro
B&H -R. Srpska
B&H -Federation
Romania
Macedonia
Serbia
Croatia
86
WATER SUPPLYWater
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Kosovo
Romania
Macedonia
Montenegro
B&H -R. Srpska
B&H -Federation
Bulgaria
Croatia
Serbia
87
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONPublic transportation
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Bulgaria
Kosovo
Serbia
Montenegro
B&H -R. Srpska
Romania
Croatia
Macedonia
B&H -Federation
88
ELECTRICITYElectricity
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Kosovo
Montenegro
Serbia
Bulgaria
Macedonia
Croatia
Romania
B&H -Federation
B&H -R. Srpska
89
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
Transport infrastructure
0 10 20 30 40 50
Bulgaria
Serbia
Romania
Kosovo
B&H -R. Srpska
B&H -Federation
Montenegro
Macedonia
Croatia
90
SOCIAL CARESocial care
0 10 20 30 40 50
B&H -R. Srpska
Bulgaria
B&H -Federation
Serbia
Romania
Macedonia
Montenegro
Kosovo
Croatia