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January 21, 2021
** Global Attitudes & Trends
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A biweekly digest of the Center's latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗ ([link removed])
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** America and the world
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A new Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) shows publics in the United Kingdom, France and Germany are favorably disposed toward new U.S. President Joe Biden. Citizens in these countries are also hopeful about the future of bilateral relations ([link removed]) and U.S. foreign policy more generally. We’ll follow this early read on international reactions to the 46th American president with data from a broader set of countries later this spring.
In the meantime, it’s interesting to consider that this past December a majority of Americans said the U.S. could learn ([link removed]) from other countries when it comes to handling the COVID-19 pandemic, improving health care and addressing climate change. Public attitudes like these ([link removed]) may point to areas where the new U.S. administration will enjoy greater domestic backing for international cooperation.
James Bell
Vice President of Global Strategy, Pew Research Center
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** British, French and German publics give Biden high marks after U.S. election ([link removed])
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Large majorities in Germany (79%), France (72%) and the UK (65%) say they have confidence ([link removed]) in Joe Biden to do the right thing in world affairs as president – a dramatic change from the low ratings Donald Trump received in a survey conducted in the summer of 2020 in these three nations.
* Biden begins presidency with positive ratings; Trump departs with lowest-ever job mark ([link removed])
* U.S. image plummets internationally as most say country has handled coronavirus badly ([link removed])
* Even before Capitol riot, most people in Germany, France and the UK had concerns about U.S. political system ([link removed])
** Americans say U.S. can learn a lot from other countries on handling the coronavirus outbreak ([link removed])
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Amid some of the darkest months of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans believe ([link removed]) that the U.S. government can learn a lot from other countries around the world about handling the outbreak and improving health care domestically. And majorities say that the U.S. can learn at least a fair amount from countries around the world about other major policy issues, such as addressing climate change and improving race relations and the economy.
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** A record number of women are serving in the 117th Congress ([link removed])
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Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress, the highest percentage ([link removed]) in U.S. history and a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago.
* Biden is only the second Catholic president, but nearly all have been Christians ([link removed])
* How we know the drop in Trump’s approval rating in January reflected a real shift in public opinion ([link removed])
* Most Americans say another round of COVID-19 economic relief will be needed ([link removed])
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** Decoded: How quantitative methods can supplement a qualitative approach when working with focus groups ([link removed])
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When conducting focus groups, we typically use qualitative methods to understand what our participants are thinking. But in our latest focus group project ([link removed]) , we wondered if we could use quantitative methods, such as topic models, to save time while still gaining valuable insights about questionnaire development.
** In the news
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** Notable global research
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First-time asylum applicants in the European Union ([link removed])
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A Decade After the Revolution, Tunisians Worried About the Future ([link removed])
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