In order to operate effectively all around the world, development organisations need trust, legitimacy and support. This means communicating about the value and results of development co-operation.
So where do citizens in different regions stand on international cooperation? This page gathers available insights and resources on public opinion in Africa, the Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean. It is part of the OECD DevCom Network’s work stream on Going Global.
If you have related research to share then please contact us at dev.com@oecd.org.
Useful Resources
All regions
- World Bank Country Opinion Survey Program
- Global Indicators Database | Pew Research Center
- Global Research: See the World in Data | Gallup
- Global Barometer Surveys
- 2022 Stakeholder Survey (ifad.org)
Africa
- Afrobarometer – Let the people have a say
- Policy Paper : The Clash of Systems? African Perceptions of the European Union and China Engagement (freiheit.org)
Pacific
- Pacific Attitudes Survey: Samoa (anu.edu.au)
- Papua New Guinea Citizen Perception and Media Engagement Research Report 2019 (abc-cdn.net.au)
Latin America and the Caribbean
- Latinobarometro
- data.nuso.org | “What does Latin America think about the European Union?” – data.nuso.org
- LAPOP V3.2 | Tableau Public
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- Baruah, D. M. (2022, March 23). What island nations have to say on Indo-Pacific geopolitics. https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/03/23/what-island-nations-have-to-say-on-indo-pacific-geopolitics-pub-86700
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