Commentary by Michael Yahuda, Professor Emeritus, The London School of Economics and Visting Scholar, The Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The Elliot School of International Affairs, George Washington University
November 3, 2010
Commentary by Ralph Hassig, Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Maryland, University College, and Kongdan Oh, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution
October 29, 2010
Commentary by Sherry L. Martin, Assistant Professor, Department of Government, Cornell University and U.S.-Japan Network for the Future Fellow
October 18, 2010
Welcome to the Mansfield Asian Opinion Poll Database, a reference
for researchers and others to help monitor key public opinion trends
in Northeast Asia. We’ve collected and translated top-of-the
line opinion polls on key policy-related issues from major media
organizations and other agencies in Japan, South Korea, and China. These
polls were previously not available in English or on a
central site on the Internet. Although the content of polls
may vary, we will focus on issues of salient importance to policymaking
and regional diplomacy, such as:
Attitudes toward the United States and other nations in Northeast Asia
Perceptions of China's rising power and potential North
Korean threat
Perceptions of the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-South Korea alliances
Regional economic competition
Domestic political trends; support for governments and administrations
We'll regularly update the polling data and archive the polls
on our website. In addition, we plan to include supplemental commentary
and analysis of the polls by leading experts in the Asia policy
field.
We are honored that the following agencies and news organizations
have signed on as charter partners of the project: The Cabinet
Office of Japan (Japan); the Nikkei Shimbun (Japan); the Asahi
Shimbun (Japan);Yomiuri Shimbun (Japan); Mainichi Shimbun (Japan); East
Asia Institute (South Korea);
the Dong-A Ilbo (South Korea); the Monthly Joong-Ang
Magazine (South
Korea); and the Horizon Research Consultancy Group (China). In the
coming months, we expect to expand our partnerships with media organizations
to increase our set of surveys from the region.
The U.S.-Japan Foundation is providing generous grant support for
this project. In addition, the Japan Foundation Center for
Global Partnership has
provided a generous grant to help launch this project.