Public-opinion polling
Measure attitudes, priorities, trust, experiences, and expectations.
DetailsFrom question to finding
The Center may deliver a full project or a defined part of the research cycle. Scope is established after understanding the question, intended use, study population, schedule, budget, and field, ethical, and operational constraints.
- Define questions and objectives.
- Select design, sample, and instrument.
- Collect data and manage fieldwork.
- Clean, weight, and analyze data.
- Prepare reports, tables, and visualizations.
- Present findings and support responsible use.
Service areas
Governance, civic participation and electoral research
Study institutions, participation, electoral behavior, and public services.
DetailsSocial and economic research
Analyze household conditions, work, income, services, and inequality.
DetailsHumanitarian and development research
Assess needs and understand response, recovery, and programs.
DetailsMonitoring, evaluation and learning
Measure implementation and outcomes and explain what worked and what should change.
DetailsMarket and consumer research
Understand demand, behavior, satisfaction, perceptions, and opportunities.
DetailsData collection and fieldwork management
Implement quantitative and qualitative tools with supervision and quality control.
DetailsData analysis and reporting
Clean, weight, analyze, visualize, and communicate data.
DetailsResearch design and methodological advisory
Turn broad questions into feasible, reviewable research designs.
DetailsTraining and capacity development
Build institutional and researcher skills across the research cycle.
DetailsSelecting an appropriate method
The Center does not impose a quantitative or qualitative method merely because it is common. Measurement and inference generally require appropriate quantitative design; explanation of experience, mechanisms, and context may require qualitative work; mixed methods may provide greater value where the components answer complementary questions.
What a proposal may contain
- Understanding of the assignment and research questions.
- Design, methodology, and sample.
- Implementation, quality, and ethics plan.
- Team and responsibilities.
- Deliverables, languages, and formats.
- Timeline and assumptions.
- Financial proposal and payment terms.
- Constraints, risks, and change conditions.
Common standards
- Professional and methodological independence.
- Participant and data protection.
- Instrument and version documentation.
- Quality checks appropriate to collection mode.
- Analysis that does not exceed the evidence.
- Disclosure of limitations and changes.
- Numerical and language review before delivery.
Request a service
An organization may submit an initial description even where the method or sample has not been determined. The Center can translate a general need into a feasible scope and explain what the study can and cannot answer.