2026 Asia Pacific Ninth Annual Conference

The WAPOR Annual Conference 2026 will be held in Jakarta on 27–29 July 2026, under the theme “Public Opinion in a Fast-Changing World”. The conference is organized by the Faculty of Social Science (FOSS), Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII), in partnership with the Indonesian Pollster Association (PERSEPI). WAPOR 2026 is currently open for the submission of abstracts and papers, and we invite researchers at all career stages to contribute and be part of this global academic exchange.

Venue: Ali Sadikin Building, Jakarta Public Library and HB Jassin Literary Archive Center, Central Jakarta, Indonesia

The conference welcomes methodological, empirical, and theoretical contributions in public opinion research and survey methodology. 

A. Methodological Approaches

Data

• Data sharing

• Sampling methods

• Big data, artificial intelligence (AI), and alternative polling methods

• Using and analyzing longitudinal survey data

• Multi-platform data integration and use

Measurement

• Artificial intelligence (AI) and problems of measurement and assessment

• Incorporating implicit attitude measurement into public opinion surveys

• Measurement issues in social surveys

Analysis

• Inferential challenges in elite and key opinion leader (KOL) surveys

• Survey experiments: prospects and challenges in causal analysis

• Instrument analysis and psychometric attribute analysis

B. Thematic Topics

Geopolitics, Geo-economics, and Foreign Policy

• Surveying foreign policy issues

• Public perceptions of globalization’s impacts on jobs and inequality

• Public perceptions of geopolitical rivals and allies

• Preferences for economic nationalism versus international cooperation

• Public opinion on war and inter-state conflict

• Public opinion on great powers in Asia

Democracy and Authoritarianism

• Trust and democratic processes

• Measuring political trust and institutional confidence

• Public opinion in transition countries (democratization and authoritarian backsliding)

• Using survey research for policy decision-making

• Political attitudes

• Social and economic origins of democratic resilience

• Democracy, well-being, happiness, and perceptions of (mental) health

Religion, Identity, and Ideology

• Measuring ideology across socio-political contexts

• Religion, citizenship, and the state

• Identity, conflict, and society

Climate Change

• Public attitudes toward climate change

• Risk perception of physical and transition risks related to nature and climate

Media, Digital Media, and Digital Society

• Youth, civic engagement, and digital political behavior

• Social media, misinformation and disinformation, and political attitudes

Special Topic and Lifetime Achievement Award Session

25 Years of Public Opinion Polls in Indonesia: Challenges and Achievements