With this introduction, do you need to read any further, really???
"From June 1-July 2, 2012, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and Pechter Polls of Princeton, NJ (P3) surveyed members of the Syrian opposition. P3 provided consultative guidance on the survey’s implementation and analysis.
•Due to the logistical and political complexities of the project, several months of preparation were required for both survey development and recruitment of opposition activists who had strong in-country networks that had not been permeated by the regime.
•To minimize the possibility of participants’ arrest, or any other form of regime interference, IRI and P3 employed a referral or “snowball” methodology – relying strictly on dissidents who were known to IRI or P3. Thus the survey is not a randomized sample – as would be seen in a public opinion poll – and is also skewed heavily toward men, which is partially a reflection of the opposition’s composition.
•The project primarily relied upon five networks to initiate the survey’s circulation. From there, activists within and outside of Syria from different ethnic, religious, political and socioeconomic backgrounds were encouraged to circulate the survey amongst their sub-networks.
•The questionnaire was developed with the input of all network leaders, under the guidance of Dr. David Pollock, former chief of Near East/South Asia and Africa Research for the U.S. Information Agency.
•The survey was translated from English into Syrian colloquial Arabic and placed on a secure server outside of Syria with extensive security protocols to mitigate against regime tampering." Good nap.
"From June 1-July 2, 2012, the International Republican Institute (IRI) and Pechter Polls of Princeton, NJ (P3) surveyed members of the Syrian opposition. P3 provided consultative guidance on the survey’s implementation and analysis.
•Due to the logistical and political complexities of the project, several months of preparation were required for both survey development and recruitment of opposition activists who had strong in-country networks that had not been permeated by the regime.
•To minimize the possibility of participants’ arrest, or any other form of regime interference, IRI and P3 employed a referral or “snowball” methodology – relying strictly on dissidents who were known to IRI or P3. Thus the survey is not a randomized sample – as would be seen in a public opinion poll – and is also skewed heavily toward men, which is partially a reflection of the opposition’s composition.
•The project primarily relied upon five networks to initiate the survey’s circulation. From there, activists within and outside of Syria from different ethnic, religious, political and socioeconomic backgrounds were encouraged to circulate the survey amongst their sub-networks.
•The questionnaire was developed with the input of all network leaders, under the guidance of Dr. David Pollock, former chief of Near East/South Asia and Africa Research for the U.S. Information Agency.
•The survey was translated from English into Syrian colloquial Arabic and placed on a secure server outside of Syria with extensive security protocols to mitigate against regime tampering." Good nap.
