Paper Presentation

Concurrent Session I A
Friday, June 15, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-01
Public Health Opinion
Panel Chair: Olaf H. Werder, University of Sydney, Australia

• [IA-1] Social media for sexual health
  W. Douglas Evans, George Washington University, USA
• [IA-2] Public opinion and food safety: A Spanish case study
  Alana Mann, University of Sydney, Australia
• [IA-3] Health literacy's connection to health behavior and policy support
  Olaf H. Werder, University of Sydney, Australia
• [IA-4] Religious Beliefs, Knowledge about Science and Attitudes Towards Medical Genetics
  Nick Allum, University of Essex, UK
  Elissa Sibley, University of Essex, UK
  Patrick Sturgis, University of Southampton, UK
  Paul Stoneman, University of Southampton, UK
• [IA-5] Assessing measurement equivalence in cross-national latent class models: an example of European public opinion on genetically modified (GM) food
  Sally Stares, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
  Jonathan Jackson, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK

Concurrent Session I B
Friday, June 15, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-03
Public Opinion on Social Issues
Panel Chair: Sung Kyum Cho, Chungnam National University, Korea

• [IB-1] Feeling closeness to China, Japan, North Korea, and the United States and policy preference toward North Korea among South Koreans
  Jibum Kim, NORC at the University of Chicago, USA
  Jaeki Jeong, Soongsil University, USA
  Carl Gershenson, Harvard University, USA
  Jeong-Han Kang, Yonsei University, Korea
  Yun-Suk Lee, University of Seoul, Korea
  Seokho Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
  Wonjae Lee, KAIST, Korea
• [IB-2] How Southeast Asians View China's Influence in Asia
  Iremae D. Labucay, Social Weather Stations, Philippines
• [IB-3] American Perceptions of China and the Chinese: Do The Media Matter?
  Lars Willnat, Indiana University, USA
  Emily Metzgar, Indiana University, USA
• [IB-4] Public opinion polls as a vehicle for social communication in democratic societies
  Katarzyna M. Staszynska, Kozminski University, Poland

Concurrent Session I C
Friday, June 15, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-01
Public Opinion on Social Media
Panel Chair: Tai-Quan Peng, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, and Lun Zhan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• [IC-1] Representation of Political Discussions in Web Forums: A Cross-National Assessment
  Hai Liang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Fei Shen, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• [IC-2] Public Opinion between Blogsphere and Real World
  Heng Lu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• [IC-3] Evaluating Public Discussion of Occupying Wall Street on Twitter: Linking Twitter Streams with Search Quires, Opinion Polls, Media Coverage, and Stock Market Index
  Cheng-Jun Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Tai-Quan Peng, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau
• [IC-4] Content or Context: Which Carries More Weight in Predicting Popularity of Tweets in China
  Lun Zhang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Tai-Quan Peng, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau
  Ya-Peng Zhang, Sina.com
  Xiao-Hong Wang, Sina.com
• [IC-5] Assessing Public Opinion Trends based on User Search Queries: Validity, Reliability, and Practicality
  Jonathan J. H. Zhu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Xiaohua Wang, Shenzhen University, China
  Jie Qin, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Lingfei Wu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Concurrent Session I D
Friday, June 15, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-02
Capturing International and Domestic Public Opinion through AsiaBarometer Surveys
Panel Chair: Takashi Inoguchi, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan

• [ID-1] Japanese and Chinese Public Opinion: Can Soft Power Make a Difference?
  Christian Collet, International Christian University, Japan
  Takashi Inoguchi, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
• [ID-2] Geriatric Peace in Asia: Analyses Based on the AsiaBarometer Surveys 2003-2008
  Seiji Fujii, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
  Takashi Inoguchi, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
• [ID-3] Microfoundations of Post-Civil War Democratization in Nepal: Examining Citizens' Attitude toward Democracy through the AsiaBarometer Survey 2005
  Yuichi Kubota, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
  Shinya Sasaoka, Hiroshima Shudo University, Japan
• [ID-4] Who's Afraid of the Dragon? Asian Mass Public's Perceptions of China's Influence
  Matthew Linley, Temple University, Japan
  James Reilly, University of Sydney, Australia
  Benjamin E. Goldsmith, University of Sydney, Australia

Concurrent Session I E
Friday, June 15, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Wang Gungwu Theatre (special panel with SI)
The Current Situation and Development Tendency of Public Opinion in China
Panel Chair: Baohua Zhou, Fudan University, China

• [IE-1] Chinese People's Knowledge, Attitude and Expression towards the Two Sessions of China--A Case Study of Shanghai Residents
  Shuanglong Li, Fudan University, China
  Bofei Zheng, Fudan University, China
• [IE-2] A content analysis of populist discourses on Chinese social media
  Ling Ma, Fudan University, China
  Shaojing Sun, Fudan University, China
• [IE-3] The development trend of China's public opinion and public opinion poll
  Bing Tong, Fudan University, China
  Di Wang, Fudan University, China
• [IE-4] New media and opinion expression of information have-less in China
  Baohua Zhou, Fudan University, China
  Taofu Zhang, Fudan University, China

Concurrent Session I F
Friday, June 15, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: James Hsioung Lee Science Building Room JLG03
Media and Politics
Panel Chair: Chi Huang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

• [IF-1] Talking about politics: Effects of media and interpersonal communication on EU evaluations
  Pieterjan Desmet, Amsterdam School of Communication Research, The Netherlands
• [IF-2] The Influence of Trust in Mainstream Media and Political Anxiety on Intention to Listen to a Political Satire: A Case of South Korea
  Minchul Kim, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA
  Ji Eun Kim, Chung-ang University, Korea
• [IF-3] Explaining Media Trust from Partisanship, Ideology and Their Interaction
  Yang Liu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• [IF-4] Media-Political Parallelism as an Indicator in Studying Mediacracy
  Svetlana Bodrunova, St.Petersburg State University, Russia
• [IF-5] Media Credibility and Its Correlate with the Popularity of the Ruling Party
  Syed Arabi Idid, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia
  Saodah Wok, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia

Concurrent Session II A
Friday, June 15, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-01
AAPOR Special Panel - Exit Polling in the 21st Century: A Perspective from the USA
Panel Chair: Paul J. Lavrakas, AAPOR, USA

• Why Accurate Exit Polls are Important to Democracies
  Michael W. Traugott, University of Michigan, USA
• Exit Polling 101: An Overview to Current Methodological Approaches
  Paul J. Lavrakas, AAPOR, USA
• How the New York Times Reports Exit Poll Findings
  Marjorie Connelly, The New York Times, USA
• The Future of Exit Polling
  Trevor N. Tompson, NORC at the University of Chicago, USA

Concurrent Session II B
Friday, June 15, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-03
Media Effects, Agenda Setting, Framing and Priming I
Panel Chair: Orlando J. Perez, Central Michigan University, USA

• [IIB-1] Focusing Events and Their Effect on Agenda-Setting
  Jan Váně, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic
  František Kalvas, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic
• [IIB-2] Framing Processes and Social media: A frame analysis of the Tsoi Yuen Resistance Movement
  Miranda Lai Yee Ma, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
• [IIB-3] Issue Development in a Mediated Society: The Endogenous Relationship Between Media and Publics on the Issue of European Integration
  Marijn van Klingeren, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Hajo Boomgaarden, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Rens Vliegenthart, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• [IIB-4] Media Events and Media Effects on Public Opinion: Exploring Traditional Media and Internet Effects in China
  Fei Shen, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Patricia Moy, University of Washington, USA
• [IIB-5] Toward an Integrated Model: The Influence of Presumed Media Influence in News Production
  Shuning Lu, Fudan University, China & Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Concurrent Session II C
Friday, June 15, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-01
Public Opinion and Social Value
Panel Chair: Jantima K. Kheokao, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand

• [IIC-1] Knowledge of and the Impact of Enforcement of the Thailand Broadcasting Act 2008 on the Thai Radio and Television Broadcasting Business
  Jantima K. Kheokao, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
• [IIC-2] Perceptions of the Thai Adolescents Towards Alcohol Marketing Communication and Its Impact on Their Alcohol Expectancies and Consumptions
  Jantima K. Kheokao, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
  Tassanee Krirkgulthorn, Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Thailand
  Siritorn Yingrengreung, Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Thailand
  
• [IIC-3] Perceptions of Male and Female Newspaper Journalists in Thailand
  Kanyaka Shaw, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand
• [IIC-4] Driver's Attitude Towards New Traffic Law in the State of Qatar
  Elmogiera Elawad, Qatar University, Qatar
  A Diop, Qatar University, Qatar
  Le Kien, Qatar University, Qatar
  Khaled Shaaban, Qatar University, Qatar
• [IIC-5] Public opinion on informal patient payments: Central and Eastern European countries comparison
  Tetiana Stepurko, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine
  Milena Pavlova, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
  Irena Gryga, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Ukraine
  Wim Groot, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

Concurrent Session II D
Friday, June 15, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-02
The Implications of New Survey Mode on Response
Panel Chair: Sung Kyum Cho, Chungnam National University, Korea

• [IID-1] Differences in Responses between Land line & Mobile Phone
  Ock Tae Kim, Dongguk University, Korea
  Yoon Jae Jang, Seoul Women's University, Korea
• [IID-2] Social Participation and Intent to Participate in Internet Surveys
  U-Seok Seo, University of Seoul, Korea
  Gihong Yi, Hallym University, Korea
• [IID-3] Estimation Methods for Dual Frame Sample of Cell and Landline Numbers
  Mingue Park, Korea University, Korea
• [IID-4] The Effects of Survey Mode on Response: Results from Three Surveys about Gambling
  Sung Kyum Cho, Chungnam National University, Korea
  Indeok Song, Joongbu University, Korea
  Jong-Seok Byun, Hanshin University, Korea

Concurrent Session II E
Friday, June 15, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Wang Gungwu Theatre (special panel with SI)
Public Opinion in China
Panel Chair: Yue Zou, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

• [IIE-1] Research on the relationship between securities public opinion and the fluctuation of the market value of listed companies
  Mo Qian, Beijing Technology and Business University, China
  Yuan Zheng, Beijing Technology and Business University, China
• [IIE-2] Reporting public opinion polls in China
  Yin Lu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• [IIE-3] Perception of Online Polls, Information Literacy, Political Efficacy, and Online Polls Participation in Mainland China
  Kevin Wenyuan Zhao, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Louis Leung, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• [IIE-4] The Rise of Online Public Opinion in China: Its Agenda-setting Influence on Media Coverage and Government Policy
  Yunjuan Luo, Texas Tech University, USA

Concurrent Session III A
Friday, June 15, 2012, 15:30 - 16:45
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-01
Public Opinion on Political Issues I
Panel Chair: Francis Joseph Escudero, The Philippine Senate, Philippines

• [IIIA-1] Political trust in The Netherlands: Measurements, methods, meanings - and some reflections on public opinion research in public opinion formation
  Paul Dekker, Tilburg University & The Netherlands Institute for Social Research, The Netherlands
• [IIIA-2] Explaining Political Trust from Ideological Distances with Political Parties
  Yang Liu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• [IIIA-3] Crime, Trust and the Legitimacy of Legal Institutions: A Comparative European Analysis
  Jonathan Jackson, London School of Economics, UK
  Mike Hough, University of London, UK
  Ben Bradford, University of Oxford, UK
  Katrin Hohl, London School of Economics, UK
  Tia Pooler, London School of Economics, UK
  Jouni Kuha, London School of Economics, UK
• [IIIA-4] The Roots of Ideological Politics: A comparison of cross- sectional and longitudinal results
  Jon D. Miller, University of Michigan, USA
  Ronald F. Inglehart, World Values Study, USA
• [IIIA-5] The Impact of Political Institutions on Public Opinion - Policy Linkages: A Case Study of the Legislators in Hong Kong
  Bing-Kwan Chan, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hong Kong

Concurrent Session III B
Friday, June 15, 2012, 15:30 - 16:45
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-03
New Forms of Journalism and Citizen Opinion Expressions I
Panel Chair: Lu-Huei Chen, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

• [IIIB-1] Use of a Multiportal Smartphone/Online Alternative to Traditional Survey Data Collection
  Michael W. Link, The Nielsen Company, USA
  Jennie W. Lai, The Nielsen Company, USA
  Lorelle Vanno, The Nielsen Company, USA
• [IIIB-2] Pre-Election Polls, Italian Voter Preferences, and Their Study Via On-Line Campaign Simulations
  Giancarlo Gasperoni, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy
  Debora Mantovani, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Italy
• [IIIB-3] Heroes, Villains, and Fools: Public Opinion and Social Control in the Internet
  Thomas Roessing, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany
• [IIIB-4] Data Collection in the Age of Smartphone Applications: Key Considerations for User Experience and Emerging Engagement Techniques
  Jennie W. Lai, The Nielsen Company, USA
  Michael W. Link, The Nielsen Company, USA
  Lorelle Vanno, The Nielsen Company, USA
• [IIIB-5] Are blogs credible? Influence of author information on blogger credibility
  Porismita Borah, Maryville University, USA

Concurrent Session III C
Friday, June 15, 2012, 15:30 - 16:45
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-01
Cross-National Research
Panel Chair: Mark Gill, MORI Caribbean

• [IIIC-1] The Diffusion of an Innovation: Survey Research 1936-1969
  Tom W. Smith, NORC at the University of Chicago, USA
• [IIIC-2] A Comparative Study of Valence Politics Using the British and Taiwan Election Survey Data
  Karl Ho, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
  Harold D. Clarke, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
• [IIIC-3] Patterns of media use, conversation and perceived political polarization in 10 countries
  Hernando Rojas, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  JungHwan Yang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  Magdalena Wojcieszak, IE University, Spain
  Sharon Coen, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK
  Toril Aalberg, Norwegian University of Science & Technology, Norway
  James Curran, University of London, UK
  Shanto Iyengar, Stanford University, USA
  Hayashi Kaori, University of Tokyo, Japan
  Vinod Pavarala, University of Hyderabad, India
  Gianpietro Mazzoleni, University of Milan, Italy
  Stylianos Papathanassopoulos, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  June Wong Rhee, Seoul National University, Korea
  Stuart Soroka, McGill University, Canada
• [IIIC-4] PAX POPULI, PAX DEI: Ten Years of Peace Polls in Comparative Perspective
  Colin Irwin, University of Liverpool, UK

Concurrent Session III D
Friday, June 15, 2012, 15:30 - 16:45
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-02
Alternatives and Strategies for Improving Survey Response Rates
Panel Chair: Sun Woong Kim, Dongguk University, Korea

• [IIID-1] Using Cell Phone for Student Surveys
  Eun Hee Choi, Dongguk University, Korea
  Sun Woong Kim, Dongguk University, Korea
• [IIID-2] Inaccessibility and Refusal as Unit Non-Responses of Survey Research: Test of the MAR (Missing At Random) Assumption in East Asia
  Sang-Wook Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
• [IIID-3] A Comparison of Response Patterns between Landline and Cell Phone RDD Surveys
  So Hyung Park, Survey & Health Policy Research Center, Korea
  Geon Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
  Sun Woong Kim, Dongguk University, Korea
  Sang Kyung Lee, Hyundae Research Institute, Korea
• [IIID-4] Constructing Hard-To-Survey Index in Korean Labor Force Survey
  Young Shil Park, Statistics Korea, Korea
  Sun Woong Kim, Dongguk University, Korea
  Ok Hee Choi, Statistics Korea, Korea

Session III E
Friday, June 15, 2012, 15:30 - 16:45
Location: Graduate House Wang Gungwu Theatre (special panel with SI)
Internet Polling in Chinese Societies: The Exploration of Online Survey and Online Opinion
Panel Chair: Angus Cheong, Macao Polling Research Association, Macau

• [IIIE-1] The Interplay of Online and Offline Opinions: A Total Public Opinion Approach
  Angus Cheong, Macao Polling Research Association, Macau
  Xue Chang, Macao Polling Research Association, Macau
  Athena Seng, Macao Polling Research Association, Macau
• [IIIE-2] Application of Data Mining in Internet Research
  Tai-Quan Peng, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau
• [IIIE-3] The Use of Web-based Survey in Communication and Public Opinion Research: Trends, Features, and Issues
  Fei Shen, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Tianjiao Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Jiawe Tu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• [IIIE-4] The Dynamic Relationships between Online Media Coverage, iWOM, Buzz Perception and Online Search of Celebrities in China
  Peking Tan, Millward Brown China, China
  Sangruo Huang, University of Minnesota, USA
  Yuhui Li, Renmin University of China, China
  Linyun Jiang, Renmin University of China, China

Concurrent Session IV A
Friday, June 15, 2012, 17:00 - 18:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-01
Deliberative Polling I
Panel Chair: Shelley Xu, Stanford University, USA

• Deliberative Polling in Japan
  Sone Yasunori, Keio University, Japan
• Deliberative Polling in Macau
  Angus Cheong, eRS Research, Macau
• Deliberative Polling in the United States: Vermont Deliberative Poll on Energy Choices
  Robert Luskin, University of Texas, Austin, USA
• Deliberative Polling in Poland: Poznan Deliberates on Sports Stadium Use
  Jeremy Mann, Stanford University, USA

Concurrent Session IV B
Friday, June 15, 2012, 17:00 - 18:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-03
Sampling, Response Rates and Non-Response
Panel Chair: Katarzyna M. Staszynska, Kozminski University, Poland

• [IVB-1] Gender Pre-Specified Sampling: The Case of the Middle East
  Kien Trung Le, Qatar University, Qatar
  Abdoulaye Diop, Qatar University, Qatar
  Darwish Alemadi, Qatar University, Qatar
  Elmogiera Elewad, Qatar University, Qatar
  Jill Wittrock, University of Michigan, USA
• [IVB-2] The Unit Non-respondents to Telephone Survey in Taiwan
  Kuang-Hui Chen, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
  Su-Feng Cheng, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
• [IVB-3] Within Household Sampling in the Middle East and Developing Countries: A Comparative Study
  Kien Trung Le, Qatar University, Qatar
  Abdoulaye Diop, Qatar University, Qatar
  Darwish Alemadi, Qatar University, Qatar
• [IVB-4] The Determinants of Panel Attrition in Telephone Survey: An Experience from Taiwan's Election Study
  Kah Yew Lim, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
• [IVB-5] Retention in Multi-Mode Survey Panels
  Allan L. McCutcheon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
  Kumar Rao, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
  Olena Kaminska, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

Concurrent Session IV C
Friday, June 15, 2012, 17:00 - 18:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-01
Multi-Country Surveys: A Distinct Sub-Field in Survey Research
Panel Chair: Tom W. Smith, NORC at the University of Chicago, USA

• [IVC-1] A Case Study of continuity and change: 40 Years of Euro-barometer as a Multi-country survey
  Pascal Chelala, TNS Opinion, USA,
  Leendert de Voogd, TNS Opinion, USA
• [IVC-2] A case for global-centric approach to multi-country surveys and why multi-country surveys need to be treated as a special sub-field of survey Research
  Ijaz Shafi Gilani, Pakistan Institute of Public Opinion, Pakistan
• [IVC-3] Multi-Country Surveys as a Policy Instrument in the New Globalized World of 21st Century: Reflections on 10 years of Asia Barometer
  Takashi Inoguchi, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
• [IVC-4] Media and Multi-country Survey: Communicating with "global publics"
  Doug Miller, Globescan, USA
  Bilal Gilani, Gallup Pakistan, Pakistan

Concurrent Session IV D
Friday, June 15, 2012, 17:00 - 18:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-02
Questionnaire Design and Techniques
Panel Chair: Ellen L. Marks, RTI International, China

• [IVD-1] The Effects of Providing Middle Options in Mail Surveys
  Noriko Onodera, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Japan
  Hiroko Murata, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Japan
  Hiroshi Aramaki, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Japan
  Kei Kono, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Japan
  Miwako Hara, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Japan
  Kumiko Nishi, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Japan
  Hiroshi Nakaaki, NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, Japan
• [IVD-2] Item Sum: A New Technique for Asking Quantitative Sensitive Questions
  Mark Trappmann, Institute for Employment Research, Germany
  Ivar Krumpal, University of Leipzig, Germany
  Antje Kirchner, Institute for Employment Research, Germany
  Ben Jann, University of Bern, Switzerland
• [IVD-3] Methods of measuring response effects in surveys and implications for understanding their causes
  Caroline Roberts, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
  Emily Gilbert, University of Essex, UK
  Nick Allum, University of Essex, UK
• [IVD-4] Web+Mail as a Mixed-Mode Solution to General Public Survey Challenges in the United States
  Don A. Dillman, Washington State University, USA
  Benjamin Messer, Washington State University, USA

Concurrent Session IV E
Friday, June 15, 2012, 17:00 - 18:15
Location: Graduate House Wang Gungwu Theatre (special panel with SI)
Internet and Public Opinions in China
Panel Chair: Hong Chen, Communication School of East China Normal University, China

• [IVE-1] An Empirical Study of the Impact of Internet Public Opinion on Chinese Public Policy
  Yungeng Xie, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
  Ping Wang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
  Xuanao Wan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
• [IVE-2] Digital Divide and Internet Use in China: Can the Internet Facilitate Citizenship Engagement?
  Zhongdang Pan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  Gang Jing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  Yang Liu, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  Wenjie Yan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  Jiawen Zheng, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• [IVE-3] Internet facilitated civic engagement in China's context: a case study of the Internet event of Wenzhou high-speed train accident
  Xiaowen Xu, Columbia University, USA
• [IVE-4] Internet Use, Social Network, and Civic Participation in Urban China
  Jianwen Zheng, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  Zhongdang Pan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• [IVE-5] Recontextualizing and Reconstructing Political Discourse: An Analysis of Political Engagement on Sina Weibo
  Miao Feng, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
  Siyuan Yin, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

Concurrent Session V A
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-01
East Asian Social Survey
Panel Chair: Sang-Wook Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

• [VA-1] Diverging Paths to Happiness: Empirical Evidences from the EASS 2010
  Ly-Yun Chang, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
• [VA-2] Medical Care and Oriental Alternative Medicine in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan
  Noriko Iwai, Osaka University of Commerce, Japan
  Hideaki Uenohara, Osaka University of Commerce, Japan
• [VA-3] Factors Leading to the Desired Body Weight in Korea and Japan
  Sang-Wook Kim, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
• [VA-4] American Attitudes toward Japan and China, 1937-2011
  Faith Laken, NORC at the University of Chicago, USA
  Jibum Kim, NORC at the University of Chicago, USA
  Tom W. Smith, NORC at the University of Chicago, USA
• [VA-5] Assessing Measurement Invariance in the Attitude to Marriage Scale across East Asian Societies
  Xiaowen Zhu, Xian Jaotong University, China
  Yanjie Bian,Xian Jaotong University, China

Concurrent Session V B
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-03
Media Effects, Agenda Setting, Framing and Priming II
Panel Chair: Thomas Roessing, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany

• [VB-1] Online Engagement and Political Participation: Reception, Expression and Sharing in Facebook Groups and Discussion Forums
  Stephanie Jean Tsang, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
• [VB-2] Voter Advice Applications in Practice: Answers to Some Key Questions from Turkey
  Thomas Vitiello, Sabanci University, Turkey
  Ali Çarkoğlu, Koç University, Turkey
  Mert Moral, Koç University, Turkey
• [VB-3] Discussing Occupying Wall Street on Twitter: Longitudinal Network Analysis of Equality, Emotion, and Stability of Public Discuss
  Chengjun Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Pianpian Wang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• [VB-4] Selectivity in Blogosphere: the Potential for Exposure to Political Information in Non-Political Blogs
  Rebecca Ping Yu, University of Michigan, USA
  Yu Won Oh, University of Michigan, USA

Concurrent Session V C
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-01
Public Opinion at Good / Bad Times
Panel Chair: Ching-Hsin Yu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

• [VC-1] Tracking suffering and economic deprivation in the Philippines over time
  Mahar Mangahas, Social Weather Stations, Philippines
  Linda Luz B. Guerrero, Social Weather Stations, Philippines
• [VC-2] Perception of Economic Conditions and Support for Democratic Free Market System: The case of Poland
  Krzysztof Zagorski, Kozminski University, Poland
• [VC-3] Are We A Greener Nation Now? Trends in Pro-Environmental Behaviors of Filipinos (1993-2010)
  Gianne Sheena S. Sabio, Social Weather Stations, Philippines
• [VC-4] Facing a Crisis with Calmness? Citizens Respond to the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
  Yuichi Kubota, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
  Takashi Inoguchi, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
• [VC-5] PSI: Towards a New Index of Public Opinion
  Edward Tai, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Robert Chung, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Concurrent Session V D
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-02
Public Opinion and World Value
Panel Chair: Allan L. McCutcheon, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA

• [VD-1] Coalition Preferences in Multiparty Systems
  Michael F. Meffert, Leiden University, The Netherlands
  Thomas Gschwend, University of Mannheim, Germany
• [VD-2] Is Trust in Institutions General or Differentiated? An analysis of data from the World Value Survey
  Jon D. Miller, University of Michigan, USA
  Charles T. Salmon,Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• [VD-3] The Credibility of Credibility Measures: A Meta-Analysis in Leading Communication Journals, 1951-2011
  Lea C. Hellmueller, University of Missouri &University of Fribourg, USA
  Damian Trilling, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• [VD-4] Civic Life and Democratic Citizenship in Qatar
  Justin Gengler, Qatar University, Qatar
  Mark Tessler, University of Michigan, USA
• [VD-5] Opinion leadership as a predictor of political information behavior in Japan
  Shinichi Saito, Tokyo Woman's Christian University, Japan
  Toshio Takeshita, Meiji University, Japan
  Tetsuro Inaba, Hitotsubashi University, Japan

Concurrent Session V E
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: Graduate House Wang Gungwu Theatre (special panel with SI)
E-Democracy I
Panel Chair: Kuang-Hui Chen, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan

• [VE-1] The Role of the Internet in Taiwanese Party Politics
  Chiung-Chu Lin, Soochow University, Taiwan
  Ching-Hsin Yu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
• [VE-2] Miracle Medicine for Curing Low Turnout? Evaluation of Electronic Voting in Taiwan
  Chia-Hung Tsai, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
  Eric Chen-Hua Yu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
• [VE-3] Active or Passive? A Study of Taiwan's Internet Users' Political Participation
  Hung-Chung Wang, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
  Chang-Chih Lin, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
• [VE-4] Exploring Issue Ownership in Campaign Advertising: An Experiment via Internet Survey
  Eric Chen-Hua Yu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
  Pei-Chen Hsu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan

Concurrent Session V F
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 11:45 - 13:00
Location: James Hsioung Lee Science Building Room JLG03
Public Consultation
Panel Chair: Jeremy Mann, Stanford University, USA

• Deliberative Initiative
  James Fishkin, Stanford University, USA
• An Experiment in Iceland: Crowdsourcing a Constitution
  Jon Olafsson, Bifrost University, USA
• Power 2010: Political Reform in the United Kingdom
  Shelley Xu, Stanford University, USA
• Deliberative Society
  Alice Siu, Stanford University, USA

Concurrent Session VI A
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-01
Public Opinion Online
Panel Chair: Porismita Borah, Maryville University, USA

• [VIA-1] Political communication in a digital world: The effects of personalization and interactive communication on citizens' political involvement
  Sanne Kruikemeier, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Guda van Noort, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Rens Vliegenthart, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Claes H. de Vreese, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• [VIA-2] What We See Online: A Forerunner or Echo of the Traditional Media Messages?
  Yu Won Oh, University of Michigan, USA
  Rebecca Ping Yu, University of Michigan, USA
• [VIA-3] Challenging selective exposure: Do people expose themselves only to online content that fits their interests and preferences?
  Damian Trilling, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Klaus Schoenbach, University of Vienna, Austria
• [VIA-4] Engaging the Disengaged: Examining the Relationship between Social Networking Site Use and Political Participation
  Soo Young Bae, University of Michigan, USA
• [VIA-5] Encountering Online Heterogeneity: Does Exposure to Online Heterogeneity Reinforce Positive Political Consequences?
  Yangsun Hong, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
  Hernando Rojas, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Concurrent Session VI B
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P5-03
Public Opinion on Political Issues II
Panel Chair: Chiung-chu Lin, Soochow University, Taiwan

• [VIB-1] Market research in politics: revealing the contribution consultants make when advising our politicians
  Jennifer Lees-Marshment, University of Auckland, New Zealand
• [VIB-2] Pseudo-Opinions in Public Opinion Research. How people respond to the "Public Affairs Act"
  Karl-Heinz Reuband, University of Duesseldorf, Germany
• [VIB-3] Mass Support for Populism in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis using Survey Data from the Americas Barometer, 2010
  Orlando J. Perez, Central Michigan University, USA
• [VIB-4] Partisan selective exposure, climate opinion perceptions and political polarization
  Yariv Tsfati, University of Haifa, Israel
  Adi Chotiner, University of Haifa, Israel
  Natalie (Talia) Jomini Stroud, University of Texas, Austin, USA
• [VIB-5] Soft news and political cynicism: How exposure to political information genres affects public cynicism about politic
  Mark Boukes, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  Hajo G. Boomgaarden, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Concurrent Session VI C
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-01
ISSC Special Panel - "Critical Reflections on the Future of Comparative Social Research"
Panel Chair: ISSC Representative

• Introductory remarks, including memorial for Prof. Sir Roger Jowell
  ISSC Representative
• A global perspective
  Tom W. Smith, NORC at the University of Chicago, USA
• Insights from regional social survey networks
  Takashi Inoguchi, University of Niigata Prefecture, Japan
  Benjamin Roberts, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa
  Caroline Roberts, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
• Lessons from recent comparative studies
  Jonathan Jackson, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK
  Jon D. Miller, University of Michigan, USA

Concurrent Session VI D
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Seminar Room P6-02 (special panel with SI)
Deliberative Polling II
Panel Chair: Jeremy Mann, Stanford University, USA

• What Makes People Willing to Spend Extra Money on Alternative Energy? A Statistical Analysis of Polling Data
  Tuteja Shawn, Stanford University, USA
• Use of Deliberative Polling in Reforming Administrative Procedural Law
  Yue Huang, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Amending the California Initiative Process: Reforming Towards a Better Future
  Melody Wong, Stanford University, USA
• Comparing Deliberative Polling in Dayawan (Huizhou, China) and Deliberative Polling in Macau
  Yi Qiu, Shenzhen University, China

Concurrent Session VI E
Saturday, June 16, 2012, 14:00 - 15:15
Location: Graduate House Wang Gungwu Theatre (round table discussion with SI)
E-Democracy II (Round Table Discussion)
Moderator: Robert Chung, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Angus Cheong, Macao Polling Research Association, Macau
  Fernando Cheung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
  Ken Lam, Internet Society Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Jazz Ma, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Clement So, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
  Ching-Hsin Yu, National Chengchi University, Taiwan
  Baohua Zhou, Fudan University, China