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Il potere dei sondaggi (edX)

Il potere dei sondaggi (edX)

Ascoltare, capire e governare l'opinione pubblica. I sondaggi sono diventati un elemento centrale della cassetta degli attrezzi degli attori della politica e dell'informazione. Questo corso offre un viaggio all'interno del mondo dei sondaggi, nel modo in cui sono stati usati nel tempo, per riscoprire il loro valore principale di strumento della democrazia e per eliminare i rischi di un utilizzo distorto dei sondaggi. Gli insuccessi incassati negli ultimi anni dagli exit polls hanno contribuito a rilanciare il dibattito sull’attendibilità e l’utilità dello strumento sondaggistico.

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Il corso si propone di mettere ordine nella discussione, chiarendo, in particolare:

  • cosa è un sondaggio e cosa non lo è;
  • quali sono le modalità di realizzazione dei sondaggi e le problematiche ad esse connesse;
  • quali sfide sono messe in campo dalla diffusione delle nuove tecnologie dell'informazione;
  • in che misura i cambiamenti in atto nel quadro politico e nella composizione dell'elettorato condizionano il lavoro dell'analista dell'opinione pubblica;
  • in che modo si può ragionare sull'uso pubblico dei sondaggi d'opinione;
  • quali sono i rischi reali della sondocrazia e quali le potenzialità legate all'uso governativo dei sondaggi.

The power of opinion polls
Opinion polls play a central role in politics and information. This course explores the world of opinion polls and how they are used, to discover their value as tools for democracy and to reduce the risk of survey results being wrongly used. Failure on the part of exit polls in recent elections has contributed to renewed debate on their reliability and usefulness.
This course aims to shed light on this debate, explaining, in particular:

  • what a poll is, and what it is not;
  • how opinion polls are carried out;
  • what the related problems and issues are;
  • what are the main challenges posed by new information technologies;
  • to what extent do current changes in the political environment and in the composition of the electorate affect the work of public opinion analysts;
  • what are the main issues surrounding the use of opinion polls;
  • what are the real risks and potential benefits related to the use of opinion polls at the level of government.

What you'll learn

  • Come usare i sondaggi nelle strategie politiche e comunicative
  • Come si fa un sondaggio: dalla progettazione della ricerca alla rilevazione e analisi dei dati
  • I metodi più utilizzati per la racconta dei dati
  • Interpretare i sondaggi come strumento di comunicazione e strategia politico-elettorale
  • How to use opinion polls as part of political and communication strategy
  • How a poll is conducted: from planning the research to data collection and analysis
  • Most common data collection methods
  • Interpreting results of opinion polls for inclusion in communication and electoral-political strategy
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