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Politics

Political and social expertise

Citizens speak!

BVA has extensive experience to enlighten:

• Political decision makers about power dynamics on the eve of major elections
• Local and national elected officials and public agencies about their performance
• All citizens, journalists and opinion leaders about public opinion on various current events 

Measurement of political power dynamics

Track changes overtime
BVA precisely measures voting intentions, preferred and predicted winners, voting motivation and issues, level of interest in electoral campaigns, topical credibility and comparative images of political candidates and parties...
BVA was the most effective research agency on the matter of voter intent during the last presidential elections. Click here to download the BVA Opinion booklet on the 2007 election cycle.

Outside of electoral campaigns, each week we measure changes in the political affiliations of French citizens. Each month our BVA--Orange-l’Express-France Inter index calculates the president's popularity and future outlook for 20 top-tier political personalities.

FRENCH REACTIONS TO HOT TOPICS

Our BVA-BFM-La Tribune-Phone House economic index measures French consumers' confidence in the economic climate and buying power.

How do the French rate the government's economic policies? Our BVA-France Inter-Les Echos economic policy index provides a monthly answer.

• Thanks to our abundant archives, BVA Opinion puts French reactions to current events in perspective with in-depth analyses of survey results.

LOCAL OPINION UNDER THE MAGNIFYING GLASS

Residents' expectations and satisfaction with their local and regional governments, plus awareness, popularity and image of local figures: our research repository allows us to provide perspective on all survey results.

PUBLIC OPINION ON MAJOR QUESTIONS FACING SOCIETY

 Government reform

• Performance of national government services (Institut Paul Delouvrier index) and local services (index of local government services and outsourced management)
• Program to improve and simplify administrative procedures (studies performed for DGME)

Health system and retirement scheme
A survey tracking French public opinion on health care, social welfare, economic vulnerability, the family and solidarity for DREES.
Energy and the environment

• Index of risk perception (IRSN)
• Energy and nuclear power index (EDF)

New technologies

• In partnership with BFM, quarterly publication of hot topics related to new technologies
• A major annual survey, NICT Watch (The Phone House), reviews the extent of ownership/usage of NICT by the French and changes in their uses and attitudes toward these technologies.

Defense and Security
"The French and Defense" index
Corporate affairs and employment

• Labor Watch (BPI): analysis of employees' opinions on various issues related to developments in the job market (35-hour workweek, discrimination, workplace stress, manager image, etc.)
• Study on the perception of liberal professions vis-à-vis the economic climate and government reforms (MINEFI)