Professional Affiliation

Director, Arab Barometer

Expert Bio

Michael Robbins is Director of the Arab Barometer. He has been a part of the project since its inception and serving as director since 2014. He has led or overseen more than 50 surveys in international contexts and is a leading expert in survey methods on ensuring data quality. His work on Arab public opinion, political Islam and political parties has been published in Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Conflict Resolution and the Journal of Democracy. He received the American Political Science Association Aaron Wildavsky Award for the Best Dissertation in the field of Religion and Politics.