Foreign investment often evokes strong visceral reactions based on historical associations or geopolitical tensions. To surmount these challenges we propose five reputation levers businesses can pull to build trust and support, connect more closely with the public, and achieve communications cut-through.

Our joint paper presents research we’ve conducted in the US, UK, Argentina and Nigeria on attitudes to foreign direct investment (FDI) generally, and energy investment specifically, providing practical advice to businesses seeking to understand opinion, develop and communicate and mobilise support behind strategic investments.

With less than six months to go until the Republican Iowa caucus, the presidential primary race is heating up. Although early polling shows a dominant lead for Donald Trump, this note explores whether any of the other candidates could be a serious challenger to the former president.

Following major losses in the regional elections in late May, Spanish Prime Minister and leader of the Socialists (PSOE) Pedro Sánchez called a snap general election set for 23rd July.

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In the wake of several government scandals, not least the Tempi train disaster, Greek governing party New Democracy are struggling to gain momentum in the run-up to the May elections.

In the middle of a deep economic crisis, Turkish president Erdogan faces his toughest electoral challenge in 20 years. Political anger is brewing, opposition parties have teamed up against him, and on top of that, he faces strong criticism over his handling of the destructive earthquakes that hit Southern Turkey last month.

In Sanna Marin’s first election as incumbent PM, her Social Democrats are struggling to gain momentum in the polls. What is the probability of another Scandinavian government (after Sweden) flipping from centre-left to centre-right? And what coalitions are most likely to form after the elections?

Can Labour’s Peter Obi break up the APC and PDP’s grip on power? A data-led analysis of the race to Aso Rock.

What are the different views of Britain's political tribes on social housing?

Voters who flit between right and left are hard to pin down but they’re often the ones who regard the PM as authentic.

The Scottish Parliament’s electoral system is infamously complex. More than two decades after it was introduced, its effects are poorly-understood by voters and politicians alike.

"In general, do you trust other people?" You wouldn't think someone's answer to such an innocuous question would tell you much about their political views. But it does.

Whether it’s a company trying to understand its reputation, a political campaign working out where to focus its efforts, or an organisation trying to understand which chocolate bars are most popular, these are the basic questions that market research, through polling and focus groups, seeks to answer.