Chicago Council on Global Affairs - Foreign Policy Public Opinion Survey

The Chicago Policy Review and the Committee on International Affairs in Public Policy are proud to present a discussion on the recently published report "Foreign Policy in the New Millennium" from the the Chicago Council on Global Affairs' Dina Smeltz, Senior Fellow on Public Opinion; Craig Kafura, Senior Program Officer for Studies; and Erin Roberts, Assistant Director of the Young Professionals Initiative. 

Come learn about the work of a research fellow, discuss their findings, and find out about opportunities to get involved with the Chicago Council as a student and young professional.  You don't want to miss this!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Harris School of Public Policy - Student Lounge

RSVP by Monday, November 5

Dina Smeltz joined The Chicago Council in February 2012 as a fellow in public opinion and global affairs. She has nearly 20 years of experience in designing and fielding international social, political and foreign policy surveys.

As the director of research in the Middle East and South Asia division (2001-2007) and analyst/director of the European division (1992-2004) in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the U.S. State Department’s Office of Research, Dina conducted over a hundred surveys in these regions and regularly briefed senior government officials on key research findings. Her experience includes mass public and elite surveys, as well as qualitative research. She has written numerous policy-relevant reports on Arab, Muslim, and South Asian regional attitudes toward political, economic, social, and foreign policy issues. Her writing also includes policy briefs and reports on the post-1989 political transitions in Central and Eastern Europe, and European attitudes toward a wide range foreign policy issues including globalization, European integration, immigration, NATO, and European security. 

With a special emphasis research in post-conflict situations (informally referred to as a “combat pollster”), Dina has worked with research teams in Bosnia, Kosovo, Cyprus, Israel-Palestinian Territories, and in Iraq (2003-2005), where she was one of the few people on the ground who could accurately report average Iraqis impressions of the post-war situation.  In the past three years, Dina has consulted for several NGOs and research organizations on projects spanning women’s development in Afghanistan, civil society in Egypt, and evaluating voter education efforts in Iraq.   

Dina has an MA from the University of Michigan and a BS from Pennsylvania State University.