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The University of Wisconsin Survey Center

University of Wisconsin - Madison
1800 University Ave. Rm 102
Madison, WI 53726

Public Interest Law Organizations Study

CLIENT

Catherine Albiston and Laura Beth Nielsen

DESCRIPTION

The Public Interest Law Organizations Study, sponsored by the American Bar Foundation and the University of California, Berkeley, involves a 45-minute telephone interview with approximately 325 key contacts. The sampled organizations are located across the nation and vary in political background and purpose. The study focuses on the variation in strategy, structure, and mission among these organizations and hopes to map the growing diversity of public interest practice in the United States. The ultimate aim of this study is to increase understanding of the legal profession and of public interest lawyers in particular.

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Kerryann DiLoreto

DATES IN FIELD

June 2004 - September 2004

Nanotechnology Survey I

CLIENT

Dietram Scheufele, UW-Madison School of Journalism

DESCRIPTION

This was an NSF funded joint project between the UW-Madison, Cornell University, and Penn State. This projoect was a national RDD survey of approximately 700 interviews. The purpose of this survey is to explore the linkages among various aspects of public response to new technologies and scientific developments, such as nanotechnology.

PROJECT DIRECTOR

Danna Basson, Renee Davis

DATES IN FIELD

August 2004 - October 2004.