How are people responding to transformation in countries lacking political stability and transparent institutions? Global Barometer surveys are nationwide random sample surveys in societies in transition. Since 1991 more than 250 public opinion surveys have been conducted. This website gives an overview of Barometer sample surveys of mass response to change in: Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia (post-communist Europe) and Latin America. It provides links to organizers of Barometer surveys from Taipei to Cape Town. TOPICS: Each questionnaires includes innovative measures of individual behaviour and attitudes specially relevant in transition societies. Governance, participation and democracy Evaluation of institutions and corruption Political participation Safety from violence and theft on the street, at home Civic culture Poverty and prosperity Micro-level data about participation in multiple economies Economic expectations, comparisons: past, present, future Relative affluence, getting by, destitution Social capital and use of informal networks Attitudes towards market economy, structural transformation The Barometers consist of a data base with hundreds of thousands of interviews. We are committed to making information available to people living in the countries survived through public presentations, the media and the WWW. The data is also used for specialized seminar and reports for policymakers; in publications by research institutes, social science journals and books. It can also be used for teaching and training purposes.