“There are smart pollsters, insightful pollsters, accurate pollsters… but few are all three. Christine Quirk is. She makes people who hire her look smarter than we really are.”
Richie Ross, campaign consultant, Sacramento, California.
Opinion Research
and Political Consultingin the world’s most complicated environments
Quirk Global Strategies is a full-service opinion research agency. We offer the complete range of qualitative and quantitative research services, from project design to data collection to analysis.
Our expertise in new and traditional methodologies, our worldwide network of data collectors, and our top-notch problem-solving skills enable our clients to meet their research goals, especially in difficult environments.
“Christine brings first-rate expertise to the science and mechanics of public opinion research. But what makes her exceptionally valuable is her in-depth understanding of politics as it‘s practiced in established and emerging democracies, as well as authoritarian systems. Her background includes hands-on work with democracy activists in a wide range of contexts. That, plus her roll-up-the-sleeves attitude, means she becomes an integral member of any team she’s working with. She has contributed immeasurably to our programs.”
Laura Jewett, Regional Director for Eurasia Programs, National Democratic Institute
Our work in Ukraine and Eurasia spans two decades — few western consultants have the depth and breadth of experience measuring and using Ukrainian public opinion as Quirk Global Strategies.
Christine Quirk has conducted hundreds of focus groups, interviews and surveys on diverse topics like emerging political forces, LGBTQI, Russian disinformation, women in politics and transitional justice in nearly every Oblast of the country.
“Christine Quirk possesses the unique ability to contribute across the broad range of democracy programming. That’s why we consider her a key partner in our implementation of democracy programs around the world. She brings the highest level of professionalism to her work and is capable of maintaining such high quality work in some of the most challenging environments on earth.”
Glenn Cowan, Co-Founder & CEO, Democracy International.
Listening to the views of citizens first is the best way to design a winning political or advocacy campaign. Our surveys and focus groups are designed help organizations identify priority issues, build support for policy changes and communicate effectively with target audiences.
QGS has broad experience working with political parties, civil society and on elections around the world. We offer insightful political and programmatic analyses that reveal challenges and new opportunities for democracy practitioners, governments and business.
“We know that working with Christine and her team guarantees responsiveness and a thorough work product that is an important part of efforts to pass policies to improve public health in low- and middle-income countries.”
Danny McGoldrick, Vice President, Global Health Advocacy Incubator
QGS can train your local partners on qualitative and quantitative techniques, including focus group field work and moderation as well as survey interviewing techniques and data analysis. We also train political party leaders and activists on how to integrate public opinion into campaign strategies and journalists on interpreting and reporting on survey research.
“Christine Quirk is insightful, responsive and a real team player. She is more than a professional, she is a partner—and I would recommend her to anyone.”
Victoria Sneed, former Executive Vice President, KRC Research
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