Christoph Hofinger (born 1967 in Innsbruck) is

research Research is " creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge". It involves the collection, organization and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness ...

er and political consultant in

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. Together with Günther Ogris he directs the research and consulting firm SORA (Institute for Social Research and Consulting). Hofinger studied literature, psychology and sociology in

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. In Austria, he regularly calculates

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night forecasts for the Austrian broadcasting corporation

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. He was President of the

European Association of Political Consultants The European Association of Political Consultants (EAPC) is the professional association of political consultants in Europe, with members from over 20 countries. Although the foundation of The EAPC was started in 1996 in Vienna, the association ...

(EAPC) for the term May 2008-May 2010. In 1992, Hofinger also co-founded the Lomographic Society.

Current positions in international organizations

Teaching

* 1999 to 2000: Electoral research at the

University of Innsbruck The University of Innsbruck (german: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck; la, Universitas Leopoldino Franciscea) is a public research university in Innsbruck, the capital of the Austrian federal state of Tyrol, founded on October 15, 1669. ...

* 2002 to 2007: Social Science Methodology at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...

* 2012: Emotions in Politics and Campaigning at the

* 2006 to present: Statistical methods, Questionnaire construction, and Presentation of research findings a
SoQua (Vocational Qualification in the Social Sciences)

External links

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SORA Homepage

IAPC Homepage
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