Daniel Yankelovich (December 29, 1924 – September 22, 2017) was a

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analyst and

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Education

After attending

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, Yankelovich graduated from

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in 1946 and 1950 before completing postgraduate studies at the

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in France. As a psychology professor he has taught at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

and

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. In 1996 he served as Senior Fellow at the

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at Harvard. In 2015, Yankelovich received the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the Board of Directors of the

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Research firms

In 1958 he founded the marketing and research firm Daniel Yankelovich, Inc., which was later renamed as Yankelovich, Skelly, & White, Inc., remaining chair till 1986. In 2008, Yankelovich merged with Henley HeadlightVision to create The Futures Company, a planning consultancy that exists under the WPP communications holding company. He also founded The New York Times/Yankelovich Poll, now The New York Times/CBS Poll. In 1976, together with

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, he founded

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, a nonpartisan group devoted to public opinion and citizen education. In 1995 he was awarded the

Helen Dinerman Helen Schneider Dinerman (December 25, 1920 – August 14, 1974) was an American sociologist and public opinion researcher. Biography Born in New York City in 1920, Dinerman received her education at Hunter College and Columbia University. L ...

Award by the

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Landmark Education study

Yankelovich conducted an analysis of

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, ''Analysis of The Landmark Forum and Its Benefits'', which consisted of a survey conducted of more than 1300 people who completed The Landmark Forum during a three-month period. Some details of the study

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, especially concerning sampling methods and

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of study participants, remain undefined in Landmark Education's "full report" on it. It is unknown whether any part of Yankelovich's study was based on direct empirical research through participation in any of

's related coursework. Yankelovich concluded that 3 month after having participated 90% to 95% self-reported value in taking the course.

The New Framework Group

By 1982, Yankelovich had grown concerned that many of the postwar policies which had more or less succeeded between 1945-1980 were badly in need of rethinking. With Congressman Les Aspin, Yankelovich chaired The New Framework Group, which brought together prominent men and women in a variety of fields, to discuss fruitful areas of reform. They created four subgroups: in economic policy, foreign affairs, social policy, and the role of government.

Publications

His books include ''Coming to Public Judgment:Making Democracy Work in a Complex World'' (), ''The Magic of Dialogue:Transforming Conflict into Cooperation'' (), ''Profit With Honor: The New Stage of Market Capitalism'' (), and ''Uniting America: Restoring the Vital Center to American Democracy'' (editor, with

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, Yale University Press, 2006 ()).

Trusteeships and Advisory Boards

He has served as a trustee at the

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, the

Kettering Foundation The Kettering Foundation is an American non-partisan research foundation founded in 1927 by Charles F. Kettering. The foundation publishes books and periodicals, employs research fellows, and organizes (through the National Issues Forums) public ...

Brown University Brown University is a private research university in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown is the seventh-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, founded in 1764 as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providenc ...

, and the UC San Diego Foundation. Yankelovich was Chair of the Advisory Board of the

Future of American Democracy Foundation The Future of American Democracy Foundation is an American nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy foundation dedicated to research and education, working in partnership with the Yale University Press to clarify and analyze contemporary US domestic an ...

, a nonprofit, nonpartisan foundation in partnership with

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and the Yale Center for International and Area Studies, "dedicated to research and education aimed at renewing and sustaining the historic vision of American democracy." He was elected to the

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National Governing Board in 1976.

Yankelovich Center

In 2012, he founded the Yankelovich Center for Social Science Research at the University of California, San Diego, devoted to using social science to find practical solutions to the nation's most pressing problems. The center's projects include a commission to recommend evidence-based strategies for increasing upward mobility.

References

External links

Daniel Yankelovich Papers
at the

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library
Public AgendaInternational Leadership Forum
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