Arms Control in the European Political Environment: French and German Elite Responses, 1964

This study collected data from 147 French and 173 German elite figures in order to investigate four significant aspects of French and West German politics relevant to the issue of arms control and disarmament in Western Europe. These four areas were domestic policy, foreign policy, European integration, and arms control and disarmament. The questions probed respondents' perceptions of the political system and its future, opinions on specific foreign policy issues and their relationship to domestic politics, the two Germanys question, national sovereignty versus international associations, European integration, and various nuclear strategies and arms control arrangements. Latent attitude structures were also measured. The "latent attitudes" questions tapped the respondents' interest in and emotional reactions to issues, perceptions of emotional reactions to professional roles and responsibilities, general ability to structure problems, open-mindedness, alienation, and feelings of competence. Biographical data, including standard demographic and personal information as well as data on party, military, and governmental backgrounds, were compiled from public records and interviews. Demographic variables cover age, sex, religious affiliation, level of education, military service, and past and present occupations.

本研究共收集147名法国精英与173名德国精英的相关数据，旨在探究与西欧军备控制及裁军议题相关的法国与西德政治四大核心维度，分别为国内政策、外交政策、欧洲一体化以及军备控制与裁军。调研问卷旨在探查受访者对政治体系及其未来的认知、对特定外交政策议题及其与国内政治关联的看法、两德问题、国家主权与国际组织的权衡、欧洲一体化进程，以及各类核战略与军备控制安排。本研究同时对潜在态度结构进行了测量，其中"latent attitudes"类问题旨在挖掘受访者对各类议题的兴趣与情绪反应、对自身职业角色与责任相关情绪反应的认知、问题梳理的综合能力、开放性思维、疏离感以及胜任感。研究从公开档案与访谈中整理了受访者的生平数据，包括标准人口统计学与个人信息，以及党派、军旅与政府任职背景相关数据。人口统计学变量涵盖年龄、性别、宗教信仰、受教育程度、兵役情况以及过往与当前职业。