Online Deliberation of Swedish-speaking Finns 2013

The survey investigated public deliberation on the Internet. The topic of the deliberation was same-sex couples' right to adoption. The aims of the study were to find out in which ways synchronous and asynchronous communication affected the nature and quality of discussion. The significance of deliberators' anonymity was also studied. The respondents were asked about their Internet and social media use, and interest in politics and voting habits. Opinions on a number of statements about society and values were charted (e.g. "Windpower should be increased", "Euthanasia should be allowed in Finland"). Several statements relating to respondents' civic capacity, such as voting, political participation, and opportunities to influence were presented. Trust in various institutions as well as trust in other people was surveyed. The respondents were asked how controversial they thought various issues were in Finland (e.g. immigration policy, abortion, death penalty). Finally, the respondents were asked how much they agreed or disagreed with statements that examined views and experiences of the deliberation event (e.g. "In general, the discussion was of high quality", "I was convinced by someone else's argument", "I would have rather discussed the issue non-anonymously"). Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, education, economic activity and occupational status as well as type of municipality of residence.

本调研聚焦互联网公共讨论场景。本次讨论的主题为同性伴侣的收养权。本研究的核心目标为探明同步与异步沟通分别以何种路径影响讨论的性质与质量，同时探究讨论参与者匿名性的研究意义。受访者需提供其互联网及社交媒体使用情况、政治兴趣与投票习惯相关信息。研究统计了受访者对多项社会与价值观相关命题的态度，例如"应推广风力发电""芬兰应允许安乐死"。此外，研究还设置了多项涉及受访者公民能力的命题，涵盖投票行为、政治参与及影响力获取等维度。调研同时覆盖了对各类公共机构及他人的信任程度。受访者需评价芬兰境内多项争议议题的争议程度，例如移民政策、堕胎、死刑。最后，受访者需表明其对多项考察讨论活动相关观点与体验的命题的同意或反对程度，例如"总体而言，本次讨论质量较高""我被他人的论点说服""我更倾向于以非匿名方式讨论该议题"。本次调研的背景变量涵盖受访者的年龄、性别、受教育程度、经济活动状态与职业状况，以及居住市政的类型。