AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008 (SUF edition)

Full edition for scientific use. The AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008 was conducted after the Austrian national parliamentary election of 28 September 2008. The dataset is based on a written census survey of the 4081 candidates for the National Council election. Candidates were asked questions on four topics: Political background and activities, campaigning, issues and policies as well as democracy and representation. The first subject area contains variables like the candidates’ party affiliation, its duration and possible changes as well as several indicators for political activity like association membership or the average weekly time spent with party activities. Next, candidates were asked about several details of their campaign: Its aim and strategy, time spent, occurring problems, communication means, personal campaign funds and relationship with the party. The third section on issues and policies also includes (besides questions about the candidates’ positions on several topics) coalition preferences, left–right self-placement and opinions on EU topics. The final part of the dataset holds information on candidates’ general attitudes about democracy, their preferred electoral system as well as their understanding of how a Member of Parliament should act.本数据集为科研专用完整版。2008年奥地利国家议会选举候选人调查（AUTNES Candidate Survey 2008）于2008年9月28日奥地利全国议会选举结束后开展。本数据集基于针对国民议会选举4081名候选人的书面普查式调研。调研向候选人提出了四大主题的问题：政治背景与活动经历、竞选运作、议题与政策主张，以及民主与代议制度。 第一主题板块包含候选人党派归属、党籍时长及可能的变动，以及诸如协会成员身份、每周参与党派活动的平均时长等多项政治活动相关指标。 随后，调研围绕竞选活动的多项细节展开提问：包括竞选目标与策略、投入时长、遭遇的问题、沟通渠道、个人竞选资金，以及与党派的关系。 第三部分聚焦议题与政策主张，除涉及候选人对多项议题的立场外，还包含联盟偏好、左右翼自我定位，以及对欧盟相关议题的看法。 数据集的最后一部分收录了候选人关于民主的总体态度、偏好的选举制度，以及他们对议员履职方式的理解等信息。