Political elite and foreign affairs in the Netherlands 1976

<p>In general: to study participation in opinion formation and decision making with regard to Dutch foreign affairs, in the light of the increased demand for participation by various groups in society. This study is focusing on attitudes and opinions of the elite, supposed to play a central role in Dutch foreign policy. Attitude towards foreign policy of dutch political elite / roles of the elite / biggest threat to humanity / characterization of foreign policy of big nations / influence of particular persons on foreign policy / assessment and acceptability of conventional or nuclear war / function of united nations / safety guarantees for Western Europe / functional and effective means to create and maintain peace / agreement with several opinions on disarmament / Dutch role in international politics / agreement with statements about Dutch foreign policy / influence of other countries and organizations on Dutch foreign policy / parliamentary influence on foreign policy / growing interest in foreign policy / opinion on extra-parliamentary influence / opinion on several methods to influence foreign policy, their effectiveness / political advisers / civil servants / groups requesting information about foreign policy / areas of interest for information requests / efforts of informal elite to influence foreign policy / primary goal of foreign policy / means to reach this goal / role in unification of Western Europe / role within NATO / defence budget / development aid / support of liberation organizations / criteria for foreign aid / factors responsible for keeping undeveloped countries as they are / influence of international political events on attitude towards foreign policy / trust in people. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ politics/ religion/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership</p>总体而言，本研究旨在契合社会各界日益增长的公众参与诉求，探究民众参与荷兰外交事务舆论形成与决策的相关议题。本研究聚焦于荷兰政治精英的态度与观点——这类精英本应在荷兰外交政策制定中发挥核心作用，具体研究维度包括：荷兰政治精英的外交政策态度、精英角色、人类面临的最大威胁、大国外交政策特征、特定人物对外交政策的影响、常规战争与核战争的可接受性及评价、联合国（United Nations）职能、西欧安全保障、构建与维护和平的可行有效手段、对裁军相关观点的认同、荷兰在国际政治中的角色、对荷兰外交政策相关表述的认同、其他国家与组织对荷兰外交政策的影响、议会对外交政策的影响力、民众对外交政策的关注度提升情况、对议会外影响力的看法、对各类外交政策影响手段及其有效性的看法、政治顾问、公务员、寻求外交政策相关信息的群体、信息需求的关注领域、非官方精英群体影响外交政策的举措、外交政策的核心目标、实现该目标的手段、西欧一体化中的角色、北大西洋公约组织（NATO）框架内的角色、国防预算、对外发展援助、对解放组织的支持、对外援助的评判标准、导致欠发达国家维持现状的因素、国际政治事件对民众外交政策态度的影响、对他人的信任程度。背景变量包括：基本特征、居住地、职业/就业状况、收入、资产总额、受教育程度、政治倾向、宗教信仰、大众媒体阅读情况与"文化"接触程度、组织成员身份。