AUT: Anti-globalization Activist Survey

["commie00" <commie00@xxxxxxxxx>]

> My name is Nathan Moore, and I'm working on an undergraduate thesis
project
> at West Virginia University about the current "anti-globalization"
movement.
> If you could take a few moments to answer the following questions, it
would
> be much appreciated.  Please email your responses to <nmoore5@xxxxxxx> and
> pass the survey along to any friends and appropriate listservs.
>
> Since my research calendar is limited, please try to have responses back
to
> me by March 10, 2002.  Responses received after March 15 or so will
probably
> be too late to be tallied.
>
> Please do NOT include your name unless you feel moved to.  Your identity
> will be kept strictly confidential, and your email address will be deleted
> as soon as your responses are cut and pasted.  Names and specifics in your
> responses that could lead to your identification will be altered if used
in
> my final research presentation.
>
> There are two types of questions in this survey.  For questions in which
> answer choices are given, please place an "X" on both sides of your chosen
> answer.  Also, please specify if your answer is "Other."  For the
open-ended
> questions, please answer as completely as you think answers the question.
>
> Your participation is voluntary; thus you do not have to answer every
> question.  However, your honest answers would greatly help in the process
of
> this research.  Thank you.
>
> - - - - -
>
> First, I'm going to ask a few demographic questions to get an idea of the
> average respondent.
>
> 1. What is your age? ____
>
> 2. What is your occupation? _________________
>
> 3. What is your gender? ______________
>
> 4. What do you consider to be your race/ethnicity? _______________
>
> - - - - -
>
> Next, I'm going to ask some questions about your activist involvement.
>
> 5. Do you consider yourself to be part of the "anti-globalization"
movement?
> a. Yes
> b. No
>
> 6. Which, if any, mass mobilizations have you been involved in? (please
> check all)
> a. WTO protest 1999, Seattle
> b. IMF/WB Protest 2000, Washington, DC
> c. Republican National Convention 2000, Philadelphia
> d. Democratic National Convention 2000, Los Angeles
> e. Presidential Inauguration 2001, Washington, DC
> f. FTAA Protest 2001, Quebec City, Canada
> g. WEF Protest 2001, Davos, Switzerland
> h. G8 Summit 2001, Genoa, Italy
> i. WEF Protest 2002, New York
> j. Others (please list)
>
> 7. With what political label(s) do you most identify? (please check all
that
> apply)
> a. Liberal
> b. Green
> c. Unionist
> d. Feminist
> e. Socialist
> f. Communist
> g. Anarchist
> h. Anti-capitalist
> i. Radical
> j. Unaffiliated leftist
> k. Other (please specify) _____________________
>
> 8. How did you first get involved in activism, especially around
> anti-globalization issues?
> a. I joined a student activist group
> b. My church was involved in existing efforts
> c. My friends and I started a group
> d. I saw a local protest
> e. I saw media coverage of international protests and became interested
> f. My parents were activists and I've been involved as long as I can
> remember
> g. Other (please specify) __________________
>
> 9. Who are some of your main influences?  Which authors, historical
figures,
> and individuals have helped develop your political consciousness?
>
>
> - - - - -
>
> Next, I'm going to ask some questions about your views of the
> "anti-globalization" movement.
>
> 10. How would you characterize the "anti-globalization" movement?
> a. This movement is a single mass movement with one targeted goal
> b. This movement is a convergence of several movements
> c. This movement is both a mass movement with a targeted goal and a
> convergence of several smaller movements.
> d. None of the above (please explain)
>
> 11. People have come up with many terms for the current movement(s). What
> term(s) do you think most aptly describes the movement and why?
> a. Anti-globalization
> b. Anti-corporate globalization
> c. Global Justice
> d. Anti-capitalist
> e. Globalization from Below
> f. Other (please specify) ____________________
> g. The movement should not be labeled.
>
> 12. In what ways have past movements influenced this one? (please check
all
> that apply)
> a. The current movement is not rooted in past activist traditions
> b. The current movement borrows heavily from identity movements of the
1970s
> and 1980s
> c. The current movement borrows from tactics of the civil rights movement
of
> the 1950s and 1960s
> d. The current movement borrows from the anarchist tradition, especially
of
> the 1890s and early 1900s
> e. The current movement borrows somewhat from past activist traditions,
but
> also differs a great deal in its approach
> f. Other (please specify):
> Please explain your choice/response:
>
>
> 13. In your opinion, how long will the current anti-globalization movement
> last?
> a. It has already reached its peak
> b. 2 more years
> c. 5 more years
> d. 10 years or more
> e. This movement will not end until a radical transformation in power has
> occurred
>
> 14. How divided/sectarian do you consider the anti-globalization movement?
> a. The movement is very divided, with radically different tactics and
> philosophies
> b. The movement has its divisions, but these differences are marginal.
> c. The movement is largely unified with widespread agreement on tactics
and
> philosophies
>
> 15. In your opinion, will the movement suffer significantly because of
these
> differences?
> a. These differences will eventually lead to the downfall of the movement,
> if they haven't already.
> b. These differences will negatively affect the movement, but it will
still
> persevere.
> c. These differences will create only marginal tension and little
hindrance
> to the movement's progress.
> d. These differences are what will make the movement so successful.
> e. None of the above (please specify)
>
>
> - - - - -
>
> Next, I'm going to ask you some questions about tactics among
> anti-globalization activists.
>
> 16. What do you think of property destruction, as a tactic, at protest
> events?  (check all that apply)
> a. I oppose it, on the grounds that it is wrong to vandalize personal or
> corporate property.
> b. I oppose it, on the grounds that it detracts from the movement's
> progress.
> c. I oppose it, on the grounds that it puts non-offenders in the path of
the
> police backlash.
> d. I support it, since there is often no other way to gain media
attention.
> e. I support it, since vandalizing certain property sends a clear symbolic
> message to the elite.
> f. I support it, since it's of utmost importance to support each other's
> forms of expression.
> g. I have no strong feelings either way.
> h. My feelings are mixed, and I neither oppose nor support this tactic.
>
> 17. Which type of demonstration is most essential to the
anti-globalization
> movement?
> a. Local actions
> b. Regional protests
> c. Mass mobilizations
> d. They are equally important
> e. The scale of the action is not the main factor
> f. Other (please specify)
>
> 18. The anti-globalization movement has become well known for protesting
the
> meetings of supranational institutions.  What does this tactic accomplish?
>
>
>
> 19. Mass mobilizations have probably been the most visible actions that
> anti-globalization activists have participated in, but they're certainly
not
> the only actions.  Of the local projects you and your organizations been
> involved in, please list and explain the two or three you consider most
> important.
>
>
>
> 20. Many have said that the anti-globalization movement couldn't have
> happened without the internet.  Comment on this statement, and explain how
> internet organizing/networking has worked in your experience.
>
>
>
> - - - - -
>
> Next, I'm going to ask for your opinions on the media.
>
> 21. The mainstream media's coverage of news events is:
> a. Almost always unbiased
> b. Mostly unbiased
> c. Biased as often as it is unbiased
> d. Mostly biased
> e. Almost always biased
> f. No opinion
>
> 22. The mainstream media's coverage of news events is:
> a. Almost always accurate
> b. Mostly accurate
> c. Inaccurate as often as it is accurate
> d. Mostly inaccurate
> e. Almost always inaccurate
> f. No opinion
>
> 23. The mainstream media's coverage of protests is:
> a. Almost always unbiased
> b. Mostly unbiased
> c. Biased as often as it is unbiased
> d. Mostly biased
> e. Almost always biased
> f. No opinion
>
> 24. The mainstream media's coverage of protests is:
> a. Almost always accurate
> b. Mostly accurate
> c. Inaccurate as often as it is accurate
> d. Mostly inaccurate
> e. Almost always inaccurate
> f. No opinion
>
> 25. What role can Indymedia and other independent media outlets play in
> society?
>
>
>
> - - - - -
>
> Finally, I'm going to ask a few broad, open-ended questions.  You may use
> this space to comment on anything you think was left out of the survey.
>
> 26. If you could meet one political or corporate elite, who would it be
and
> what would you say/do?
>
>
>
> 27. What do you hope the anti-globalization movement can accomplish?
>
>
>
> 28. How do we make a better world?
>
>
>
> - - - - -
>
> Please email responses to <nmoore5@xxxxxxx> by March 10, and pass along to
> friends and listservs.  Thank you for your participation.


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