Survey #____________ Date__________________
University of California-Riverside
Research Working Group on Transnational Social
Movements
I. Political
Participation:
(1) Which of the prior World Social Forums have you attended? Check all that apply.
o2001 o2002 o2003 o2004 o2005
o2006 (Polycentric) oNone
(2) Have you attended any of the following social forums? Check all that apply.
oThematic oRegional oNational oLocal
(3) What are your reasons for attending the World Social Forum? Check all that apply.
o Organize, plan actions, or carry out joint initiatives
o Network, meet people, or join a group
o Recruit new members
o Learn about the issues and share information
o Learn about other cultures or enjoy the cultural performances
oWork oResearch oHelp with interpreting oDocument it or cover the story
oGet inspiration oFun or leisure o Other
(4) How did you fund your trip to the World Social Forum? Check all that apply.
oTravel funds from work oFunds from political organization
oPersonal funds oSponsorship from a business firm
oFamily and Friends oTravel funds from an educational institution
oFoundation
fellowship or grant o Other
(5a) What are your organizational or group affiliations? For each of the organizations you are affiliated with, check the box that best applies:
oNone (I do not belong to any social organization or formal group).
àIf
you answered “none” for question 5a, please skip to question 7.
(5a) What are your organizational
or group affiliations? For each of the organizations you are affiliated with,
check the box that best applies:
oLabor union(s) oNon-governmental organization(s) oSocial movement or political organization(s) oPolitical party(ies) oGovernment agency(ies) o Religious institution(s)/movement(s) oProfessional association(s)
oSocial
or recreational group(s) oCultural group(s) oMedia
organization(s)
oOther
(specify)_______________________________________________________________
(5b) Is at least one of the organizations that you checked for question 5a…
…engaged in political issues and
funded solely by its members? oNo
oYes
…international or engaged in an international campaign? oNo oYes
…one that you hold a leadership position or paid position within? oNo oYes
(6a) Please indicate whether you are either attending the WSF on behalf of OR planning to report on your experiences at the WSF to any of the following types of organizations. Check all that apply.
oNone (I am not attending on behalf of or reporting back to any organization about my trip).
àIf
you answered “none” for question 6a, please skip to question 7.
oLabor union(s) oNon-governmental organization(s) oSocial movement(s) or political organization(s) oPolitical party(ies) oGovernment agency(ies) o Religious institution(s)/movement(s) oProfessional association(s) oNone
oSocial
or recreational group(s) oCultural group(s) oMedia
organization(s)
oOther
(specify)_______________________________________________________________
(6b) Is at least one of the organizations that you checked for question 6a…
… engaged in political issues and
funded solely by its members? oNo
oYes
…international or engaged in an
international campaign? oNo
oYes
…one that you hold a leadership position or paid position within? oNo oYes
(7) In the last 12 months, how many public protests or
demonstrations did you participate in? (total) _____
(8) In what year did you first participate in a public
demonstration or protest?
19______
20______
oI have never participated in any public demonstration or protest.
II. Demographics:
(9) What is your gender? Check one.
o Female o Male o Other:_____________________________________________
(10) What is your sexual orientation? Check all that apply.
o Heterosexual o Homosexual oBisexual oQueer
o Other__________________________________________ o
Decline to answer
(11) What is your current marital status? Check all that apply.
o Single o Separated oDivorced oWidower oMarried
(12) Do you
currently have custody of one or more children aged 18 years or younger?
Check one. o No o Yes
àIf you do not have children, please skip to question
14.
(13) If you do
have children in your custody, are they attending this WSF? Check one.
o No o
Yes
(14) What year were you born? 19________
(16) In your country of residence, are you considered to be part of a discriminated racial or ethnic group? Check one. oNo oYes
(17) What is your ethnicity or race? Check one.
o Black o Middle Eastern o South Asian
o Indigenous o Latino/Hispanic o East Asian
o White o Pacific Islander
o Multiracial: Please specify _______________________________________________
o Other: Please
specify___________________________________________________
o Decline to answer
(18) Which country were you born in? ___________________________
(19) Where do you currently live?
City _____________________ Country _________________________
(20) How often do you access the Internet? Check one.
oDaily oEvery few days oWeekly oLess than once per week
(21) How
religious do you consider yourself?
o Not Religious o Somewhat Religious o Very Religious
(22) Which of
the following best describes your religious beliefs? Check one.
oCatholic o Buddhist o Jewish o Atheist
o Other Christian o Hindu o Islamic oAgnostic
o
Traditional African Religion
o Other______________________________________________________________________
(23) How many languages do you speak fluently? Check one.
o 1 o 2 o 3 or more
(24) What is your current employment status? Check all that apply:
oEmployed full-time (at least 35 hours per week) oEmployed part-time
o Employed on a
temporary basis o Self-employed o Unemployed
o Retired o Student o Dependent on family income
o Live from investments or savings o Volunteer
(25) People sometimes describe themselves as belonging to the working class, the middle class, or the upper or lower class. In your current situation, how would you describe yourself? Check one.
o Upper class o Upper middle class o Lower middle class
o Working class o Lower class
(26) Compared to other people in your country of residence, how
would you place your household income, including all wages, salaries, pensions
and other incomes? Check one.
o Top ¼ o Second ¼ from top o Second ¼ from bottom oBottom ¼
(27) Please indicate how many total years of school have you completed. This number should include years of primary, secondary, technical, university, and advanced university education. ____________________________
(28) Do you have the most advanced university degree awarded in your country? Check one.
oNo oYes
(29) If you have an advanced
educational degree, in what subject(s)? Check all that apply.
oAgriculture oEducation oNatural Sciences oSocial Sciences
oArts oEngineering oMathematic oComputer oHealth oLaw/Legal Studies oBusiness/Administrative oLanguages/Linguistics/Literature oOther
III. Political
Opinions
(30) Please
rate your opinion on the following statement: “It has been desirable for progressive social movements to get support
from governments in the Global South to challenge the power in the Global
North.” Check one.
o Strongly agree o Agree o Neutral o Disagree o Strongly Disagree
(31) Which of the following best describes your political views?
oFar Left oLeft oCenter Left
oCenter oCenter Right oRight
oFar right oIndifferent oNot sure
(32) Do you consider yourself to be part of a global social movement? oNo oYes
(33) If you do consider yourself to be part of a global social movement, what are the main goals of this movement? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
(34) Do you think
we need to reform capitalism or abolish it? Check one.
o Reform it o Abolish it o Neither
(35) Out of the
following, which level is most important
for solving the majority of contemporary problems? Check one.
oCommunity oSub-national/Provinces oNational
oInternational oGlobal
(36) Do you think
it is a good or bad idea to have a democratic world government? Check one.
oGood idea, and it’s
possible oGood idea, but not possible oBad idea
(37) In the long run, what do you think
should be done about these existing global institutions (Check one for each
institution):
The IMF
(International Monetary Fund): The WTO (World Trade Organization):
o Reform o Abolish o Reform o Abolish
o Replace o Do Nothing o Replace o Do Nothing
The World Bank: The
UN (United Nations):
o Reform o Abolish o Reform o Abolish
o Replace o Do Nothing o Replace o Do Nothing
(38) Please rate
your opinion on the following statement: "The World Social Forum should
remain as an open space for debate and should not itself
take public positions on political issues." Check one.
o Strongly agree o Agree o Neutral o Disagree o Strongly Disagree
(39) Please rate your opinion on the following statement: “A
single global organization should be created to coordinate the actions of
progressive international social movements.” Check one.
o Strongly agree o Agree o Neutral o Disagree o Strongly Disagree
(40) Please rate your opinion on the following statement: “Most forms of social inequality and hierarchy are likely to disappear after capitalism is abolished.” Check one.
o Strongly agree o Agree o Neutral o Disagree o Strongly Disagree
(41) Please rate your opinion on the following statement: “In most political situations, representative democracy, in which leaders are elected or appointed to represent a social group, is bankrupt. We need to replace political hierarchies with participatory (or direct) forms of democracy.” Check one.
o Strongly agree o Agree o Neutral o Disagree o Strongly Disagree
(42) Please rate your opinion on the following statement: “Intellectuals dominate the discussions at the World Social Forum too much.” Check one.
o Strongly agree o Agree o Neutral o Disagree o Strongly Disagree
(43) What should be done about the debt of less-affluent nations? Check one.
o It should be eliminated oIt should be collected
oIt should be significantly reduced oIndifferent
(44) Should social movements remain non-violent towards people under all conditions? Check one. oNo oYes oIndifferent
(45) Do you favor a tax on international financial transactions that would be used to redistribute income from rich nations to poor nations (e.g., the Tobin tax proposal)? Check one.
oNo oYes oIndifferent
(46) Do you favor reparations for groups of people adversely
affected by slavery, colonialism, and racism in order to ensure that they will
have better opportunities? Check one.
oNo oYes oIndifferent
(47) Do you think that political parties and governments
should use quotas to ensure that women are better represented within political
institutions? Check one.
oNo oYes oIndifferent
(48) Should health and service organizations that provide information about abortion receive international funding? Check one.
oNo oYes oIndifferent
(49) Do you support a woman’s right to abortion? Check one.
oYes, under all circumstances
oSometimes (it depends on the circumstances)
oNo/never
oIndifferent
IV. Movement Identification:
(50a) Do you strongly identify with, or are you actively involved in, any social movements?
oNo oYes
àIf your answer to 50a
was “no,” please skip to the last page.
(50b)
Check all of the following movements with which you (a) strongly identify with
and/or are actively involved in:
(a) strongly identify: (b) are actively involved in:
1. oAlternative media/culture oAlternative
media/culture
2. oAnarchist oAnarchist
3. oAnti-corporate oAnti-corporate
4. oAnti-globalization oAnti-globalization
5. oAntiracism
oAntiracism
6. oAlternative Globalization/Global Justice oAlternative
Globalization/Global Justice
7. oAutonomous oAutonomous
(a)
strongly identify: (b)
are actively involved in:
8. oCommunist oCommunist
9. oDevelopment aid/Economic development oDevelopment aid/Economic
development
10.oEnvironmental oEnvironmental
11.oFair Trade/Trade Justice oFair Trade/Trade Justice
12.oFood Rights/Slow Food oFood Rights/Slow Food
13.oGay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer
Rights oGay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer
Rights
14.oHealth/HIV oHealth/HIV
15.oHousing
rights/anti-eviction/squatters oHousing rights/anti-eviction/squatters
16.oHuman Rights oHuman Rights
17.oIndigenous oIndigenous
18.oJobless workers/welfare
rights oJobless workers/welfare rights
19.oLabor oLabor
20.oMigrant/immigrant rights oMigrant/immigrant rights
21.oNational
Sovereignty/National Liberation oNational Sovereignty/National Liberation
22.oOpen-Source/Intellectual
Property Rights oOpen-Source/Intellectual Property Rights
23.oPeace/Anti-war oPeace/Anti-war
24.oPeasant/Farmers/Landless/Land-reform oPeasant/Farmers/Landless/Land-reform
25.oReligious/Spiritual oReligious/Spiritual
26.oSocialist oSocialist
27.oWomen's/Feminist oWomen's/Feminist
28.oOther(s), Please list
___________________ oOther(s), Please list _______________________
V. Comments
51. If you have any thoughts about the survey, the issues addressed within it, or comments about the WSF in general, please write in below:
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