in case someone feels like doing a nice survey experiment...
Gary
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http://gking.harvard.edu
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From: ANES <anes at electionstudies.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 4:34 PM
Subject: ANES Announcement: Only 30 days left to propose questions
To: ANES Mailing List <nesusers at listserver.itd.umich.edu>
There are only 30 days left to propose questions for inclusion on the
first two waves of The 2010-2012 Evaluations of Government and Society
Study. ?Proposals will be accepted until 3:00p.m. EDT, May 5, 2010. The
deadline for members of the Online Commons community to comment on
proposals will be May 12, 2010. The deadline for revisions to proposals
will be end at 3:00p.m. EDT on May 19, 2010. For additional information
about how to submit a proposal, please visit:
http://www.electionstudies.org/
The following describes the goals of this study and provides greater
detail about the opportunity to include questions on it.
About The 2010-2012 Evaluations of Government and Society Study
The overarching theme of the surveys we propose for the period of
2010-2012 is citizen attitudes about government and society. These
Internet surveys represent the most cost-effective way for the ANES user
community to gauge political perceptions during one of the most momentous
periods in American history. Aside from the historic nature of the current
administration and the almost unprecedented economic crisis facing the
country, we believe it is imperative that researchers assess attitudes
about politics and society in the period leading up to the 2012 national
elections. Specifically, we have in mind here attitudes about the
performance of the Obama administration on the major issues of the day,
evaluations of Congress and the Supreme Court, identification with and
attitudes about the major political parties, and levels of interest in and
engagement with national politics. This is primarily because these
perceptions are unmistakably correlated with both presidential vote choice
and levels of political participation. We intend to measure each of these
topics at multiple points throughout the two-year period preceding the
2012 elections. However in addition to these subjects, we envision that
each of these surveys would explore a particular aspect of these political
perceptions.
This Study will include five rolling cross-section waves that will allow
us the opportunity to pilot new items for possible inclusion on the 2012
time series. By offering multiple opportunities for the user community to
place their items on one or more surveys, we will provide the capacity to
survey on a diverse set of topics that are relevant to a wide set of
research communities. Lastly, the flexibility of these surveys as to both
content and timing will allow the ANES to respond promptly to emerging
political issues in this volatile period in our country?s history.
About the Online Commons
The design of the questionnaires for The 2010-2012 Evaluations of
government and Society Study will evolve from proposals and comments
submitted to the Online Commons (OC). The OC is an online system designed
to promote communication among scholars and to yield innovative proposals
about the most effective ways to measure electorally-relevant concepts and
relationships. The goal of the OC is to improve the quality and scientific
value of ANES data collections, to encourage the submission of new ideas,
and to make such experiences more beneficial to and enjoyable for
investigators. In the last study cycle, more than 700 scholars sent over
200 proposals through the Online Commons.
Proposals for the inclusion of questions must include clear theoretical
and empirical rationales. All proposals must also clearly state how the
questions will increase the value of the respective studies. In
particular, proposed questions must have the potential to help scholars
understand the causes and/or consequences of turnout or candidate choice.
For more information about the criteria that will be used to evaluate
proposals, please see
http://www.electionstudies.org/studypages/2010_2012EGSS/2010_2012EGSScriter…
This opportunity is open to anyone who wants to make a constructive
contribution to the development of ANES surveys. Feel free to pass this
invitation along to anyone (e.g., your colleagues and students) who you
think might be interested. We hope to hear from you.