Perceptions of Globalisation: attitudes and responses in the EU
Here you are suggested to familiarise yourselves with an overview of national surveys on public opinion on globalisation which have been carried out in recent years and are summarised below. It should give you food for thought and comparative material for local Russian research work.
Germany
Forsa public opinion survey on globalisation
A survey on public opinion in relation to globalisation was conducted by the Forsa Institute on behalf of the German weekly
Stern magazine in
2007.
Main findings
According to the survey’s findings:
- 40% of respondents (the same as in 2000) considered that
globalisation leads to more personal advantages than disadvantages (60%
of those under
30 years, 43% of those aged 30–44 years, 34% of those aged
45–59 years and 29% of people aged 60 and over);
- 34% considered that globalisation leads to personal
disadvantages, an increase of 15% compared with a similar survey
conducted in 2000;
- 81% of all respondents opposed the acquisition of German companies by foreign ones;
- 67% thought that globalisation widens the gap between rich and poor;
- 46% believed that globalisation had brought new job opportunities, 39% feared job losses.
Read here in full:
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/emcc/erm/studies/tn0708016s/tn0708016s_7.htm
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