Teledemocracy by Ytterstad, Akselsen, Svendsen, and Watson

The questionnaire (English)

TF Televerkets Forskningsinstitutt i Tromsø






Pilot project:

Politicians' channel in Salangen municipality.






Questionnaire for charting work practices and flow of information in local political work.

Arenas for local political work


1. Political work requires contact with other politicians, the municipality's administration and the other stakeholders. Please indicate how often the following arenas are used for doing this work:

1.1 official meetings		times per month	1.6 in social settings		times per month
1.2 other political meetings		times per month	1.7 at work		times per month
1.3 phone		times per month	1.8 occasional discussions		times per month
1.4 telephone conferences		times per month	1.9 in connection with other organized activities		times per month
1.5 letter		times per month	1.10 telefax		times per month
1.11 other arenas		times per month	Which:.....................................................

Use of telephone in political work

2.a Indicate the number of phone calls you initiate			2.b Indicate the number of phone calls you receive
2.a1 to own party		calls per month	2.b1 from own party		calls per month
2.a2 to members of other parties		calls per month	2.b2 from members of other parties		calls per month
2.a3 to the administration		calls per month	2.b3 from the administration		calls per month
2.a4 to newspapers, radio or TV		calls per month	2.b4 from newspapers, radio or TV		calls per month
2.a5 to other stakeholders		calls per month	2.b5 from other stakeholders		calls per month

Letters, notes or telefaxes in political work

3.a Indicate the number of writings you send			3.b Indicate the number of writings you receive
3.a1 to own party		writings per month	3.b1 from own party		writings per month
3.a2 to members of other parties		writings per month	3.b2 from members of other parties		writings per month
3.a3 to the administration		writings per month	3.b3 from the administration		writings per month
3.a4 to newspapers, radio or TV		writings per month	3.b4 from newspapers, radio or TV		writings per month
3.a5 to other stakeholders		writings per month	3.b5 from other stakeholders		writings per month

Time used and work conditions (situations)

4.1 How often do you perform political work (tic one)?

daily	weekly	monthly	irregularly

4.2 Indicate how much time you spend on local political work. Do not include time spent in official meetings (tic one).

0 - 4 hours per month	4 - 8 hours per month	8 - 16 hours per month	16 - 24 hours per month	24 - 32 hours per month	more than 32 hours per month

4.3 When do you do the work (rank from 1 to 3, where 1 is most common and 3 least common). Do not include time spent in official meetings.

before 08	08 - 12	12 - 16	16 - 18	18 - 20	after 20

4.4 What do you experience as most inconvenient by being a local politician (rank from 1 to 3, where 1 is most common and 3 least common)?

reading documents	participate in meetings	less time to spend at work	less time to spend with the family	other

If other, indicate what:____________________________________________________


4.5 What is the most profitable thing by being a local politician?

____________________________________________________________________


4.6 What expectations do you have to the Politicians' channel in the telecommunications network?