Political elite and foreign affairs in the Netherlands 1976

This study is focusing on attitudes and opinions of the elite, supposed to play a central role in Dutch foreign policy. Attitude towards foreign policy of dutch political elite / roles of the elite / biggest threat to humanity / characterization of foreign policy of big nations / influence of particular persons on foreign policy / assessment and acceptability of conventional or nuclear war / function of united nations / safety guarantees for Western Europe / functional and effective means to create and maintain peace / agreement with several opinions on disarmament / Dutch role in international politics / agreement with statements about Dutch foreign policy / influence of other countries and organizations on Dutch foreign policy / parliamentary influence on foreign policy / growing interest in foreign policy / opinion on extra-parliamentary influence / opinion on several methods to influence foreign policy, their effectiveness / political advisers / civil servants / groups requesting information about foreign policy / areas of interest for information requests / efforts of informal elite to influence foreign policy / primary goal of foreign policy / means to reach this goal / role in unification of Western Europe / role within NATO / defence budget / development aid / support of liberation organizations / criteria for foreign aid / factors responsible for keeping undeveloped countries as they are / influence of international political events on attitude towards foreign policy / trust in people.

Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education/ politics/ religion/ readership, mass media, and 'cultural' exposure/ organizational membership