Protest Surveys: Protests against the Transatlantic Trade Agreement (TTIP) in 2015

Since 2003, researchers associated with the Institute for the Study of Protest and Social Movements (Institut für Protest- und Bewegungsforschung, ipb, protestinstitut.eu) have conducted surveys at demonstrations. This study is part of this ongoing series. The aim of the study is to gain insights into the composition and attitudes of participants at the demonstration against the planned trade agreements between the USA and Europe (TTIP, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) and between Europe and Canada (CETA, Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) in Berlin in October 2015.

The focus is particularly on socio-demographic characteristics, political attitudes of the respondents encountered at the demonstration, and their evaluation of the planned trade agreements. The demonstration with the title “TTIP & CETA stoppen. Für einen gerechten Welthandel!” (Stop TTIP & CETA.