Multi-Item Scale:
Item Text:
d.) International organizations take too much power away from the German government. [Internationale Organisationen nehmen der deutschen Regierung zu viel Macht weg.]
Different Answer Format Tested:
Nein
Findings:
Four test subjects answer "Don't know" in this statement. Of these, two test persons (TP 01, TP 11) state that they do not have the knowledge to answer this question. The other two subjects (TP 09, TP 10) justify their answer by stating that it is unclear to them which organizations are meant in the statement:
- „Which organisations are being considered here? The European Community can also be seen as an organisation and I think that Germany has gained power.“ (TP 09)
- „Because simply 'international organisations' is too vague. International organisations can be the ECB, the UN, and I cannot grasp what is behind them. When it comes to Europeanisation, I would say 'agree completely', but that is not defined here.“ (TP 10)
Recommendations:
The term 'international organizations’ could be specified by listing examples (e.g. United Nations, World Trade Organization, European Union, European Central Bank):
“International organizations like [...] are taking too much power away from the German government.”
[„Internationale Organisationen wie die […] nehmen der deutschen Regierung zu viel Macht weg.“]
“International organizations like [...] are taking too much power away from the German government.”
[„Internationale Organisationen wie die […] nehmen der deutschen Regierung zu viel Macht weg.“]
Question tested:
true