Metadata record for Arms Control in the European Political Environment: French and German Elite Responses, 1964 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research ICPSR metadata records are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License . 2013-05-18 Arms Control in the European Political Environment: French and German Elite Responses, 1964 7274 10.3886/ICPSR07274.v1 Deutsch, Karl W. United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research 1984-05-03 Deutsch, Karl W. Arms Control in the European Political Environment: French and German Elite Responses, 1964. ICPSR07274-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1972. doi:10.3886/ICPSR07274.v1 arms control career history deterrence disarmament domestic policy European unification European Union foreign policy German reunification government elites leadership national interests nationalism NATO nuclear war perceptions political affiliation political attitudes political elites political systems voting history world politics ICPSR.VI.B IDRC.I IDRC.III This study collected data from 147 French and 173 German elite figures in order to investigate four significant aspects of French and West German politics relevant to the issue of arms control and disarmament in Western Europe. These four areas were domestic policy, foreign policy, European integration, and arms control and disarmament. The questions probed respondents' perceptions of the political system and its future, opinions on specific foreign policy issues and their relationship to domestic politics, the two Germanys question, national sovereignty versus international associations, European integration, and various nuclear strategies and arms control arrangements. Latent attitude structures were also measured. The "latent attitudes" questions tapped the respondents' interest in and emotional reactions to issues, perceptions of emotional reactions to professional roles and responsibilities, general ability to structure problems, open-mindedness, alienation, and feelings of competence. Biographical data, including standard demographic and personal information as well as data on party, military, and governmental backgrounds, were compiled from public records and interviews. Demographic variables cover age, sex, religious affiliation, level of education, military service, and past and present occupations. 1964 1964 Europe France Germany Global French and German elites. aggregate data survey data The criteria for sample selection were position and reputation. personal interviews and public records

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