Research project Global Elite Survey
We would like to ask whether you would like to take part in a research project on international cooperation (DEMCOOP). In this document you will receive information about the project and about what it means to take part.
What is the project and why do we want you to take part?
This survey is part of a research project carried out by researchers at Stockholm University, Sweden. We are conducting a study of what people in leading positions think about international politics. The study includes respondents in 16 countries around the world. Your participation is voluntary and contributes to a better understanding of how people in leading positions perceive and shape international politics. You have been selected based on your position and the organisation you work for.
The research principal for the project is Stockholm University. The research principal is the organisation that is responsible for the project. The project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This study has been approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority, reference number 2025-08725-01.
How will the project be carried out?
Participation means that you answer a web-based survey with questions about your personal views on international cooperation and international agreements. There are no right or wrong answers. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete.
Participation is not judged to involve any risks or discomfort. The survey contains no questions that are usually experienced as sensitive. If you experience any discomfort, you can stop the survey at any time by closing the browser window. In that case, none of your answers will be used in the research.
What happens to your data?
The project will collect information concerning you in two steps. Before the survey is sent out, we collect publicly available personal data, such as name, position and contact details, in order to invite the right people to the study. This data is used only to administer the mailing and is not linked to your survey answers. Once you have answered the survey, we will not be able to link your answers to you. The survey contains no questions about your name, your age or your employer. The answers count as personal data in pseudonymised form. Some of the information collected counts as sensitive personal data in the form of political opinions. The results are reported in aggregated form, and your answers are handled so that unauthorised persons cannot access them.
Stockholm University is the data controller for this processing. The legal basis for the processing of personal data is public interest (research) in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Article 6.1 e and Article 9.2 j. The purpose of the processing of personal data is research on international politics.
The data will be stored in pseudonymised form on secure servers at Stockholm University for the duration of the project. After the project has ended, the data will be kept for at least 10 years.
Under the EU General Data Protection Regulation you have the right to access, free of charge, the data about you that is handled in the project, and, where necessary, to have any errors corrected. You can also request that data about you be erased and that the processing of your personal data be restricted. However, the right to erasure and to restriction of processing of personal data does not apply when the data are necessary for the research in question. If you want to access the data, you should contact the principal investigator, Jonas Tallberg (jonas.tallberg@statsvet.su.se). The data protection officer can be reached at dso@su.se. If you are dissatisfied with how your personal data are handled, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (Integritetsskyddsmyndigheten), which is the supervisory authority.
Insurance and compensation
No special insurance applies to participation in research. You will not receive any compensation for taking part in the research.
Participation is voluntary
Your participation is voluntary and you can choose to withdraw at any time. If you choose not to take part or want to withdraw, you do not have to state why, and it will not lead to any negative consequences for you.
If you want to withdraw your participation, you should contact the person responsible for the project (see below).
Persons responsible for the project
If you have questions or comments about the study, please contact the principal investigator, Professor Jonas Tallberg (jonas.tallberg@statsvet.su.se).
Thank you for taking the time!