[WSF-Discuss] Questionnaire

[Jessica Beardsley]

To the members of the WSF-Discuss group:

My name is Jessica Beardsley and I'm currently a student at Ohio University 
in the United States.  I'm conducting research for a thesis about the WSF 
and radical democratic theories.  For that project, I would love to get 
opinions from a wide variety of people about how they feel democracy 
functions at the Forum.

If any of you could fill out the attached survey, or the questions I have 
copied below, or if anyone could provide suggestions for who else to 
contact, it would help me tremendously.

Thank you,

Jessica Beardsley
Political Science
Honors Tutorial College
Ohio University
(614) 325-8961


Name:
Name of your organization:
Mission of your organization:

Has your organization been to the World Social Forum before?  Have you?  In 
what capacity?

Why did you/your organization come to the WSF?


What did you hope to accomplish at the Forum?  Do you think you 
accomplished your goals?


What purpose does the WSF serve?


Has participation in the Forum altered your views of politics?  Has it lead 
you or your organization to take additional action in your community?


Do you feel your goals have altered as a consequence of the Forum?  If so, 
can you give an example?


Did you learn about strategies for change from other organizations?  If so, 
can you give an example?


Do you feel that you learn more from the panels or from informal 
discussions with other participants?


Does the work done at the Forum alter the discussion globally?  How?


Do you think the Forum is democratic?  If not, what are the barriers to 
democracy?


Has a cohesive vision of an alternate world emerged at the Forum?


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