AUTNES has the following tasks:
- to establish and institutionalize a national electoral study
- to provide a fully integrated study of the 'demand side' (voters) and the 'supply side’ (political parties and candidates) of electoral competition, as well as of the media coverage of the campaign ('media side')
- to make a contribution towards a better understanding of how Austrian democracy works
- to provide high-quality data for the public and the scientific community
- to secure and expand cooperation with the international community of electoral researchers
- to promote and support young scientists and consolidate Austrian academic electoral research.
On the following pages you will find more detailed information on the study components, the project team, as well as publications and conference contributions. Moreover you will find a data download section, where you can download AUTNES data and documentation.
For further information on the first funding period (2009-2012) of AUTNES, follow this link.