Dear Ms Beukes,

recently we contacted you as member of the National Assembly of South Africa to ask if you would assist us by participating in an online survey. Please allow us to ask you once more to spend no more than 3 minutes filling out the survey. This is absolutely essential for the success of our study.

Your response would help us better understand the attitudes of parliamentarians in South Africa towards trade agreements. At a time when trade agreements receive considerable public attention, improving our understanding of how members of parliament see them is of high importance. Once the study is completed, we would be happy to share the results with you if you desire.

The survey is part of a research project directed by Prof. Andreas Dür from the University of Salzburg, Austria, and funded by the European Research Council (ERC). It deals with the attitudes of members of parliament towards international trade agreements. You can find out more on the project by visiting its webpage at tradepower.sbg.ac.at.

To take the survey, please click the following link: http://tradepower.sbg.ac.at/limesurvey/index.php/856645?token=YsZi5u7GfG&lang=en

Alternatively, you find the questions at the bottom of this email. You can simply reply to this email and add your responses right below each question.

All information collected will be anonymized and only used for academic research. We do not anticipate that taking this survey will contain any risk or inconvenience to you. Furthermore, your participation is strictly voluntary and you may withdraw your participation at any time. Completing the survey will be considered your consent to participate. This study was approved by the ethics committee of the University of Salzburg. You can download a detailed information sheet here.

Thank you very much in advance for your assisting us in this academic research. Your collaboration is absolutely essential for the success of our study. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate contacting us at gemma.mateo@sbg.ac.at.

Best regards,

Dr Gemma Mateo González
TRADEPOWER Project
University of Salzburg, Austria