16,548 rated or chosen profiles from 2,773 respondents, in up to 3 tasks of 2 profiles varying on 7 attributes.
| Description | German online respondents in Saxony, Thuringia and Western Germany (Aug-Sep 2024) chose between and rated two hypothetical CDU candidates in 3 rounds, varying age, gender, political experience, positions on refugee immigration, inequality and Ukraine, and willingness to cooperate with the far-right AfD. 2,773 respondents; binary choice and a -5..+5 thermometer. |
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| Reference | Gross, M., Juen, C.-M., & Stecker, C. (2026). The cordon dilemma: How voters evaluate cooperation with the far-right in parliament. Comparative Political Studies. |
| DOI | 10.1177/00104140261448429 |
| Licence | CC0 1.0 |
| Source data | https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/NPYXMK |
These notes describe the source data, which the IRW reproduces as released. All notes are listed on the Data Notes page.
| Respondents | 2,773 |
|---|---|
| Rows (one per respondent, task and profile) | 16,548 |
| Tasks per respondent (most) | 3 |
| Profiles per task | 2 |
| Attributes | 7 |
| Tasks with no profile chosen | 0 |
| Topic | candidate choice |
|---|---|
| A profile represents | person |
| Country | DE |
| Language shown | de |
| Language of stored levels | de |
| Randomization restrictions | unknown |
| Task order | recorded in the deposit |
| Profile position | recorded in the deposit |
Outcomes:
| choice | Which of the two candidates do you prefer? (paraphrase) [choice, forced] |
|---|---|
| rating | Candidate thermometer (paraphrase) [rating, -5 (unknown) to 5 (unknown)] |
attr_afd_cooperationattr_ageattr_experienceattr_genderattr_income_differencesattr_refugee_immigrationattr_ukrainechoicecov_agecov_attention_passcov_duration_seccov_educationcov_gendercov_lr_selfcov_statecov_survey_regioncov_thermometer_afdcov_vote_federalcov_vote_stateidprofileratingtask
The layout (one row per respondent, task and profile; choice/rating outcomes; attr_ columns holding each attribute level as displayed) is defined in the IRW conjoint standard. What the outcomes asked is under Design above.
Or load it directly in R or Python (both need a free Redivis account; the first call opens a browser to sign in):
# R
install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("itemresponsewarehouse/Rpkg")
library(irw)
df <- irw_fetch("gross_2026_cordon_dilemma", source = "conj")
# Python
pip install irw
import irw
df = irw.fetch("gross_2026_cordon_dilemma", source="conj")
@article{Gross_2026, title={The Cordon Dilemma: How Voters Evaluate Cooperation With the Far-Right in Parliament}, ISSN={1552-3829}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00104140261448429}, DOI={10.1177/00104140261448429}, journal={Comparative Political Studies}, publisher={SAGE Publications}, author={Gross, Martin and Juen, Christina-Marie and Stecker, Christian}, year={2026}, month=May }
| IRW version | v584 |
|---|---|
| Redivis dataset | irw_conjoint v4.2 |
| Redivis dataset DOI | 10.57761/qkye-q530 |
| Manifest pin for this IRW version | v4.2 |
| Metadata source | irw_meta v44.0 |