NaDiRa.panel

The NaDiRa.panel is a regular representative online survey of more than 13,000 people in Germany that allows conclusions to be drawn about the attitudes and experiences of all people born between 1951 and 2004 living in Germany. A particular focus is placed on the experiences of people who have themselves been affected by racism.

NaDiRa.panel in brief

The NaDiRa.panel is a key component of NaDiRa and is currently the largest longitudinal survey in Germany in which people affected by racism participate disproportionately. The NaDiRa.panel recruitment survey took place in summer 2022. More than 20,000 people took part, 13,000 of whom agreed to participate regularly in our surveys. As the sample is based on a random draw from the population registers of German municipalities, it can be used to draw conclusions about the population of all people living in Germany who were born between 1951 and 2004. As we are particularly interested in the experiences of people who have themselves been affected by racism, they were increasingly invited to take part in our panel study. Respondents are invited to take part in our online surveys at regular intervals by e-mail and post. The NaDiRa.panel thus supplements NaDiRa's qualitative projects with so-called 'hard data', which can help to objectify discussions on racism.

Further questions about the method

Quantitative findings are always a simplified representation of social complexity. In this respect, although the quantitative survey offers a basic orientation for making statements about racism in Germany, it remains necessarily superficial. For this reason, other methodological approaches are needed in addition to quantitative ones in order to understand racism in its social embeddedness. The following applies to the panel itself: only a high and constant level of participation in the surveys ensures the quality of the results produced by the NaDiRa Online Access Panel.

The NaDiRa.panel collects reliable data on the causes, extent and consequences of racism. As the NaDiRa.panel is a longitudinal survey, i.e. a regular survey of the same people, the data not only provides a snapshot of current opinions and experiences, but also allows changes and trends to be identified over time. With the help of the NaDiRa.panel, for example, statements can be made about the extent of experiences of racism over time. The data also allows a comparison of different groups (e.g. people affected by racism versus those not affected). The statistical analysis and interpretation of the data should always be theory-based and also include the findings of qualitative studies on racism.

Contact persons

Prof. Dr. Zerrin Salikutluk

Co-Head of NaDiRa
National Discrimination and Racism Monitor

Dr. Merih Ateş

Research Associate
Department Integration &
National Discrimination and Racism Monitor

Tae Jun Kim

Research Associate
National Discrimination and Racism Monitor

Kien Tran

Research Associate
National Discrimination and Racism Monitor
Lisa Walter

Lisa Walter

Research assistant
Cluster "Data - Methods - Monitoring" &
National Discrimination and Racism Monitor

Selected literature

  • Ruland et al. 2022 Methodological report Development of an online access panel and initial survey in the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor (NaDiRa)
  • Ruland, Michael; Link, Sebastian; Malina, Aneta (2022): Pretest report. Development of an online access panel in the National Discrimination and Racism Monitor (NaDiRa), Bonn.