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Survey among members of National Assembly
Main goal of this survey was to discover what role does National Assembly play in Slovene political system. Main emphasis were on interests presenting function, solving conflicts and on legislative function.Main goal of this survey was to discover what role does National Assembly play in Slovene political system. Main emphasis were on interests presenting function, solving...
The Slovene Parliament - Functions and Efficiency
Main goal of this research was to discover what role does National Assembly play in Slovene political system.Main goal of this research was to discover what role does National Assembly play in Slovene political system.
The attitudes of deputies of the Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, 1991
The survey on the views of deputies’ on the functioning of the Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia gives insight into the views of deputies on some of the basic elements of parliamentary democracy in a country in transition and within the institution, which is in the process of its transformation. In this way, perception is observed in more detail representation of...
Policy-Making Processes in Cultural Policy Arena in Slovenia
Supposition of the research describes a statement that there is an imbalance of power among policy sub-arenas in policy-making processes. The research therefore seeks to establish, which policy sub-arena is the most powerful in these processes. The total amount of power of policy sub-arenas depends on their possibility to control, oversee and monopolize of factors of power....
Formation of Policy Networks and Lobbying Slovenia, 2012
To ensure comparability with the survey carried out in 1996 same main research questionnaire was used in 2012, the formation of policy networks in time of political changes. The purpose of this study was to analyze the impact of Slovenian integration into the European Union on strategy of interest groups over time and through different periods (before joining, in the...
Formation of Policy Networks and Lobbying in Slovenia, 1996 and 2012
The main purpose of the research Formation of Policy Networks and Lobbying in Slovenia in 1996 was to examine the changes that occurred due to the transition process in Slovenia. Highly interdisciplinary group of researchers covered social, economic and other changes in policy. The main research question was a dynamics and over time changes of policy network in the process...
Survey among members of National Assembly
Main goal of this survey was to discover what role does National Assembly play in Slovene political system. Main emphasis were on interests presenting function, solving conflicts and on legislative function.
Opinion Leaders and Development Cooperation 1994
The survey studied Finns working in the more influential sectors of society, and their perceptions of development cooperation. The target group included political decision-makers, opinion leaders in local and national government, journalists, representatives of various interest groups and voluntary organisations, as well as researchers. The respondents were asked to state...
Study of The Labour Party Membership, December 1989 - May 1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The first national survey of Labour Party members to analyse: range and type of political activism by Labour Party members; social background characteristics of members; attitudes on issues and values of members; methods of recruitment into Labour Party; activism in pressure groups.Main...
Former Members of the Social Democratic Party, December 1991 - March 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To establish the background and political <i>careers</i> of members of the Social Democratic Party.Main Topics:Political background; political opinions; personal background.
Empirical Study of Interest Group Activity and Membership in Britain : Preliminary Data Report, 1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study has three main aims: 1) The collection of theoretically informed empirical data on British interest groups; 2) The comparison of that data with comparable US material; 3) Improvement in understanding of decisions by potential members about joining interest groups.Main Topics:Membership...
Papers of the Disability Alliance, 1973-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Disability Alliance, formed in November 1973, is the campaigning wing of The Disability Alliance Educational and Research Association. It has grown into a national federation of over 250 organisations of and for disabled people, who joined together to press for the introduction of a Comprehensive...
Television: The Public's View, 1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Television : the Public's View annual survey series was started in 1992, to help the Independent Television Commission (ITC - then regulator of commercial television in the UK) to collect data on the public's attitudes to television, in order to fulfil its obligations to conduct research as enshrined...
British Business and Public Policy: the Informational and Structural Determinants of Political Influence, 2007-2009
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Do organised interests in British society influence policy making in Westminster and Holyrood? Which strategies work and which do not? Are firms and business associations more successful than other groups in getting politicians to enact policies they like?
To answer these questions, this study elaborates...
British Candidate Study, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset consists of two files:
1. The survey of party members (members.por) included 1,634 Labour and Conservative activists who attended 26 selection meetings in contituencies throughout Britain. The constituencies to which the researchers had access were chosen to be broadly representative in...
Scottish Referendum Survey, 1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The <i>Scottish Referendum Survey</i> was part of a more general study of the Scottish referendum of 1997, which covered the background to the referendum, local and national campaigning, media coverage and analysis of the results. The study aimed to provide a comprehensive and authoritative...
Non Resident Fathers, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The project aimed to investigate the circumstances of non resident fathers in Britain. This study, which consisted of a sample survey and two qualitative surveys of sub-samples, covered the socio-economic circumstances, age, employment, income, marital status, living arrangements and housing (only the...
Attitudes to Government, 1978
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate opinions on various aspects of government.Main Topics:Attitudinal/Behavioural Questions
Questions covered satisfaction with life in Britain today, including attitudes to various branches of government, neighbourhood, housing, employment situation, income, health and other services,...
Essex Members of Friends of the Earth, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to collect data about the social backgrounds of the members of an envvironmental pressure group, for use in a B.A. (Sociology) dissertation.
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2002
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
Participation in Political Organisations in the United Kingdom and the Internet, 2001-2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project evaluated the use of the internet by political organisations (parties, interest groups, trade unions and new social movements) to promote participation in two dimensions:
increasing vs. decreasing participation: examining whether the internet will increase rates of political participation and...
Television: the Public's View, 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Television : the Public's View annual survey series was started in 1992, to help the Independent Television Commission (ITC - then regulator of commercial television in the UK) to collect data on the public's attitudes to television, in order to fulfil its obligations to conduct research as enshrined...
Television: the Public's View, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Television : the Public's View annual survey series was started in 1992, to help the Independent Television Commission (ITC - then regulator of commercial television in the UK) to collect data on the public's attitudes to television, in order to fulfil its obligations to conduct research as enshrined...
Radical Participation: Activists' Identities and Networks in Manchester, Oxford and North Wales, 1970-2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This project studied communities of radical activists in three areas (Manchester, Oxford and North Wales), tracing their history since the late 1960s. Quantitative and qualitative methodologies were used. Forms (repertoires), levels, targets and rationales of direct action were surveyed, with local...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.BackgroundThe British Social Attitudes (BSA) survey series began in 1983. The series is designed to produce annual measures of attitudinal movements to complement large-scale government surveys that deal largely with facts and behaviour patterns, and the data on party political attitudes...
Employees' Awareness, Knowledge and Exercise of Employment Rights Survey, 2005
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The DTI commissioned the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and BMRB Social Research to undertake this second benchmark survey of employees' awareness, knowledge and exercise of employment rights, which was conducted in 2005. The main aims of the study were:to assess employees' general awareness of...
Political Participation in Britain, 1984-1985; National and Community Studies
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The research involved a series of linked surveys designed to examine the state of mass political participation in Britain. Data were collected from a national survey, a series of six community studies and within the community studies, surveys of elites. The latter are not included with this dataset,...
Surveys of Members of the European Parliament, 2000 and 2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The most significant change in the institutional structure of European governance over the past two decades has been the increased power of the European Parliament (EP). Given the Parliament’s growing influence and the dramatic European Union(EU) enlargement in 2004, it has become increasingly important...
Survey of Electors in Glasgow, 1966
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The five surveys in this group comprise a comparative study in local government of the cities of Glasgow and Belfast.
The purpose of the study was to devise and test a comprehensive framework which draws together the results of previous findings and theory, within which the effects of political...