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National Identity and Constitutional Change in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, 2001 and 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This dataset arises from the survey work undertaken by four closely co-ordinated projects, which were part of the Devolution and Constitutional Change research programme of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The principal aim of the projects was to establish whether initial reactions to the...
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) survey was launched by ScotCen Social Research (formerly the Scottish Centre for Social Research) in 1999, following the advent of devolution. Based on annual rounds of interviews of between 1,200 to 1,500 people drawn using probability sampling (based on a stratified,...
Norwegian Referenda Held in 1905
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect data on the August referendum on dissolution of the union with Sweden, and the November referendum concerning the monarch versus republic.Main Topics:Variables
Data are collected for each commune in the whole of Norway, making for 470 observations. Variables include votes cast in both votes,...
Jeremy Bentham, 1748-1832: Transcripts of Original Manuscripts
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the Bentham Project is to produce a new scholarly edition of the works and correspondence of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), the influential jurist, philosopher and social scientist, whom A.J.P. Taylor described as 'the most formidable reasoner who ever applied his gifts to the practical questions...
Jeremy Bentham, 1748-1832: Additional Transcripts of Original Manuscripts
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the Bentham Project is to produce a new scholarly edition of the works and correspondence of Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), the influential jurist, philosopher and social scientist, whom A.J.P. Taylor described as 'the most formidable reasoner who ever applied his gifts to the practical questions...
Labour Parliamentarians and European Integration Survey, 1995-1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The principal aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the ideological mapping of Labour politicians is best drawn on the basis of two dimensions: state/market and national sovereignty/interdependence. The research was intended to contribute to knowledge and understanding of the ideological...
Scottish Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Scottish Social Attitudes (SSA) survey was launched by ScotCen Social Research (formerly the Scottish Centre for Social Research) in 1999, following the advent of devolution. Based on annual rounds of interviews of between 1,200 to 1,500 people drawn using probability sampling (based on a stratified,...
ECPR Party Manifestos Project, 1921-1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The internal analysis of election programmes (ie. of the concerns and emphases they contain) in both the domestic and the comparative contexts.A later version of this dataset is held at SN:3437. Users should note, however, that the later version does not totally supersede this version as the data does not...
Cross-Sectional Comparative Data Base, 1969
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To collect data covering the major political and socio-economic variables of 138 countries as at 1st January 1969.Main Topics:Variables
1. Countries
Country, geographical area, countries as a proportion of world population, date of independence, present norms of the regime, present techniques whereby...
Omnibus Survey: Austria's current account; Austria's neutrality; EU enlargement eastwards 1999
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European Constitutional Court Network Data (OA edition)
Full edition for public use. Constitutions contain the most important rules of our political systems and Constitutional Courts are the most powerful judicial institutions of European states. They are the guardians of the Constitutions and ensure, for instance, the respect for fundamental rights. Since the 20th century their importance is ever growing, which attracted a lot...
Finnish EU Attitudes 2003
The survey studies what Finns think about the membership in the European Union and international issues in general. Therefore, this survey covers other topics than EU matters as well, such as international affairs. The respondents were asked how interested they were in matters connected to Finland's membership in the EU, how actively did they follow these matters and how...
Finnish EU Attitudes 2005
The survey investigated Finnish opinions on the European Union and other international issues. The respondents were asked how interested they were of matters connected to the EU and Finland's EU membership, and how well informed they were of these issues. The survey carried a number of statements relating to Russia, the United States, Turkey, Estonia, Finland's EU...
Finnish EU Attitudes Autumn 1994
The survey studied Finnish public opinion on the country's proposed membership in the European Union, and the forthcoming referendum on EU membership. Finnish perceptions of the EU were also charted. The respondents were asked whether they thought Finland should join the EU or not, how firm their opinion was, and how dependent on the issue of agricultural subsidies. Opinions...
Wales Life and Times Study (Welsh Assembly Election Study), 2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Wales Life and Times Studies (WLTS) have grown out of a programme of work conducted by the Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends (CREST) in collaboration with the Institute of Welsh Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, in response to the constitutional changes brought...
Northern Ireland Referendum and Election Survey, 1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Referendum and Election Study, 1998 was conducted immediately after the Northern Ireland Assembly election in June 1998. It was designed to measure attitudes and behaviour both at that election and in the previous month's referendum, held on 22 May. Further information about the...
Comparative Manifestos Project : Programmatic Profiles of Political Parties in Twenty Countries, 1945-1988
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The internal analysis of election programmes (ie. of the concerns and emphases they contain) in both the domestic and the comparative contexts.An earlier version of this dataset is held at SN:2139. Users should note, however, that the later version does not totally supersede this version as the data does...
Quality of Representation in Ukraine, 1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The project aimed to evaluate the quality of electoral representation in Ukraine, by means of four probability surveys in two phases. A survey of candidates and the first wave of a panel survey of citizens were conducted immediately prior to the parliamentary elections of March 1998. Approximately six...
Monitoring Democratic Five Year Plans : Multiple Coding of British Manifestos and U.S. Platforms, 1945-1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research project represents a pilot scheme which investigated the feasibility of (1) multiple manual coding of British and American election programmes; (2) testing new coding schemes for the analysis of British and American election programmes, and (3) computerisation of coding of election...
Denver Democratic Party Organisation, 1979
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.To investigate participation, and attitudes to participation, of party activists in party organization work and election campaigns in Denver, Colorado.
Images of the World in the Year 2000; Netherlands, 1967
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This inquiry into the views of the year 2000 held by the younger generation took place under the auspices of the European Coordination Centre for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, established at Vienna, which was founded by UNESCO and which is a division of the International Social...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 2000
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...
Welsh Election Study (Wales Life and Times Study), 2001
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Wales Life and Times Studies (WLTS) have grown out of a programme of work conducted by the Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends (CREST) in collaboration with the Institute of Welsh Politics at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, in response to the constitutional changes brought...
MORI State of the Nation Poll, 1991
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.A public opinion poll carried out in Great Britain on behalf of the Rowntree Reform Trust
Northern Ireland General Election and Political Attitudes Survey, 1992
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The purpose of this study was to:
extend the <i>British General Election Study</i> to Northern Ireland (the <i>British General Election Study, 1992</i> is held at The Data Archive under study number 2981)
provide longitudinal comparisons with previous work in the same area, namely...
Welsh Assembly Election Study, 1999
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This survey was a post-election study of the first election to the Welsh National Assembly in 1999. It was designed in the tradition of British General Election Studies and in close conjunction with the 1999 'Scottish Social Attitudes/Scottish Parliamentary Election Study' (held under SN:4346). The...
British Social Attitudes Survey, 1999
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...
Finnish Voter Barometers 1992-2005: Combined Data
This combined data includes surveys from 1992 to 2005. Survey themes include voting behaviour, opinions on the government and the parties, and attitudes towards national political issues. In addition, the respondents' economic expectations and political participation have often been studied, as well as their opinions on local politics, and the significance of the party...
Nordic CONREASON collection of data on constitutional reasoning in the Nordic Supreme Courts
The Nordic CONREASON project applies a comprehensive and systematic analysis of constitutional reasoning in the supreme courts of the five Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden). The data documents the argumentative practice of the seven Nordic supreme courts in their leading constitutional cases. The project used the methodology of the...