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Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, 2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey (NILT) series began in 1998, and was the successor to the previous Northern Ireland Social Attitudes series, which was discontinued in 1996.The main aims of the NILT series are:
to monitor public attitudes towards social policy and political issues in Northern...
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...
Performance of Municipal Services 2004: Personnel
The survey charted the use of the balanced scorecard indicators in measuring the performance of municipal services. The respondents were employees in the local and regional authorities participating in the study. Topics included the activity and state of the work community, performance measures, visions, strategies, aims and personnel management. Relating to the activity and...
Finnish Municipal Manager Survey 1996
The survey charted municipal managers' perceptions of their own jobs. The data were collected as part of the European UDITE Leadership Study aimed at local government Chief Executive Officers. The project includes fifteen countries: the Netherlands, Australia, Belgium, Spain, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Portugal, France, Sweden, Denmark and the United States....
Journalists' questions during the Public Health Agency of Sweden's press conferences during the corona pandemic 2020
This dataset contains questions/turn-takings asked by journalists during the Public Health Agency of Sweden's press conferences during the corona pandemic throughout 2020, as well as during personal interviews with government representatives (mainly the Public Health Agency) on Aftonbladet's web TV and on Sveriges Television's live TV broadcasts. The purpose was to...
Crowd Dynamics, Policing and Hooliganism at Euro 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This research project analysed the impact of public order policing strategies upon levels of 'hooliganism' at the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Championships in Portugal in June and July 2004 (Euro 2004). The project combined two methodological approaches, structured observation...
Developing Sustainable Technologies for Waste: Improving Uptake through Partnership, 2004-2006
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Sustainable waste management is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the United Kingdom (UK). European and national legislation is beginning to require a fundamental shift from waste disposal - predominantly landfill in the UK - to a more integrated style of resource management involving...
Placing Voluntary Activism in Neo-Liberal Welfare States: a Comparative Study, 2005-2008
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This qualitative data collection explored the extent to which different social, historical and cultural contexts within and across neo-liberal states impact on the development of voluntary activism in the sub-sectors of mental health and community safety. Focusing on place-based strategic partnerships in...
ISSP 2006: Role of Government IV: Finnish Data
The year 2006 survey examined Finnish attitudes towards government officials and decision makers, and what is right and wrong in society. Respondents opinions on taxation and prevention of terrorism were also probed. First, the respondents were asked whether people must obey the law without exception, whether protests against government should be allowed, and what kind of...
Preventing Youth Social Exclusion 2001-2002: Interviews of Multi-Agency Teams
The dataset consists of group interviews of seven multi-agency teams dealing with drug and alcohol use prevention among young people in Helsinki, Finland. Altogether, the groups comprised 57 professionals. Each group was interviewed three times. The method used was research intervention where the members of the groups were brought face to face with their own attitudes in...
Performance of Municipal Services 2004: Elected Officials
The survey charted the use of the balanced scorecard indicators in measuring the performance of municipal services. The respondents were elected officials in the local and regional authorities participating in the study. Topics included the activity and state of the work community, performance measures, visions, strategies, aims and personnel management. Relating to the...
Performance of Municipal Services 2004: Combined Data
This combined dataset includes both the responses of municipal personnel and elected officials to the Performance of Municipal Services survey questions. Only the variables pertaining to both respondent groups (and ones that could be interpreted as pertaining to both groups) were included. For more specific data descriptions, see the original datasets (FSD2210 personnel and...