All in the Question? : Researching attitudes to constitutional change
This is a local AQMeN Edinburgh event and will be presented by Professor John Curtice, University of Strathclyde and Rachel Ormiston, Scottish Centre for Social Research.
As we stand at the cusp of another Scottish election, John and Rachel will discuss findings from the Scottish Social Attitudes survey on constitutional change, drawing particularly on data from 2010 funded by the Nuffield Foundation. The seminar will combine substantive findings with methodological discussion, and include four main areas of reflection:
- What are the challenges in designing questions to tap views on slippery issues such as 'independence' or options for funding a devolved Scottish parliament?
- What is the value of using multivariate analysis to explore what matters most in explaining why people support or oppose independence for Scotland?
- How do we interpret apparently contradictory results?
- Does people's support for independence depend on how much tax we would have to pay?
Venue:
Room S.1, floor 0.2
7 George Square (Psychology Building)
University of Edinburgh,EH8 9JZ
Places at this event are limited - you must register to attend
Location:
Edinburgh
Date:
21 March 2011 - 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Organiser:
AQMeN Edinburgh
