AQMeN and the University of Edinburgh were awarded a grant by the ESRC to investigate attitudes about national identity, political interests and attitudes towards independence among young people (age 16-17) living in Scotland. Using a survey in both 2013 and 2014, the researchers asked a representative sample of 14-17-year-olds about: their views on Scottish independence and devolution their feelings of
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This project conducted research on the impact of widely accessed social media discussion threads about people’s sentiments and opinions on Scottish independence and devolution, political leaders and their parties. The project was particularly focused on uncovering who is affected, and when and how they are affected. It also explored changes over time as the debate was building ahead of the
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The focus of this research, led by Professor Lindsay Paterson, Dr Jan Eichhorn and Dr Mark Shephard in 2013-2014 was analysing public attitudes towards the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum. In particular, the researchers explored the attitudes of young people (aged 16-17) towards the referendum and the impact of social media on public sentiment. There were three main projects as part
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