Data Release: Scoop Tracker
As part of the Scottish Election Study’s second annual “bonanza week”, we have released the first version of the Scottish Opinion Monitor’s tracking dataset (aka… Read More »Data Release: Scoop Tracker
As part of the Scottish Election Study’s second annual “bonanza week”, we have released the first version of the Scottish Opinion Monitor’s tracking dataset (aka… Read More »Data Release: Scoop Tracker
We are delighted to announce that the Scottish Election Study will be hosting two events at the University of Edinburgh next month. Both are open… Read More »News: Two public SES events in May
Nicola Sturgeon’s surprise resignation last Wednesday coincided with the end of data collection on our latest Scottish Opinion Monitor (Scoop) survey. At first this timing… Read More »Scoop Monitor: I’m That Poll
Full November 2022 Scoop tables available here.On the morning of Wednesday the 23rd of November, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom released its judgement… Read More »Scoop Monitor: Support for Scottish independence has risen, but why?
We have produced three digestible briefing reports and an A2 classroom poster, which were initially distributed at the November 2022 Modern Studies Association conference. These… Read More »Materials for Modern Studies teachers
Photo by Rico Meier on Unsplash In our previous blog we explained that Scottish voters had less respect for Boris Johnson but felt he was… Read More »Balmoral Blues? Scottish Attitudes to Conservative Leadership
It isn’t possible to talk about the rise of Scottish nationalism in the 1980s without encountering the idea that Margaret Thatcher was, ultimately, its handmaiden.… Read More »From the Iron Lady to Big Dog: How Scots Feel About Johnson Compared to Thatcher and Why It Matters
On 14 June 2022 Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced the Scottish Government’s new series of white papers, titled “Independence in the modern world. Wealthier, happier, fairer: why not… Read More »Is there a mandate for IndyRef2? Evidence from the Scottish Election Study
Guest blog post by James David Griffiths, University of Manchester, Cardiff University and Welsh Election Study Scottish independence is at something of a stalemate. The… Read More »Risk and Reward – Why do People Support or Oppose Scottish Independence?
We have released the data and questionnaires for the first two SCOOP surveys, conducted by YouGov in December 2021 and March 2022. These are cross-sections… Read More »Data Release – Scottish Opinion Monitor (Dec 2021/March 2022)