British Election Study Ethnic Minority Survey
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Oxford
Department Name: Sociology
Abstract
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Publications
Fisher S
(2014)
Candidate Ethnicity and Vote Choice in Britain
in British Journal of Political Science
Heath A
(2011)
Ethnic Heterogeneity in the Social Bases of Voting at the 2010 British General Election
in Journal of Elections, Public Opinion & Parties
Maria Sobolewska (Author)
(2011)
The political influence of church and ethnic mobilisation in Britain
Sobolewska M
(2015)
Understanding the effects of religious attendance on political participation among ethnic minorities of different religions
in European Journal of Political Research
| Description | The project conducted a unique survey of ethnic minority political participation, which has become that most authoritative study of this topic in Britain and has been highly cited and influential. The key findings covered electoral registration, voting behaviour, and non-electoral participation. The porject was rated 'Outstanding' by the ESRC and led to a major book 'The Political Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Britain', published by Oxford Univesity Press. |
| Exploitation Route | The findings from the study have been widely used by academics, policy makers, think tanks and political parties. |
| Sectors | Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Description | Findings have been used by political parties in order to understand how better to appeal to ethnic minority voters; by third sector organizations in order to help get out the vote, by journalists in order to understand patterns of minority political affiliation; and by academics in order to advance knowledge. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2011 |
| Sector | Government, Democracy and Justice |
| Impact Types | Societal,Policy & public services |
| Description | Member of the Office for National Statistics Taskforce on Inclusive Data |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/about-the-authority/inclusive-data-taskforce/ |
| Title | 2010 Ethnic Minority British Election Survey dataset |
| Description | This dataset contains the responses to the face-to-face and mailback questionnaires of the 2787 survey respondents, linked to the validated turnout information, together with relevant contextual information about the sampling point (LSOA). |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | This database has provided the basis for doctoral research and a wide range of publications |
| URL | https://beta.ukdataservice.ac.uk/datacatalogue/studies/study?id=6970 |
| Description | The Electoral Commission |
| Organisation | The Electoral Commission |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | The Electoral Commission has been a collaborating partner of the research throughout. Gemma Rosenblatt, the head of research at the Commission, has been a full member of the research team, suggesting questions for inclusion in the survey reflecting in particular the Commission's interest in registration, participating in all aspects of design, and taking a major role in dissemination of the results both within the Commission and to outside bodies. |
| Description | Has multiculturalism utterly failed? : evidence from the British second generation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Primary Audience | |
| Results and Impact | An invited public lecture at the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011 |