Democratic Participation Resources

Questions on Democratic Participation were asked in the Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) survey in 2005.
Questions were also asked of 16 year olds in 2004.

ARK Resources

• Young People's Attitudes to Politics and Elections, by Dirk Schubotz
• The Politics, Political Parties and Election section of the CAIN web site includes information on political parties and polls.
  
• Northern Ireland Elections contains detailed information on past elections in Northern Ireland.
  
• Politics: the next generation is based on a research project undertaken by Democratic Dialogue in 1996, which explored the political views of young people between 14 and 24.

Other Links

• The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament, whose mission is to foster public confidence and participation in the democratic process in the UK. Their website includes a section specifically on Northern Ireland.

Maintained by Paula Devine