Webinar: Social and Political Attitudes in Ireland and Northern Ireland

This webinar will launch a new ESRI report on ‘Social and Political Attitudes in Ireland and Northern Ireland’ by James Laurence, Stefanie Sprong, Frances McGinnity, Helen Russell and Garance Hingre.

The research was undertaken as part of a joint research programme between the Department of Taoiseach’s Shared Island Unit and the ESRI, and compares social and political attitudes over the past 25 years.

This report examines trends in trust in institutions and trust in other people; attitudes to inequality and political attitudes – satisfaction with democracy, political voice – and expectations for the future. It draws on multiple sources of high-quality, comparative social survey data to explore the development of social and political attitudes in Ireland, North and South. 

Report authors will present key findings from the report at the webinar and there will also be an opportunity for event participants to ask questions.