Scottish Cities Project. Political Opinion Survey

This material is held atUniversity of Dundee Archive Services

  • Reference
    • GB 254 MS 257
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1967-1979
  • Name of Creator
  • Physical Description
    • 25 items

Scope and Content

General Material. 1967-1969; Questionnaires, 'Study of Political Life in Dundee'. 1968; Questionnaires, 'Comparative study of Scottish politics' Edinburgh area. 1969; Punch Cards. c 1968-1979. NB These records are confidential and can only be consulted at the discretion of the Archivist.

Administrative / Biographical History

J. M. Bochel was a lecturer in politics at the University of Dundee. Together with Professor Frank Bealy (University of Aberdeen), Professor J. Cornford (University of Edinburgh) and J. Brand (University of Strathclyde) they organised the 'Scottish Cities Project', a comparative study of the political systems in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1968. The study was concerned with examining how local government works, relations between electorate and local government, and how the differences between the four cities related to their political histories and social and economic structures.

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Note

J. M. Bochel was a lecturer in politics at the University of Dundee. Together with Professor Frank Bealy (University of Aberdeen), Professor J. Cornford (University of Edinburgh) and J. Brand (University of Strathclyde) they organised the 'Scottish Cities Project', a comparative study of the political systems in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow in 1968. The study was concerned with examining how local government works, relations between electorate and local government, and how the differences between the four cities related to their political histories and social and economic structures.

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Archivist's Note

Description compiled by Josef van de Brug

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MS 257