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The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is an independent, non-profit social research
organisation. It has a large professional staff together with its own interviewing and coding resources.
Some of NatCen’s work – such as the survey reported in this book – is initiated by NatCen itself and
grant-funded by research councils or charitable foundations. Other work is initiated by government
departments or quasi-government organisations to provide information on aspects of social or economic
policy. NatCen also works frequently with other institutes and academics. Founded in 1969 and now
Britain’s largest social research organisation, NatCen has a high reputation for the standard of its work in
both qualitative and quantitative research.
The contributors
Simon Anderson Ingrid Esser
Director of the Scottish Centre for Assistant Professor of Sociology,
Social Research, part of NatCen Swedish Institute for Social Research
John Appleby (SOFI), Stockholm University
Chief Economist at the King’s Fund Lisa Given
Rossy Bailey Senior Researcher at the Scottish
Senior Researcher at the National Centre for Social Research, part of NatCen
Centre for Social Research and Oliver Heath
Co-Director of the British Social Attitudes Lecturer in Politics, Royal Holloway,
survey series University of London; formerly
Julie Brownlie Research Fellow in Politics,
Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Strathclyde University
Department of Applied Science, Alison Park
Stirling University Research Group Director at the
Sarah Butt National Centre for Social Research
Senior Researcher at the National and Co-Director of the British Social
Centre for Social Research and Attitudes survey series
Co-Director of the British Social Attitudes Miranda Phillips
survey series Research Director at the National
Elizabeth Clery Centre for Social Research and Co-Director of the
Senior Researcher at the National British Social Attitudes survey series
Centre for Social Research and Andrew Shaw
Co-Director of the British Social Attitudes Research Group Director at the
survey series National Centre for Social Research
John Curtice Janet Stockdale
Research Consultant at the Scottish Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology at
Centre for Social Research, part of the London School of Economics and
NatCen and Professor of Politics at Political Science (LSE)
Strathclyde University Katarina Thomson
Geoff Dench Formerly Research Director at the
Fellow of the Young Foundation and National Centre for Social Research
Visiting Professor at Greenwich and Co-Director of the British Social
University Attitudes survey series
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