Tag Archives: Eurobarometer

Threat of Religious Extremism

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Clive D. Field

UK citizens are more concerned about religious extremism than almost any other country in the European Union (EU), according to Special Eurobarometer 371 on Internal Security published today and available at: http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_371_en.pdf The study formed part of wave 75.4 of … Continue reading →

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Turkey and the European Union

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Clive D. Field

About one-quarter of Britons hold an unfavourable opinion of Turkey and consider that its membership of the European Union (EU) would be a bad thing, perceiving it as a predominantly Muslim country which would be out of place in the … Continue reading →

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A Perfect Companion

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Clive D. Field

Anybody feeling a little at sea in the plethora of religious data may find a new briefing paper from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) a great boon. Written by EHRC’s research manager, David Perfect, and simply entitled Religion … Continue reading →

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Eurobarometer Interactive Search System

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Clive D. Field

To enhance access to its public opinion polling data from 1973 to the present, the European Commission has just released an interactive search system, interrogating a database of results for 56 core questions which have been run over the years. … Continue reading →

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Biotechnology

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The European Commission has recently published Special Eurobarometer 341 on Biotechnology. This is based upon face-to-face interviews by TNS with representative samples of the adult population aged 15 and over in the 27 member states of the European Union plus … Continue reading →

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Science and Religion in the European Union

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The interactions of science with religion have featured in a number of opinion polls during the past year or so, largely in connection with the debate on the origins of the universe, and how it should be taught in schools, … Continue reading →

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Organ Donation

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Clive D. Field

As the NHS information leaflet Organ Donation and Religious Perspectives makes clear, organ donation is not a hugely controversial issue for faith communities in the UK. All the major ones support the basic principle of organ donation and transplantation. This … Continue reading →

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Religious Discrimination in the European Union

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Clive D. Field

The European Commission has recently released a detailed report on Discrimination in the EU in 2009, continuing a series of investigations of this topic commenced in 2006. The latest document is Special Eurobarometer 317 and is based on Wave 71.2 … Continue reading →

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