Tag Archives: European Union

Pope Benedict Departs and Other News

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Clive Field

Benedict XVI leaves the papal office today following his resignation earlier in the month, and it is fitting that he should be the lead story in our latest BRIN post. This mostly derives from YouGov’s February 2013 Eurotrack survey, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Religion in public debate, Survey news | Tagged Andrea Hatcher, Andy Walton, Coalition Government, conservatism, Denmark, education, Elisabeth Arweck, European Union, Eurotrack, Finland, France, Germany, household finances, Islam, Jewish leaders, Journal of Beliefs & Values, Leslie Francis, Muslim clerics, Nick Spencer, politicians, politics, Pope Benedict XVI, Religion and Society Programme, Religious Affiliation, Religious diversity, religious leaders, religious right, Robert Jackson, Roman Catholic Church, secondary schools, Sweden, Theos, YouGov, young people | Leave a comment

Dimensions of Religious Prejudice

Posted on November 24, 2012 by Clive Field

Two reports have been published in the last couple of days which shed light on the scale of religious prejudice in contemporary society: Religious discrimination in the European Union Discrimination on the grounds of religion or beliefs is perceived as … Continue reading →

Posted in Official data, Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged acquaintances, Amy Goulding, Ben Cavanagh, crime, Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003, discrimination, economic recession, Eurobarometer, European Commission, European Union, friends, harassment, prejudice, prime minister, Religious Affiliation, religious symbols, religiously aggravated offences, Scotland, Scottish Government Social Research, TNS UK, workplace | Leave a comment

Threat of Religious Extremism

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Clive 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 →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Eurobarometer, European Commission, European Union, religious extremism, security, TNS | Leave a comment

Turkey and the European Union

Posted on September 24, 2011 by Clive 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 →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged Compagnia di San Paolo, Eurobarometer, European Union, German Marshall Fund of the United States, ICM, Islamophobia, Muslims, TNS Opinion, Transatlantic Trends, Turkey | Leave a comment

Threats to the European Union

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Clive Field

Islamist terrorism is viewed as the second greatest threat to the European Union (EU) over the next few years, according to a five-nation European poll conducted online by ICM Research for The Guardian between 24 February and 8 March 2011. … Continue reading →

Posted in Religion and Politics, Survey news | Tagged European Union, ICM Research, Islamist terrorism, The Guardian | 1 Comment

Science and Religion in the European Union

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Clive 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 →

Posted in Official data, Survey news | Tagged Eurobarometer, European Commission, European Union, faith, luck, lucky numbers, science, superstition, TNS | Leave a comment

Religious Discrimination in the European Union

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Clive 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 →

Posted in Survey news | Tagged Eurobarometer, European Union, Religious discrimination | 1 Comment