Membership Survey of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, 2000-2001

The &lt;i&gt;Third Tradition(s)&lt;/i&gt; project examined the role of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, posing the following main research questions:<br> To what extent does Alliance offer a distinctive third political tradition, separate from unionism and nationalism?<br> What is the religious balance of the party and what effect does a religious imbalance have upon party policy and the self-ascribed identity of members?<br> What reservations do party members have in respect of the Good Friday Agreement and which aspects particularly enthuse party members?<br> Would Alliance party members be prepared to support the tactical redesignation of the party as unionist to support the Good Friday Agreement?<br> What role as a centre pillar do party members envisage Alliance performing in a post-Good Friday Agreement dispensation?<br> An earlier study by the same Principal Investigator, which surveyed the Social and Liberal Democratic Party (SDLP) of Northern Ireland, is held at UKDA under SN:4113.