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BRIDGE - Bridging the Gap: A New Approach to Understand Citizen Attitudes and Perceptions Towards the Portuguese Parliament

public.project.responsible_investigator_cria: João Mineiro

public.project.responsible_investigator_external: Sofia Serra-Silva (ICS - UL)

public.project.research_group: Practices and Politics of Culture


public.project.keyword

Parliament | Citizens | Attitudes | Perceptions

public.project.institution_funder

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

public.project.partners

ICS-UL (coord.), ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

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public.project.open

public.project.start_date

20-02-2025

public.project.end_date

19-08-2026

public.project.reference

2023.12063.PEX


public.project.abstract

The BRIDGE project explores the complex and multifaceted nature of citizens' political attitudes towards the Portuguese Parliament. It seeks to understand the nuanced perceptions and attitudes of Portuguese citizens, offering insights into the mechanisms shaping these views, and developing new observational measures for such endevours. Despite its central role in the political system, there is a significant lack of understanding concerning the views, beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes of the Portuguese people toward their parliament and politicians. Without exploring these subtleties, our comprehension of the citizen-parliament dynamic in Portugal remains shallow.
BRIDGE adopts a unique two-phase mixed-method approach to delve into Portuguese citizens' perceptions and engagements with the Assembly of the Republic, focusing on trust, satisfaction, knowledge, and engagement. Initially, we conduct exploratory focus groups to understand how citizens form opinions and perceptions, exploring trust, dissatisfaction, and alienation towards the parliament. Insights from these focus groups will then guide the development of a sophisticated survey instrument, by refining questions, answers, scales, and terminology to accurately reflect the topic's complexity accurately. In the second phase, we will implement the survey among a representative sample of Portuguese adults, collecting comprehensive data on individual perceptions and attitudes. 

public.project.team

Rui Costa Lopes (ICS-UL)