Unique survey compares Scottish and English attitudes to Foreign Policy

Findings from a first of its kind survey comparing public attitudes in England and Scotland concerning traditional foreign policy questions will be shared at an event today hosted by the Scottish Global Affairs Council at the University of Glasgow. The 'Good Global Citizens' Scottish and English Attitudes to Foreign Policy' survey also measured support for feminist foreign policy ideals. This research was undertaken by academics at the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, Canada. Comprehensive attempts to measure British citizens' views of foreign policy are relatively rare. Even more rare are surveys that make meaningful comparisons of the international outlooks of people based in Scotland and England. In late 2022, the project team fielded a survey aimed at better understanding the foreign policy attitudes of the Scots and English. Questions considered how Scots perceive the world compared to England, on core postures such as the propensity to engage militarily or redistribute wealth, and opinions on Brexit and the decision to maintain nuclear weapons.