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

The <i>Third Tradition(s)</i> 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.

《第三种传统（们）》（Third Tradition(s)）项目考察了北爱尔兰联盟党（Alliance Party of Northern Ireland）的作用，并提出了以下主要研究问题：
1. 联盟党在多大程度上提供了一种有别于联合主义（unionism）和民族主义（nationalism）的独特第三种政治传统？
2. 该党的宗教构成平衡状况如何？宗教失衡对党的政策及成员自我认同的身份有何影响？
3. 党员对《耶稣受难日协议》（Good Friday Agreement）有哪些保留意见？哪些方面特别让党员感到振奋？
4. 联盟党党员是否愿意支持将该党策略性地重新定位为联合主义政党，以支持《耶稣受难日协议》？
5. 党员们设想联盟党在《耶稣受难日协议》后的体制中扮演何种核心支柱角色？
同一首席研究员（Principal Investigator）此前开展的一项针对北爱尔兰社会自由民主党（Social and Liberal Democratic Party，简称SDLP）的研究，已存档于英国数据档案库（UK Data Archive，简称UKDA），编号为SN:4113。