What Do the Public Think About Economic and Social Rights? Research Report to Inform the Debate About a Bill of Rights and a Written Constitution

166 Pages Posted: 30 Nov 2010

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Polly Vizard

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

Date Written: June 2010

Abstract

The Report provides an in-depth examination of public attitudes towards economic and social rights using the 2005 Citizenship Survey (Rights and Responsibilities Module). The central finding is that the concept of “rights” is not understood by the public “narrowly” in terms of a limited number of civil and political rights. Rather, it is understood more broadly - with economic and social rights also being viewed as fundamental.

JEL Classification: H20, H21

Suggested Citation

Vizard, Polly, What Do the Public Think About Economic and Social Rights? Research Report to Inform the Debate About a Bill of Rights and a Written Constitution (June 2010). LSE STICERD Research Paper No. CASEREPORT61, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1717435

Polly Vizard (Contact Author)

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) ( email )

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