Data set on political opinion on differentiation as policy choice

The interviews will be conducted by the EU IDEAs consortium in the respective country in the respective language with the exception of Ukraine where interviews will be conducted by the IEPs local team whose researchers have expertise on Ukraine and speak the language Besides three standard sets of questions applicable to the Member States the UK and the external countries under scrutiny particular questions pertinent to each country will also be prepared to capture the context of the country at stake During the interviews the research team will pursue a semistructured interview methodology which allows room for the interviewee to bring up issues she deems significant This is vital to our inquiry since it reveals not only the crucial questions at stake but also the broader outlook of the interviewees which may reveal key insights into each countrys political landscape Regarding the interviewees profile a prestudy will be made by the EU IDEA research teams to define the list of potential interviewees and the right method to approach them Wherever possible the interviews will be sensitive to incorporating political representatives of various societal segments youth womenmen minorities etc