From the LDV inbox this week, a request from Jorge Miguel, a research student at University College London’s Institute of Education for volunteers to help him with a study he is carrying out about civic participation:

The research aims to explore the reasons for participation in civic and political groups and it is based on interviews to people involved in different civic or political groups. With this purpose, I would like to interview three people who collaborate with your organization in a voluntary basis (not being paid for it). The views of the people participating in the interview are not thought to represent the view of the organization, just the personal stories and reasons of each person to get involved in a particular organization.

The people participating in the interviews will remain anonymous. Full confidentiality of the people participating in the research and their organisation will be maintained to avoid that they can be identified. People who participate in the interviews will not be asked about personal or sensitive issues and can reject to respond to any question if they do not want to, as well as to withdraw from the interview at any moment.

Each interview would last approximately 40 minutes and would be voice recorded with the purpose to help the later analysis.

Jorge is conducting the interviews in London next week. If you are interested in taking part, please email us at [email protected]. and we will forward to Jorge.