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Title:
1968 : a Student Generation in Revolt, 1945-1985

Subject Categories:
Higher and further - Education
Social history - History
Conflict, security and peace - Politics
Political behaviour and attitudes - Politics
Youth - Social stratification and groupings

Depositor(s):
Fraser, R.

Principal Investigator(s):
Fraser, R.

Abstract:
This material formed part of a larger project which explored the memories, motivations and experiences of those involved in the politically radical, student movements of the late 1960s, in six of the West’s industrialised countries.

Interviews with leaders of the British and Northern Irish student movements cover in some detail the early marches; student strikes at various universities such as the London School of Economics; the founding of various new left journals; and the rise of the feminist movement in Britain. This includes conversations with Tariq Ali, Martin Jacques, Hilary Wainwright and Fred Halliday.

Interviews with Irish student leaders document the early civil rights movement among Roman Catholic students in Londonderry and other venues, and the increasing violence engendered in Northern Ireland.
Main Topics:
Education; school life; family life; political development; nuclear disarmament; cultural life; youth culture; music; sexual behaviour; parents; student politics; universities; student organisations; demonstrations; anti-war movements; USA; socialism; political science; labour movement; Marxism; anarchism; women’s liberation movement; revolution; revolutionary movements; subversive activities; political activities; political factions.

Coverage:
Time Period Covered: 1945-1985
Dates of Fieldwork: 1984-1985
Country: Great Britain; Northern Ireland
Spatial Units: No spatial unit
Observation Units: Individuals
Kind of Data: Textual data; Individual (micro) level; In-depth/unstructured interview recordings; In-depth/unstructured interview transcripts.

Universe Sampled:
Location of Units of Observation:National
Population:Men and women active in radical student political movements of the 1960s

Methodology:
Time Dimensions: Cross-sectional (one-time) study
Sampling Procedures: Purposive selection/case studies
Number of Units: 58
Method of Data Collection: Face-to-face interview
Weighting: Not applicable

Language(s) of Written Materials:
Study Description: English
Study Documentation: English

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Copyright:
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