I just participated in the following study from the Université Laval. As part of their request for me to participate, they also asked that I post the following invitation on my blog, which I am happy to do:
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
The Political Communication Research Lab (GRCP) at Laval University would like to invite bloggers to participate in a ground-breaking study of the Canadian political blogosphere (Research Ethics Board file number : 2010-289/16-12-2010).
Participants must be at least 18 years old, must live in Canada, must have the right to vote in Canada and must have a blog where they mostly or frequently post (more than once a week) on Canadian, international or Quebec politics.
The participants will complete an online survey on their socio-demographic profile, their political practices and their motivations for engaging in political blogging. The survey is made up of 76 questions, the majority of which are closed-ended. However, there are also open-ended questions that will allow participants to freely reflect on the themes of the survey. The survey can be completed in about 30 minutes.
All participants are invited to complete the online survey available from the website of the Political Communication Research Lab: http://www.grcp.com.ulaval.ca/blogscan_en.
The survey will be open until 28 Feb. 2011.
For more information about the study please contact :
Thierry Giasson
Lead investigator
Political Communication Research Lab (GRCP)
Département d’information et de communication, Université Laval
1055, avenue du Séminaire, Québec, Qc, G1V 0A6
Tél : (418) 656-2131, 7709
