Video interview with Margaret Ritchie, leader of the SDLP, by students of South Eastern Education and Library Board on 20 May 2011 for the Civic Voices International Democracy Memory Bank Project. Ritchie discusses her motivations for becoming involved in politics and surveys contemporary political culture in Northern Ireland. Civic Voices is an international organisation which promotes civic and democratic participation in society among teachers and students. Its International Democracy Memory Bank Project teaches students how to conduct oral histories on their country’s democratic process.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 20 May 2011
Name of First Interviewee: Margaret Ritchie
Role at time of Interview: Leader of the SDLP and SDLP MP for South Down
Interviewer: Students of South Eastern Education and Library Board
Purpose: News, Research, Academic
Media: Audiovisual, Transcript
Copyright: © Civic Voices 2012
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Programme/Book/Article: Civic Voices International Democracy Memory Bank Project
Time Period covered: 1969-2011
Key Individuals: Margaret Ritchie
Key Words: SDLP, politicisation, nationalist, housing, youth