Scotland Decides

Author : Hugh Bochel,David Denver,James Mitchell,Charles Pattie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136331688

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Scotland has a parliament for the first time in almost 300 years, and this book is an account of how this came about. The authors trace the origins and history of the demand for home rule in Scotland, focusing particularly on developments following the failure of the first referendum on the issue in 1979, which culminated in a second referendum in September 1997. This major political event attracted national and international interest, and its decisive result was a milestone in Scottish history. This work presents an analysis of the referendum campaign at both national and local levels, including media coverage of the event and the outcome. The reactions of voters are explored on the basis of a large survey of the electorate, and lessons to be learnt about referendums in the UK and elsewhere are discussed.

Author : Hugh Bochel,David Denver,James Mitchell,Charles Pattie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136331756

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Scotland Decides by Hugh Bochel,David Denver,James Mitchell,Charles Pattie Pdf

Scotland has a parliament for the first time in almost 300 years, and this book is an account of how this came about. The authors trace the origins and history of the demand for home rule in Scotland, focusing particularly on developments following the failure of the first referendum on the issue in 1979, which culminated in a second referendum in September 1997. This major political event attracted national and international interest, and its decisive result was a milestone in Scottish history. This work presents an analysis of the referendum campaign at both national and local levels, including media coverage of the event and the outcome. The reactions of voters are explored on the basis of a large survey of the electorate, and lessons to be learnt about referendums in the UK and elsewhere are discussed.

Author : Mark Barnes
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0992933633

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A Nation Decides by Mark Barnes Pdf

Relive the Scottish Referendum for Independence with stunning photos and artwork from the campaigns, rallies and social media... On the 18th September, 2014, the world watched as Scotland became the only nation in history to reject Independence. As the day arrived, there was a surprising surge for people wanting independence, which caught the other side of the campaign off guard. The general feeling on the Scottish streets was one of extremely nervous anticipation that Independence was nigh. As the nation watched the results come in, the anticipation was replaced with shock and there was an over-whelming sense of heartbreak. Over the course of the following days, as political promises were broken, a new movement and energy grows within Scotland. Scotland may not be Independent yet, but it lives to fight another day...

Author : James Mitchell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2003-11-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230800045

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Governing Scotland by James Mitchell Pdf

Governing Scotland explores the origins and development of the Scottish Office in an attempt to understand Scotland's position within the UK union state in the twentieth century. Two competing views were encapsulated in debates on how Scotland should be governed in the early twentieth century: a Whitehall view that emphasised a professional bureaucracy with power centred on London and a Scottish view that emphasised the importance of Scottish national sentiment. These views were ultimately reconciled in 'administrative devolution'.

Author : Neil Blain
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-02-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748696604

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Scotland's Referendum and the Media by Neil Blain Pdf

After the Referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent country in September 2014 "e; and following a momentous mobilisation of voters by both the Yes and No campaigns "e; Scotland's political environment has been fundamentally energised. But how was the Referendum campaign reported and structured in the media in Scotland, the wider United Kingdom, and in other parts of the world, and was it a matter of 'construction' rather than 'representation'?In this book scholars, commentators and journalists from Britain, Europe and beyond examine how the media across the world presented the debate itself and the shifting nature of Scottish and British identity which that debate revealed. Several of the contributors also explore how the emphases and constructions which were put on the debate in their particular countries illuminated these countries' own responses to nationalism and separatism. The consequences of the Referendum's No result are traced in the media through until the May general election of 2015.

Author : Didier Revest
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781443860727

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Independence for Scotland! Independence for Scotland? Theoretical and Practical Reflections on the 2014 Referendum and its Possible Outcomes by Didier Revest Pdf

In March 2013, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond announced that the long-awaited referendum on Scottish independence would take place on 18 September 2014. More often than not, those in favour of an independent Scotland present their fight as a constitutional means to a socio-economic end. In the words of Alex Salmond himself: “Progress to independence. Not for its own sake, not ‘let’s be independent so we can hoist the Saltire’. Let’s be independent so we can better the lives of the Scottish people.” (quoted by Tom Peterkin, “Alex Salmond: ‘I’d be a labourer if it wasn’t for Mum’” – Scotland on Sunday, 16 January 2011) If, as suggested by the quote, breaking with the rest of the UK automatically means improved socio-economic performance, one consequently has to accept that there is only one constraint weighing Scotland down, and that it is the Union. However, is it all really that simple? Another commonly overlooked difficulty is that independence – that is to say, a Scottish state for a Scottish nation – inevitably goes hand in hand with a redefinition of national solidarity within a strictly Scottish context. This begs the question: how do Nationalists justify this redefinition when their country has been an integral part of a particularly fluid group of nations since the early 18th century? The last delicate issue raised by the Scottish referendum has to do with state building and the Nationalists’ heavy reliance on the promotion of civic nationalism despite the notion’s inherent limits.

Author : Jenny Wormald
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2005-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191622434

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Scotland by Jenny Wormald Pdf

Scotland has long had a romantic appeal which has tended to be focused on a few over-dramatized personalities or events, notably Mary Queen of Scots, Bonnie Prince Charlie, the Highland Clearances - the failures and the sad - though more positively, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce have also got in on the act, because of their heroism in resisting English aggression. This has had its satisfaction, and has certainly been very good for the tourist industry. But, fuelled by the explosion of serious academic studies in the last half-century, there has grown up a keen desire for a better-informed and more satisfying understanding of the Scottish past - and not only in Scotland. The vague use of 'Britain' in books and television series which are in fact about England has begun to provoke adverse comment; there is clearly a growing desire for knowledge about the history of the non-English parts of the British Isles and Eire, already well established in Ireland and becoming increasingly obvious in Scotland and Wales. This book brings together a series of studies by well-established scholars of Scottish history, from Roman times until the present day, and makes the fruits of their research accessible to students and the general reader alike. It offers the opportunity to go beyond the old myths, legends, and romance to the much more rewarding knowledge of why Scotland was a remarkably successful, thriving, and important kingdom, of international renown.

Author : Atsuko Ichijo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135768485

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Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe by Atsuko Ichijo Pdf

Scottish Nationalism and the Idea of Europe offers fresh insights into the 'pro-European' dimension of Scottish nationalism and its implications for the UK.

Author : Helen Ochyra
Publisher : Book Guild Publishing
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781913551148

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Scotland Beyond the Bagpipes by Helen Ochyra Pdf

Like so many people who live south of the border in England, Helen thought that she knew all about Scotland. It was a part of Britain after all, a place that was surely more the same than it was different. But then she actually went there – and everything changed...

Author : Lisa A. Baglione
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 709 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781544364117

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Understanding Comparative Politics by Lisa A. Baglione Pdf

"Baglione speaks cogently to our current generation of college students, who came of age amidst resurgent racism and an unprecedented pandemic." —Audie Klotz, Syracuse University It’s time for a new approach to help students engage more fully with comparative politics. By elevating all the components of identity as core elements of any political system, Lisa A. Baglione′s Understanding Comparative Politics helps students better appreciate the lived realities of people around the world. The book puts issues of race, gender, ethnicity, and religion in context, encouraging students to think critically about world regions and individual countries through the lens of current issues like social justice movements and the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the book, Baglione empowers students to be active learners in this sometimes-daunting subject by engaging them in important questions, grounding them in foundational concepts like geography, and helping them make personal connections. This title is accompanied by a complete teaching and learning package. Contact your Sage representative to request a demo. Learning Platform / Courseware Sage Vantage is an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support. It′s a learning platform you, and your students, will actually love. Learn more. Assignable Video with Assessment Assignable video (available in Sage Vantage) is tied to learning objectives and curated exclusively for this text to bring concepts to life. LMS Cartridge: Import this title’s instructor resources into your school’s learning management system (LMS) and save time. Don’t use an LMS? You can still access all of the same online resources for this title via the password-protected Instructor Resource Site. Learn more.

Author : Schlesinger Philip Schlesinger
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-07
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9781474472340

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Open Scotland? by Schlesinger Philip Schlesinger Pdf

Scottish devolution brought high hopes for an open political culture. But how far have these been fulfilled? Open Scotland? argues that in the field of political communication the old, established ways of the British state still remain firmly in place. Westminster and Whitehall still cast long shadows over Edinburgh.This book offers the first full-scale coverage of how media, politicians and lobbyists interact in the new Scotland. Based on their exceptional first-hand access to the key players, Philip Schlesinger, David Miller and William Dinan have written an inside account of the struggles to establish the rules of the game for covering politics.They have talked to the journalists of Scotland's political media pack who are at the heart of the new political system and who have a decisive impact on the image of the Scottish Parliament and government. They have observed and interviewed the professional lobbyists and reveal their strategies for achieving a respectable image in Scottish public life. And they have analysed some of the key rows and the failures of news management inside Scotland's government.Open Scotland? offers an insight to the world of lobbyists, journalists and spin doctors, revealing the motivations behind the news stories in Scottish politics today.

Author : Gerry Hassan
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780748655557

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Strange Death of Labour Scotland by Gerry Hassan Pdf

Analyses the rise and fall of Labour in Scotland and asks: is Labour's decline irreversible? After being the leading party in Scotland for 50 years, Labour was shocked to lose an election and office to the SNP in the 2007 Scottish Parliamentary elections, and thunderstruck when the SNP won a majority government in the same elections in 2011. This book analyses the last 30 years of Scottish Labour, from the arrival of Thatcherism in 1979 right up to the results of the 2010 Westminster elections and 2011 Scottish Parliamentary elections.

Author : Tom M. Devine
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2008-05-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780748635436

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Scotland and the Union 1707-2007 by Tom M. Devine Pdf

Written by the cream of academic talent in modern Scottish history and politics, this book provides a comprehensive examination of the past, present and future prospects of the Anglo-Scottish Union. A scholarly but accessible read, its contributors do not shy away from the controversies surrounding the Union. Their cutting-edge research is presented in a lucid style, serving as an excellent introduction to some key aspects of the Anglo-Scottish relationship between 1707 and 2007.Scotland and the Union 1707-2007 covers all the key themes:* Why the Union took place* A growing acceptance of the Union in the 18th century* The impact of Scots' central role in the British Empire* The politics of unionism* The challenge of nationalism* Thatcherism and the Union* Devolution and prospects for the futureNo other volume considers the entire 300-year experience of union - from its origins in the early 18th century to the historic parliamentary victory of the SNP in May 2007.This is the essential text for unders

Author : Ben Wray,Neil Davidson,James Foley
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788735827

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Scotland After Britain by Ben Wray,Neil Davidson,James Foley Pdf

Since the referendum, Scottish independence has been captured by conservative forces. Scotland After Britain argues for fidelity to the true meaning of the word independence. It should mean not only a break from the failing British state, but also from the prison of free trade and militarism that has delivered successive crises. Most of all, independence must honestly address the huge injustices of income, wealth and power that continue to define Scottish society, by restoring agency to working class communities and voters. Scotland After Britain shines a spotlight on pro-independence politics since Brexit and the pandemic. The Scottish national question has emerged as the biggest fracture in the British state after Brexit. The independence movement emerged from mass public disenchantment at the status quo, yet the SNP continues governing as if that disenchantment never happened, and the party leadership appears increasingly ambivalent about the risks of demanding independence. Most of all, the British state remains hostile to allowing a second referendum, while the SNP leadership has been unwilling to sanction protest beyond the ballot box. Where do we go from here? Scotland After Britain argues Brexit could force the movement to engage in a reckoning with the true stakes of independence, a process that will inevitably require a breach with the SNP's establishment vision.

Author : FT reporters
Publisher : Pearson UK
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781292081328

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If Scotland Goes... by FT reporters Pdf