Scottish nationalism

Busting the last of the myths around independence. Open Minds on Independence #20

Stephen Richard — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 16:45:10 +0000

Busting the last of the myths around independence. Open Minds on Independence #20

Primary Author or Creator

The National

Stephen Richard Sun, 10/10/2021 - 17:45

Additional Author(s) / Creators

Believe in Scotland

Date Published

Wed, 04/21/2021 - 12:00

Category

Independence

Type of Resource

News Media

Fast Facts

This article looks at myths about Scottish independence.

MYTH 7: Nationalism is by its very nature a bad thing

MYTH 8: An independent Scotland would be last in the queue to join the EU

Myth 9: You can’t hold a referendum without Westminster’s “permission”

Myth 10: Independence for Scotland would abandon the rest of the UK to permanent Tory rule

Resource Address (URL)

https://www.thenational.scot/news/19246864.open-minds-independence-19-busting-l…

Keywords

Scottish nationalism

European Union

Independence referendum

Language English

Nationalism and the politics of austerity: comparing Catalonia, Scotland, and Québec

Stephen Richard — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 09:15:33 +0000

Nationalism and the politics of austerity: comparing Catalonia, Scotland, and Québec

Primary Author or Creator

Daniel Beland

Stephen Richard Wed, 10/06/2021 - 10:15

Additional Author(s) / Creators

Andre Lecours

Date Published

Tue, 12/17/2019 - 12:00

Category

Economy

Public Finance

Type of Resource

Academic Paper

Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)

18pp

Fast Facts

This analysis of the impact of austerity on nationalism stresses the role of blame as it interacts with political institutions and fiscal pressures.

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National Identities Volume 23, 2021 - Issue 1, pp 41-57. Paywall

Resource Address (URL)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14608944.2019.1660312

Keywords

Language English

Brexit, nationalism and disintegration in the European Union and the United Kingdom

Stephen Richard — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 19:20:00 +0000

Brexit, nationalism and disintegration in the European Union and the United Kingdom

Primary Author or Creator

Ben Wellings

Stephen Richard Wed, 09/29/2021 - 20:20

Additional Author(s) / Creators

Add additional Authors and/or Publisher

Alternative Published Date

2020

Category

Economy

Type of Resource

Academic Paper

Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)

13pp

Fast Facts

The Brexit referendum opened up conflict between executive, parliamentary, national and popular sovereignties in the differing nations of the United Kingdom and had a noticeable effect on British disintegration.

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Journal of Contemporary European Studies, 29:3, 322-334. Paywall

Resource Address (URL)

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14782804.2020.1753664

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Language English

Scotland: The New State of an Old Nation

Stephen Richard — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 16:27:43 +0000

Scotland: The New State of an Old Nation

Primary Author or Creator

Murray Stewart Leith

Stephen Richard Fri, 09/24/2021 - 17:27

Additional Author(s) / Creators

Duncan Sim

Date Published

Tue, 03/31/2020 - 12:00

Category

Independence

Type of Resource

Book

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At a time when the country's future has topped the agenda in Britain and abroad, this book unpicks the complex weave of Scottish politics, society and culture, providing an essential insight into Scotland's present - and its future.

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Scotland's future in the Union is in question.

Since Devolution in 1997, there has been a sea-change in Scotland's sense of itself. A distinct Scottish political culture has emerged: confident, assertive and increasingly divergent from that of its southern neighbours. Yet, as this timely and perceptive book shows, Scottish nationalism has been on the rise since the Second World War.

Today, the Scottish National Party are in the ascendant, winning nearly half of all votes cast in the 2019 General Election and most of the seats. The Scottish Parliament has been a legislative trail-blazer, enacting progressive legislation well before England and Wales. And Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the European Union, putting it at odds with much of the rest of the United Kingdom on the most important political decision this century. The country has transformed from the socially and politically conservative climate of the post-war period to a nation contemplating, for the second time, a move to independence - for all the uncertainty and turmoil that would bring.

Resource Address (URL)

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/scotland-the-new-state-of-an-old-nation/978178499…

Keywords

Scottish politics

Scottish nationalism

European Union

Scottish National Party

Scottish Parliament

Language English

The Case for Scottish Independence; a History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland

Stephen Richard — Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:06:28 +0000

The Case for Scottish Independence; a History of Nationalist Political Thought in Modern Scotland

Primary Author or Creator

Ben Jackson

Stephen Richard Fri, 09/24/2021 - 13:06

Additional Author(s) / Creators

Cambridge Univerity Press

Alternative Published Date

2020

Category

Independence

Type of Resource

Book

Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)

209pp

Fast Facts

An influential separatist Scottish nationalism began to take shape only in the 1970s and achieved its present ideological maturity in the course of the 1980s and 1990s. The nationalism that emerged from this testing period of Scottish history was unusual in that it demanded independence not to defend a threatened ancestral culture but as the most effective way to promote the agenda of the left.

Resource Address (URL)

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/the-case-for-scottish-independence-a-history-of-n…

Keywords

independence

Independence campaign

Scottish politics

Scottish nationalism

Scottish politicians

Language English