| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
| Series |
[Oxford handbooks] |
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Oxford handbooks online.
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| Contents |
Scotland as a Political Community / Michael Keating -- Nationality and National Identity / David McCrone -- The Scottish Union in Historic Perspective / Alvin Jackson -- Women, Gender, and Politics in Scotland / Meryl Kenny and Fiona Mackay -- Youth Politics in Scotland: Participation and Inclusion / Iain MacLeod and Jan Eichhorn -- Multicultural Scotland / Ross Bond -- Understanding the Union / Iain McLean -- The Scottish Constitution / Alan Page -- Scotland's Dual Public Sphere and the Media / Philip Schlesinger -- Twin Tracks: Cultural and Political Nationalism after 1967 / Scott Hames -- Elections and Electoral Systems / James Mitchell and Ailsa Henderson -- Political Behaviour in Scotland / Ailsa Henderson, Robert Johns, Christopher Carman, and James Mitchell -- The Scottish Conservative Party / Alan Convery -- The Scottish Labour Party / Gerry Hassan and Eric Shaw -- The Scottish National Party / Lynn Bennie and Craig McAngus -- Smaller Parties / Alistair Clark -- Religion and Political Parties / Graham Walker -- Ethnic minorities and political citizenship in Scotland / Emma Hill and Nasar Meer -- Green Politics / Antje Brown -- Devolution / Malcolm Harvey -- The Civil Service and Government Structures / Richard Parry -- The Leadership and Management of Public Services Reform in Scotland / John Connolly and Robert Pyper -- Interest Groups and Policy Communities / Iain MacLeod and Darren Halpin -- Religion, Policy and Politics / Michael Rosie -- The 'Scottish Approach to Policy Making' / Paul Cairney -- The Scottish Parliament / Emily St Denny -- The Political Class in Scotland / Michael Keating, Paul Cairney, and Stefano Intropido -- The Politics of Scotland's Public Finances / David Heald -- Local Government / Neil McGarvey -- Intergovernmental Relations: two decades of cooperation, competition and constitutional change / Jim Gallagher -- Scotland at Westmintser / Adam Evans -- Scotland International: Understanding Scotland's International Relations / Peter Lynch -- Scotland and Europe / Kirsty Hughes -- The Independence Question / Coree Brown Swan -- The Independence Referendum of 2014: Issues and Outcome / Michael Keating and Nicola McEwen -- The State of Scotland / Neal Ascherson -- Scotland, Britain and the Union / Ali M. Ansan |
| Summary |
Politics in Scotland has changed massively in recent decades. Since 1999, there has been a devolved Parliament and Government. Scotland is of interest, not because of some essential difference from England but as a European nation, with its own history and society, within the larger union of the United Kingdom. Devolution, once a contested issue, is now broadly accepted. Since devolution, the party system and voting patterns have changed. Scotland's capacity to make its own public policy has grown. The constitutional issue was not resolved in the Independence Referendum of 2014 and has entered a new phase with Brexit |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 16, 2020) |
| Subject |
Political science -- Scotland
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Political science
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
Scotland -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Scotland
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Keating, Michael, 1950- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780192558701 |
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0192558706 |
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9780191863776 |
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0191863777 |
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9780192558718 |
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0192558714 |
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