Three reasons why Brexit has failed to boost support for Scottish independence [PDF]
, 2017 In the immediate aftermath of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, several opinion polls showed a majority of people in Scotland would vote for independence in a hypothetical second referendum. However, as Sean Swan writes, the polling in recent months has
Swan, Sean
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The Decentralization of Liquor Policies in Texas During the Post‐Prohibition Era
International Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine the decentralization of liquor policies in Texas during the Post‐Prohibition era using newly collected historical legislative roll call data. By combining these data with local referendum vote shares, we analyze both legislators' and constituents' preferences on liquor policy.
Andrew Arnold, Holger Sieg
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Tweets don't vote - Twitter discourse from Wales and England during Brexit. [PDF]
Front Sociol, 2023 Peixoto Gomes L.
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Catalonia has taken the first step toward becoming a new nation in the EU [PDF]
, 2015 What does the result of the Catalan elections on 27 September mean for the future of Catalonia and Spain? Montserrat Guibernau argues that the election result grants the legitimacy required for pro-independence parties to bring about a legally binding ...
Guibernau, Montserrat
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Revisiting the EU's Democratic Deficit: Archival Insights From Maximalist Federalists
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores the history of democratic problematisation of European integration, rather than taking part in the normative debate on the European Union's democratic legitimacy deficit that emerged in the 1990s. We focus on the narratives of non‐institutional actors who have considered that European integration should be a democratic ...
Jessy Bailly
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More urgently than a process of devolution, the UK needs to address the social and economic concerns articulated in Scotland [PDF]
, 2014 Following the ‘No’ vote in Scotland’s independence referendum, UK politicians have been urgently debating further devolution. Jonathan White argues that we need to recognise the central motivations of the pro-independence campaign in Scotland, which was ...
White, Jonathan
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Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, 2019 The issue of national identity, which gained prominence in Scottish poetry after World War I, has played a significant role in initiating the Scottish independence movement, as well as uncovering and re-establishing certain traditional qualities in ...
Ayşegül Demir
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Who Cares: Why the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Matters (More) to Some EU Member States
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract What drives the salience of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict amongst EU member states? This article employs domestic foreign policy theories to explain the factors underlying variation in salience, estimated analysing all country statements made at the United Nations General Assembly between 1993 and 2017.
Valerio Vignoli +2 more
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Cognitive ability and voting behaviour in the 2016 UK referendum on European Union membership. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Dawson C, Baker PL.
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The Spanish government must find a positive message for Catalonia if it is to reduce support for Catalan independence [PDF]
, 2014 In April, the Spanish parliament rejected a request by Catalan authorities to hold a referendum on Catalonia’s independence from Spain, which had been proposed for November this year.
Muro, Diego, Vlaskamp, Martijn
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