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After the Scottish Independence Referendum

Territory and Power in Constitutional Transitions, 2019
Abstract This chapter examines the independence referendum in Scotland, held on September 18, 2014, and its implications for the federal direction of the United Kingdom. The referendum saw 55 percent of Scots say “No” to the question: “Should Scotland be an Independent Country?”.
Stephen Tierney
exaly   +3 more sources

IRAQI KURDISTAN’S 2017 INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM: THE KDP’S PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MOTIVES

Asian Affairs, 2020
On 7 June 2017, the former Kurdistan president Massoud Barzani called a meeting between 15 Kurdish political parties to seek their approval for a referendum on Iraqi Kurdish independence.
Hawre Hasan Hama
exaly   +2 more sources

Constructing legitimation in Scottish newspapers: The case of the independence referendum

Discourse Studies, 2019
This study is concerned with the use of epistemic legitimising strategies in online newspaper articles dealing with the Scottish referendum. In this sense, we seek to explore cases of epistemic stance that indicate epistemological positioning and ...
FRANCISCO Alonso-Almeida   +1 more
exaly   +2 more sources

New Caledonia's Independence Referendum: Re-Defining the Future

Journal of Pacific History, 2019
The historic independence referendum that took place on 4 November 2018 in New Caledonia marks the beginning of a potentially four-year self-determination process that is, like the French territory itself, unique.
D. Fisher
exaly   +2 more sources

Securitization of the 2017 Kurdistan independence referendum

Ethnicities
The Kurdish right to self-determination within Iraq has consistently been framed as a security issue by successive Iraqi governments. This paper applies securitization theory to analyze the Iraqi Government’s response to the Kurdistan Region’s unilateral independence referendum held on September 25, 2017. The referendum, which resulted in a strong vote
Hawre Hasan Hama   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Constitutional pathways to a second independence referendum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
In a extract from their contribution to the recent ebook 'Scotland's new choice: Independence after Brexit', Chris McCorkindale and Aileen McHarg explore the legal route to independence, but ultimately conclude the vote "will be a matter of politics and not law."
McCorkindale, Christopher   +1 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Australia and the Scottish Independence Referendum

open access: yes, 2016
The chapter analyzes data from print and online media, including online broadcaster sites, and includes an overview of the Australian media landscape. It also notes the significant percentage of Australians (8.9%) who are Scottish or of Scottish descent. There was considerable Australian interest in the referendum. While there was focus on the Scottish
McNair, Brian
openaire   +2 more sources

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