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Referendums as a political party gamble: A critical analysis of the Kurdish referendum for independence [PDF]
International Political Science Review, 2019 This article brings the case of the Kurdish referendum for independence into the wider literature on independence referendums. It examines the decision to hold an independence referendum and explores the pre-referendum conditions and the post-referendum consequences. The article argues that the referendum in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq was held due to
Dylan O’Driscoll, Bahar Baser
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Scottish Independence Referendum: Risky or Not?
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017On September 18th, 2014, with a historic 84.7% turnout, Scottish voters declared their wish to stay as part of the UK with 55.3% No versus 44.7% Yes votes. During the period that leads to the referendum both sides made financial and economic claims that effected the actual outcome.
Mehmet F. Dicle, Betul Dicle
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Stakeholder citizenship: the complexities of Polish migrants’ citizenship attachments in the context of the Scottish independence referendum [PDF]
Citizenship Studies, 2016 This article focuses on the experiences of Scotland's largest foreign-born minority group, namely Poles, in the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum in 2014.
Emilia Pietka-Nykaza, Derek Mcghee
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The Scottish Independence Referendum in an International Context
Canadian Yearbook of international Law/Annuaire canadien de droit international, 2014 SummaryThere are no universally applicable procedural standards under international law for independence referenda. However, in contemporary comparative practice, a minimum requirement has emerged for clarity of both the winning majority and the referendum question.
Vidmar, Jure
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The Scottish Parliament, the Supreme Court, and an Independence Referendum?
Judicial Review, 20231. The result of the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence was a – fairly narrow – rejection of the proposal for Scotland becoming independent at that time. However, there remained a high level of support for independence. As is well-known, whilst the
Matthew Psycharis, A. Mills
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Critical Studies on Security, 2021
This article investigates a ‘tale of two currencies’ that played out during the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum. Taking our cue from securitisation literature, we examine what happens when currency is framed as a security issue and threat. Studying
Faye Donnelly, William Vlcek
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This article investigates a ‘tale of two currencies’ that played out during the 2014 Scottish Independence Referendum. Taking our cue from securitisation literature, we examine what happens when currency is framed as a security issue and threat. Studying
Faye Donnelly, William Vlcek
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Iraqi Kurdistan independence referendum: political parties, opportunity and timing
British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 2020By focusing on the importance of timing, this research highlights the effects of decisions made during the years 2005–2017 that placed the Kurdish political elite on the trajectory towards an independence referendum.
Sara D. Mustafa
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The Cambridge Law Journal, 2023
IN November 2022, the UK Supreme Court concluded that the Scottish Parliament did not have the competence to enact legislation to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence (Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues under paragraph 34 of
A. Sanger, A. Young
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IN November 2022, the UK Supreme Court concluded that the Scottish Parliament did not have the competence to enact legislation to hold a second referendum on Scottish independence (Reference by the Lord Advocate of devolution issues under paragraph 34 of
A. Sanger, A. Young
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The Independence Referendum of 2014
2020AbstractThe Scottish independence referendum of 2014 was a rare event in an advanced democracy. Under the Edinburgh Agreement between the UK and Scottish governments, both sides accepted the process and the question and pledged to respect the result. The debate revolved around the meaning of Scottish and British identities; the economic consequences of
Michael Keating, Nicola McEwen
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The Scottish Independence Referendum of 2014
2021The discovery of North Sea oil in the 1960s was followed by significant support for the pro-independence SNP. A devolved Scottish Parliament was established in 1999, which unionists hoped would undermine support for independence. However, in 2011 the SNP secured an overall majority, and the UK government accepted that an independence referendum should ...
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