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The Strange Case of the Scottish Independence Referendum. Some Elements of Comparison between the Scottish and Catalan Cases

open access: yesRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2015
The Scottish independence referendum of 18 September 2014 was rather unique from an international perspective, as a comparison between the cases of Scotland and Catalonia clearly reveals.
Nathalie Duclos
doaj   +1 more source

The Emotional Dimension of the Catalan Independentist Referendum in 2017

open access: yesPolitics and Governance
In this article, we examined the emotional regime emerging in Catalonia as a result of the 1st of October 2017 independence referendum and determined the effect of emotions and cleavages, among others, on the decision to vote in this referendum.
José Manuel Rivera Otero   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Renegotiating Scottish Nationalism after the 2014 Independence Referendum

open access: yesÉtudes Écossaises, 2016
The discourse of pro-independence supporters and Unionists during the pre-referendum campaign in Scotland has revealed subtle, though important, differences in their visions of Scottish and British identities.
Emerence Hild
doaj   +1 more source

Vote no to the constitutional sideshow

open access: yesScottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2014
The whole independence debate is a monumental sideshow. A waste of valuable time that could be spent on the key challenges facing our country. A waste of energy that should have been used to find solutions to the major problems of society.
Garry Coutts
doaj   +1 more source

The Catalonia challenge. A descriptive analysis / El desafío catalán. Un análisis descriptivo

open access: yesBarataria, 2015
On December 12th, 2013, the President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, Artur Mas, together with the representatives of some Catalan political and civil organizations, announced at a press conference its decision to conduct a referendum with the aim of ...
Elena Llorca Asensi
doaj   +1 more source

The Legality of the Catalan Independence Referendums [PDF]

open access: yesPrzegląd Prawa Konstytucyjnego, 2017
During the last decade the separatist activities of the Catalan nationalists have intensified. Despite the enactment of the Statute of Autonomy in 2006, extending the existing autonomy of the Autonomous Community, Catalonia’s governing political parties strived for total independence.
openaire   +1 more source

The Insistence of Blackness and the Persistence of Antiblackness in Ireland

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper positions Ireland as a critical site for examining the insistence of blackness and an antiblackness created and sustained through Irish ethnonationalist imaginaries and exclusionary processes. Drawing on connected sociologies and Irish Black Studies, this enquiry argues that antiblackness in Ireland operates as a generational force,
Philomena Mullen
wiley   +1 more source

Razem czy osobno?

open access: yesPoliteja, 2014
Together or Separately? Scottish Independence Tendencies In 1707, the Act of Union formally united Scotland with England as Great Britain. Scotland retained its own legal system, churches and universities but all real political power moved to London ...
Joanna Aleksandra Radowicz
doaj   +1 more source

Unravelling the Referendum: An Analysis of the 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum Outcomes Across Capital Cities

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 2023 Australian Voice to Parliament Referendum presented a pivotal moment in the nation's democratic landscape. Despite support for Indigenous well‐being, the referendum did not secure the necessary approval, prompting extensive analysis of its outcome.
Scott Baum, William Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source

Strengthening Treaty Understanding: The Role of Education in Building Durable Indigenous–State Agreements

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Education is a central mechanism for ensuring that Indigenous–State treaties are understood, supported and endure through political change. Public knowledge shapes the negotiation, acceptance, implementation and long‐term stability of agreements. In Australia, however, treaty knowledge remains fragmented.
Jacob Prehn, Harry Hobbs, Jessica Horton
wiley   +1 more source

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