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Higher Education and the Referendum on Scottish Independence [PDF]
The Political Quarterly, 2015 AbstractDuring the course of the referendum campaign, the Scottish government argued that free tuition for Scottish and EU students symbolised Scotland's preference for universal services and was intrinsically fairer than the ‘marketised’ systems operating in the rest of the UK.
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Commonwealth Games and Their Impact on Scotland’s Future in or outside the United Kingdom
International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal, 2013 It is more than probable that the Commonwealth Games in 2014 will be used by the Scottish government as a tool in the battle for independence. For the Scottish National Party (SNP), sport events constitute another opportunity to underline Scottish ...
Katarzyna Ochman
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The Continuation of Politics in the Courtroom: Scotland and Strategic Litigation
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2022 In 2018 and 2019, two bombshell judgements were handed down by Scottish courts, in the Wightman reference and Cherry/Miller 2 case. Both have raised the question of the attitude of Scottish judges in the context of Brexit.
Juliette Ringeisen Biardeaud
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Шаги, 2023 This article analyzes the welcoming speeches made by Scottish intellectuals during the journey of James VI and I Stuart to Scotland in 1617. These speeches, composed by the intellectu als themselves, reflected Scottish renaissance ideas on the status of ...
K. D. Dzyubinskaya
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Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2019 The Scottish Parliament enfranchised 16 and 17-year-olds prior to the 2014 referendum on independence of Scotland from the UK. Scotland was among the very first nations in the world to lower the minimum voting age below 18.
Sarah Pickard
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STAGNATION OF THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE QUESTION [PDF]
Научно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАНThe article examines the causes of the political impasse facing the Scottish independence movement in 2024–2025. The authors offer a novel explanation for the persistence of independence demands despite the weakening of the Scottish National Party (SNP),
Elena V. Khakhalkina, Timofei R. Lesnykh
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Tożsamość narodowa Szkotów w Zjednoczonym Królestwie Wielkiej Brytanii i Irlandii Północnej
Politeja, 2019 Scottish National Identity in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Scotland became part of the United Kingdom in 1707, when the Act of Union was signed by both the Scottish and English Parliaments.
Joanna Aleksandra Radowicz
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Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur, 2023 This article explores the Scottish discourse on the Nordic region, that is, dominant conceptualisations of the Nordic region in contemporary Scotland in the context of the current Scottish nation-building project.
Laila Berg
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The Scottish Referendum 2014: the Political Process Before and After the “No” Vote’ [PDF]
Janus.net, 2015 On 18 September 2014, Scottish voters narrowly rejected political independence, losing 44.7% to 55.3%. Yet during more than 16 weeks, two opposing campaigns – Yes Scotland versus Better Together – strove to convince Scotland that political independence ...
Sandrina Ferreira Antunes
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Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2015 In its coverage of the ‘Yes Scotland’ campaign the media focused very much on the Scottish National Party’s proposals for an independent Scotland, thereby presenting the ‘Yes’ campaign as being led by the Scottish Government, rather than discuss ...
Annie Thiec
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