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Sine praejudicio? Economics and the 2014 Scottish independence referendum
, 2018 The purpose of this paper is to analyse the contribution of expert economic opinion to the 2014 referendum campaigns on Scottish independence. We argue that the input from economics to both sides of the debate, as well as to independent analysis, was ...
Sheila C. Dow, R. McMaster, A. Cumbers
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Cultural and Economic Grievances and the Political Salience of Secessionism
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Why does secessionism become politically salient at some times but recede at others? Existing work highlights how cultural and economic grievances can shape secessionism, but it explains less well when these claims elevate the salience of secessionism and why similar grievances matter in some contexts but not others.
Kevin Gatter
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Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 2014 Welcome to the September 2014 issue of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care. It's a pivotal time here in Scotland with the Scottish Independence Referendum fast approaching.
Laura Steckley
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Can Nationalism Be Democratic?
Nations and Nationalism, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Nationalism and democracy are often presented as natural allies: National self‐determination is best achieved through democratic institutions, while a shared national identity generates the trust and willingness to compromise that stable democracies need. This article, however, explores two possible points of conflict. The first concerns rival
David Miller
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Yes or No? Older people, politics and the Scottish Referendum in 2014
Research on Ageing and Social Policy, 2018 In this article we report on the issues, experiences and patterns of response to the independence referendum with particular reference to older voters.
Jim Crowther, Ellen Boeren, Alan Mackie
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Tackling Poverty Across the United Kingdom. Devolution, Difference and Discourse
IPPR Progressive Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The UK welfare state is often considered as being highly centralised, yet the design and administration of UK social security involves significant spatial variations in law, policy, and practice. As such, where you live in the UK can affect the value of benefits and cash transfers you are entitled to, as well as how you experience benefit ...
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Jan Culik on the Scottish independence referendum
, 2014 A live interview with Jan Culik on the results and the political circumstances of the referendum on Scottish independence, broadcast from the BBC Pacific Quay studios.
Culik, Jan
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Broad and narrow, legal and expressive: The dual nature of Rights of Nature in Europe
Review of European, Comparative &International Environmental Law, EarlyView.Abstract Rights of Nature initiatives have been met with considerable scepticism within European legal landscapes. Often termed a ‘legal transplant’, a rights‐based approach to nature is criticised as offering little added value beyond the safeguards provided by traditional environmental law.
Flora Hausammann, Johannes Reich
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L'Économie d'une Écosse indépendante, de la rente pétrolière au Brexit
Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2019 The SNP wants Scotland to become independent chiefly on economic grounds. Scottish politicians ought to be able to run Scotland's natural and human resources to boost growth and meet social aims. Yet in 2014 when the referendum on Scotland's independence
Edwige Camp-Pietrain
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The Limits of Regionalism in Achieving Effective Spatial Outcomes
Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.Abstract Institutional quality matters and decentralisation and regionalisation should be in service of this overall aim. This paper, in putting forward this simple proposition, lays out evidence on regionalisation, decentralisation and institutions. Despite an assumption that the establishment of regional bodies can solve a series of problems – such ...
Pedro Marques, David Waite
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