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Scotland’s road to IndyRef2, between two Unions [PDF]

open access: yesRevista d'Estudis Autonòmics i Federals, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, has announced a second independence referendum will be held on 19 October 2023. Given the UK government’s refusal to negotiate a new independence referendum, the call for this referendum, popularly known as ...
Javier Antón Merino
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The SNP’s conundrum over a second independence referendum: Scotland’s future in Westminster’s hands

open access: yesTextes & Contextes, 2023
The SNP’s successive election victories since the referendum on Scotland’s independence, in September 2014, have confirmed that, contrary to what the pro-Union parties had argued at the time, the question of Scotland’s constitutional status was ...
Annie Thiec
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THE SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY: NEW LEADER, OLD ISSUES [PDF]

open access: yesНаучно-аналитический вестник Института Европы РАН, 2023
On March 27, 2023, the election of the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) ended with the victory of the Health Secretary, H. Yousaf, who outperformed his rivals, the Secretary for Finance and the Economy, K. Forbes, and the former Minister for
Oleg V. Okhoshin
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The Continuation of Politics in the Courtroom: Scotland and Strategic Litigation

open access: yesRevue 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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Le traitement médiatique du référendum de 2014 pour l’indépendance de l’Écosse : de la comparaison analytique à la récupération politique

open access: yesÉtudes Écossaises, 2023
Based on a corpus of newspaper articles, this paper aims at analyzing the way in which the Quebecois press saw the referendum that took place on the independence of Scotland in September 2014.
Pierre-Alexandre Beylier
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From One Referendum to the Other: the Scottish Dimension to the Debate over Europe

open access: yesRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2015
This paper examines the role played by the European issue in the Scottish referendum campaign, especially the way the SNP tried to use it to its advantage.
Pauline Schnapper
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La pratique référendaire en Écosse avant 2014

open access: yesRevue Française de Civilisation Britannique, 2015
The 2014 referendum was the fourth referendum organized in Scotland since this type of popular consultation was introduced in Britain. The object of the first two polls (1975, 1979) was to seek popular acceptance for two Acts of Parliament that had been ...
Jacques Leruez
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Devolution, the Independence Referendum and Votes at 16 in Scotland: Holyrood, a Pioneer in Democracy Leading the Way for Westminster?

open access: yesRevue 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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Favouring a Disunited Kingdom? How Negative Perceptions of the EU-Referendum Relate to Individual Mobility and Collective Action Considerations

open access: yesJournal of Social and Political Psychology, 2021
One consequence of the EU-referendum’s pro-Brexit outcome was a renewed call for Scottish independence. Supporting this call can be construed as a form of collective action Scots may engage in.
Lara Ditrich   +2 more
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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
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