Not <i>now</i>! Construction of the "now-is-not-the-time" discourse of Theresa May and Boris Johnson vis-à-vis the second Scottish independence referendum. [PDF]
Br Politics, 2022 Brusenbauch Meislová M.
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Scotland’s support for EU membership could be a defining factor in the campaign for Scottish independence [PDF]
, 2014 Scotland is due to hold a referendum on independence from the UK on 18 September. Luis Moreno writes on the European dimension to the referendum, noting that Scotland has a more pro-EU outlook than the rest of the country. He argues that the issue of the
Moreno, Luis
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Scottish exceptionalism? Normative codes of Scottish nationalism in the British and EU crises [PDF]
, 2017 Scotland has thus far proved immune to the appeal of right-wing populism present in many European neoliberal democracies. This paper argues that changing tension balances in the crises facing the UK as a union state cannot be reduced to an understanding ...
Law, Alex
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Taking democracy's temperature: The (in)stability and covariates of populist attitudes
Political Psychology, Volume 47, Issue 2, April 2026.Abstract Populism among citizens is often perceived as a problem for democracies due to its rejection of representative practices. In response, scholars have put forward new democratic designs that enhance the democratic system's inclusiveness and popular control, thereby aiming to decrease populism among citizens, or so‐called populist attitudes ...
Marie‐Isabel Theuwis
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Mobilizing IDEAS in the Scottish Referendum: Predicting voting intention and well-being with the Identity-Deprivation-Efficacy-Action-Subjective well-being model. [PDF]
Br J Soc Psychol, 2020 Abrams D +5 more
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The narcissism of national solipsism:civic nationalism and sub-state formation processes in Scotland [PDF]
, 2017 This paper accounts for the lengthy emergence of sub-state nationalism in Scotland by locating it within British state formation processes. A spiral process of compromise and challenge characterises Scotland’s constantly evolving position within the ...
Law, Alex
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Independence Referendum and Youth Party Membership in Scotland
Revue LISAParty membership has declined since the end of the 20th century, going hand in hand with citizens’ increasing lack of interest in politics in Western democracies.
Claire Breniaux
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Cognitive ability and voting behaviour in the 2016 UK referendum on European Union membership. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2023 Dawson C, Baker PL.
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Review of Scottish business surveys [June 2012] [PDF]
, 2011 Once again the majority of surveys of Scottish business, in common with UK and European surveys, continued to highlight ongoing and deepening concerns as to the sovereign debt crisis in the Euro zone and signs of a more general global slowdown.
Lockyer, Cliff, Malloy, Eleanor
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Politics without society: explaining the rise of the Scottish National Party. [PDF]
Br Politics, 2022 Baldi G.
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