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Abstract This article examines Plaid Cymru's historic electoral success in the 2026 Senedd election, winning the most votes and becoming the largest party in Senedd Cymru (the Welsh Parliament) for the first time since the establishment of devolved institutions in 1999.
Anwen Elias
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The Scottish Referendum 2014: the Political Process Before and After the “No” Vote’ [PDF]
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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STAGNATION OF THE SCOTTISH INDEPENDENCE QUESTION [PDF]
The 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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A Machiavellian Moment? Devolution and the New Politics of Place
Abstract The Cabinet statement, Rewiring the State, published in July 2026, promises a radical devolution of the British state and a remaking of territorial politics. We review this development and assess its political and historical significance. We argue that the present conjuncture is distinctive because claims of the English North are driving a new
Kevin Morgan, John Tomaney
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Constitutional patriotism and the Scottish referendum
Since its first appearance just over a decade ago, Habermas's constitutional patriotism has inspired a rich and articulate series of theoretical analyses and has indirectly encouraged constitutional projects such as the Constitution for Europe.
Breda, Vito
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This article analyses the debates on whether the Scottish Parliament could unilaterally legislate for an independence referendum leading up to the 2014 vote, setting out first the relevant legal framework, and then highlighting the different positions ...
Elisenda Casañas Adam
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ABSTRACT In his influential book The road to somewhere David Goodhart claims that a split between a majority of people who are rooted in particular places or groups (the “Somewheres”) and a minority of people who are or can be at home anywhere in the world (the “Anywheres”) is at the heart of many contemporary political conflicts. According to him, the
Achim Hildebrandt +3 more
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The Scottish devolution and the 2014 referendum: what are the potential reverberations in Spain? [PDF]
This article discusses the Scottish Devolution and the potential repercussion of the 2014 consultative referendum over Scottish independence in Spain. The 2014 referendum might be perceived as one of the many effects of the recent nationalist revival and
Breda, Vito
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Since the 1970s, Scottish constitutional issues have been on the agenda in the UK, first with the devolutionary process then with the referendum on Scotland's independence.
Edwige Camp-Pietrain
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Significant Far‐Right Challenges to Australian Society? The XYZ and AustraliaOne
ABSTRACT Scholars who analyse the Australian far‐right from a criminological or security studies perspective propose that activists and groups pose ‘political’ challenges to Australian society. This paper examines the far‐right news website The XYZ and the AustraliaOne political party, and argues that claims that the far‐right may normalise ...
Timothy Lynch
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