[PDF] The Scottish Political System Since Devolution eBook

Author : Paul Cairney
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 23,33 MB
Release : 2012-01-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 184540338X

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This book presents a narrative of Scottish politics since devolution in 1999. It compares eight years of coalition government under Scottish Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats with four years of Scottish National Party minority government. It outlines the relative effect of each government on Scottish politics and public policy in various contexts, including: high expectations for ‘new politics' that were never fully realised; the influence of, and reactions from, the media and public; the role of political parties; the Scottish Government's relations with the UK Government, EU institutions, local government, quasi-governmental and non-governmental actors; and, the finance available to fund policy initiatives. It then considers how far Scotland has travelled on the road to constitutional change, comparing the original devolved framework with calls for independence or a new devolution settlement. The book draws heavily on information produced since 1999 by the Scottish Devolution Monitoring project (which forms one part of the devolution monitoring project led by the Constitution Unit, UCL) and is supplemented by new research on public policy, minority government, intergovernmental relations and constitutional change.

Author : Alex Wright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 50,60 MB
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 1351727850

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This title was first published in 2000. Linking politics with culture and society, this collection provides an overview of the Scottish Parliament and analyzes it in relation to UK, European and global regionalization.

Author : Alice Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 19,88 MB
Release : 1998-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1349149608

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Substantially revised and rewritten in the light of the 1997 General Election and Devolution referendum, the 2nd edition of this widely-used text provides an up-to-date assessment of Scottish politics under Blair and the likely impact of the new Scottish Parliament. The book focuses in particular on Scotland's constitutional position within the UK; its system of policy making; the nature of the Scottish economy; and the changing patterns of party electoral and grass roots politics. An important feature is its focus throughout on the relationship between culture, identity and ethnicity and that between politics and civil society as it has developed since the Act of Union in 1707.

Author : Michael Keating
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,23 MB
Release : 2010-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0748642242

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Second edition of this comprehensive account of the policy process in contemporary Scotland.

Author : Michael Keating
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 720 pages
File Size : 42,39 MB
Release : 2020-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0192558706

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The Handbook of Scottish Politics provides a detailed overview of politics in Scotland, looking at areas such as elections and electoral behaviour, public policy, political parties, and Scotland's relationship with the EU and the wider world. The contributors to this volume are some of the leading experts on politics in Scotland.

Author : James G. Kellas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 1989-01-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780521368643

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First published in 1973, Professor Kellas's account of Scottish government and politics has long been recognised as the standard textbook in the field. Its scope includes a definition of the Scottish political system, and critical descriptions of Scottish administration (central and local), parliamentary activity, parties, electoral behaviour, and pressure groups. Scottish nationalism is given a wider interpretation than usual, covering not only the support for the Scottish National Party, but the manifestations of national feeling in Scottish life generally. The General Election of 1987 provided further evidence of the distinctive character of politics in Scotland, with the Conservative Party reduced to ten MPs, barely sufficient to fill the existing Scottish ministerial posts. In a new postscript Professor Kellas looks at the principal political developments of the period since 1983, and examines the political and constitutional implications of the current imbalance of forces as between Westminster and Scotland.

Author : Gerry Hassan
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Scotland
ISBN : 1474454917

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Marking the first twenty years of the Scottish Parliament, this collection of essays assesses its impact on Scotland, the UK and Europe, and compares progress against pre-devolution hopes and expectations. Bringing together the voices of ministers and advisers, leading political scientists and historians, commentators, journalists and former civil servants, it builds an authoritative account of what the Scottish Parliament has made of devolution and an essential guide to the powers Holyrood may need for Scotland to flourish in an increasingly uncertain world.

Author : Murray Stewart Leith
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,52 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1526127806

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Scotland’s future in the Union is in question. Since Devolution in 1997, there has been a sea-change in Scotland’s sense of itself. A distinct Scottish political culture has emerged: confident, assertive and increasingly divergent from that of its southern neighbours. Yet, as this timely and perceptive book shows, Scottish nationalism has been on the rise since the Second World War. Today, the Scottish National Party are in the ascendant, winning nearly half of all votes cast in the 2019 General Election and most of the seats. The Scottish Parliament has been a legislative trail-blazer, enacting progressive legislation well before England and Wales. And Scotland voted overwhelmingly to remain in the European Union, putting it at odds with much of the rest of the United Kingdom on the most important political decision this century. The country has transformed from the socially and politically conservative climate of the post-war period to a nation contemplating, for the second time, a move to independence – for all the uncertainty and turmoil that would bring. At a time when the country’s future has topped the agenda in Britain and abroad, this book unpicks the complex weave of Scottish politics, society and culture, providing an essential insight into Scotland’s present – and its future.

Author : Neil McGarvey
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 33,22 MB
Release : 2008-06-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN :

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A major new textbook providing a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of Scottish politics and policy and assessment of the new institutions of devolved government.