This book provides an overview of the relationship between politics and civil society in Scotland since the Treaty of Union which joined the Scottish and English parliaments in 1707. In particular it analyses 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 between culture, identity and ethnicity.

Politics and Society in Scotland

History

Brown, Alice

McCrone, David

Paterson, Lindsay

Europe

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

"The book draws on original academic research to discuss the outcome of the 1997 general election in Scotland, and the overwhelming endorsement of a Scottish parliament in the referendum of September 1997. It offers the most rigorous and up-to-date assessment of Scottish electoral politics that is available, setting the 1997 Scottish result in a comparative context with the rest of Britain, and in a context of changing political attitudes and behaviour since the 1970s."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Scottish Electorate: The 1997 General Election and Beyond

Politics & Social Sciences

Surridge, Paula

Politics & Government

This book provides an overview of the relationship between politics and civil society in Scotland since the Treaty of Union which joined the Scottish and English parliaments in 1707. In particular it analyses 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 between culture, identity and ethnicity.

MACMILLAN PUB. LTD.

Scotland stands at the centre of sociological concerns in the late 20th century. Rather than being an awkward, ill fitting case, a nation without a state, it is at the centre of the discipline's postmodernist dilemma. Scotland has been part of the United Kingdom, a highly centralized and unitary state for nearly 300 years, yet has survived the Union in 1707 as a distinctive civil society. Its sense of difference and identity has, indeed, grown rather than diminished. In many respects Scotland is a society with an unmade history, for its history seems incomplete and unpredictable. In a world where the nation state is losing its raison d'etre, Scotland provides an important test case for the proposition that the quest for self-determination occurs in the context of major shifts in political and social arrangements at the global level. This book should be of interest to undergraduates and postgraduates in sociology.

Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Stateless Nation (International Library of Sociology)

Social Sciences

Routledge

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Nation

The Sociology of Nationalism: Tomorrow's Ancestors (International Library of Sociology)

In recent years nationalism has emerged as one of the dominant issues of our time. In this lucid and balanced account, David McCrone lays out the key issues and debates around a subject which is too often obscured by polemic. Among topics covered are:* classical and contemporary theories of nationalism* nationalism and ethnicity* nationalism and the nation state* colonial and post-colonial nationalisms* neo nationalism and post communist nationalism.

In recent years nationalism has emerged as a dominant issue of our time. This is a balanced account of the key points of a subject which is too often obscured by polemic.

Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Nation (International Library of Sociology)

Understanding Scotland has been recognised since publication as the key text on the sociology of Scotland. This wholly revised edition provides the first sustained study of post-devolution Scottish society. It contains new material on:* the establishment of the Scottish parliament in 1999* social and political data from the 1997 general elections* the new cultural iconography of Scotland* Scotland as a European society.For anyone wishing to understand Scottish society in particular or the general issues involved in nation building, McCrone's clear-headed coherently argued account of the main issues will be essential reading.

For anyone wishing to understand Scottish society in particular or the general issues involved in nation building, McCrone's clear-headed coherently argued account of the main issues will be essential reading.

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Politics and Society in Scotland

The Scottish Electorate: The 1997 General Election and Beyond

Politics and Society in Scotland

Politics and Society in Scotland

Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Stateless Nation (International Library of Sociology)

Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Nation

The Sociology of Nationalism: Tomorrow's Ancestors (International Library of Sociology)

The Sociology of Nationalism: Tomorrow's Ancestors (International Library of Sociology)

Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Nation (International Library of Sociology)

Understanding Scotland: The Sociology of a Nation (International Library of Sociology)