The Centre on Constitutional Change is a leading hub for the comparative study of territorial politics and governance in the United Kingdom and beyond.
Michale Keating and David McCrone explore what Scots think about who has the right to decide on Scottish independence, and whether Scotland could unilaterally secede.
Maxime Vandenberghe and Nicolas Bouteca argue that ethno-territorial diversity creates a visible “heterogeneity cost” in everyday government, increasing routine conflicts between coalition partners as well as more serious cabinet disputes
This blog seeks to articulate how the rise of Reform UK has eroded the power of the exceptionalist narrative in Scotland and altered nationalist contestation in Scotland.
Onsel Gurel Bayrali explores how electoral incentives shape crisis governance in federal systems, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic
Why do independence movements win overwhelming support nearly everywhere except in wealthy democracies of the global North?
Studies of UK social policies that fail to understand the multi-level competencies and policy differences of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland may contribute to creating a ‘scalar fallacy’ of a single and unified UK welfare state.
To what extent has Catalan society depolarized over the national question after the failed 2017 push for unilateral secession? And what factors have shaped the evolution of depolarization in Catalonia?
In this session, Professor Rob Ford will reflect on the surprising elements and long-term implications of the 2024 UK General Election.
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