Attitudes and Behaviours
Opinion
Who do you say you are? The politics of national identity
David McCrone analyses the politics of national identity in Scotland comparing it to England's sense of national identity for his chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics
Publication
Beyond the nation-state:territory, solidarity and welfare in a multiscalar Europe
The European welfare state has been founded on the nation-state, within stable boundaries. The nation provided affective solidarity. The state provided the institutional capacity.
Opinion
Small States in the Modern World: Opportunities and Vulnerabilities
Michael Keating, University of Aberdeen, discusses requirements for small states to thrive, arguing that small states do equally or better than larger states.
Opinion
Scotland has its own political class...just like Westminster
,It is commonplace in Britain to identify a “political class”, out of touch with the general population.
Opinion
England votes for a break from politics
Richard Parry discusses the way that the 2019 UK General Election bucked the trend for surprise results.
Opinion
Keeping Perspectives
Instead of focusing on the success of the SNP, we should compare the Labour and Conservative vote share in Scotland and England since 1945, states David McCrone, University of Edinburgh.
Opinion
Continuity and consolidation?
Malcolm Harvey, University of Aberdeen, provides a rundown of the general election results in Scotland, asking is this the new norm?
Opinion
Will 2019 be like 1987, 2015 or 2017?
Richard Parry assesses the prospects of Boris Johnson’s surpassing the electoral achievements of David Cameron and Theresa May.
Opinion
Analysing the Manifestos: Northern Ireland
Brexit has played a conspicuous role in the election in Northern Ireland, but, as in the rest of the UK, it has also been forced to compete for attention with other headline-grabbing political