Debating Scotland : issues of independence and union in the 2014 referendum / Michael Keating.
Contributor(s): Keating, Michael [editor.]
.Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191831492 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Self-determination, National -- Scotland | Home rule -- Scotland | Scotland -- Politics and government -- 21st century | Scotland -- History -- Autonomy and independence movementsAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198789819DDC classification: 320.1509411 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: On 18 September 2014, Scotland held a referendum on the question: Should Scotland be an independent country? This is a most unusual event in modern democracies and engaged the political class, civil society, and the general public to an unprecedented degree, leading to an 85 per cent turnout in the final vote. This was an occasion to debate not just the narrow constitutional issue but the future of the nation, including the economy, social welfare, defence and security, and Scotland's place in Europe and the world. 'Debating Scotland' comes from a team of researchers who observed the debates from close-up and engaged with both sides, with the media and with the public in analysing the issues, while remaining neutral on the independence question.
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This edition previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
On 18 September 2014, Scotland held a referendum on the question: Should Scotland be an independent country? This is a most unusual event in modern democracies and engaged the political class, civil society, and the general public to an unprecedented degree, leading to an 85 per cent turnout in the final vote. This was an occasion to debate not just the narrow constitutional issue but the future of the nation, including the economy, social welfare, defence and security, and Scotland's place in Europe and the world. 'Debating Scotland' comes from a team of researchers who observed the debates from close-up and engaged with both sides, with the media and with the public in analysing the issues, while remaining neutral on the independence question.
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