The Oxford handbook of Scottish politics / edited by Michael Keating.
Contributor(s): Keating, Michael [editor.]
Series: Oxford handbooks: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020Description: 1 online resource (768 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191863776Other title: Handbook of Scottish politics | Scottish politicsSubject(s): Scotland -- Politics and government | Politics and Government | Politics & governmentAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198825098DDC classification: 320.9411 LOC classification: DA765Online resources: Oxford handbooks online | Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Scotland as a Political Community / Michael Keating -- Elections and Electoral Systems / James Mitchell, Ailsa Henderson -- Political Behaviour in Scotland / Ailsa Henderson, Robert Johns, Christopher Carman, James Mitchell -- The Scottish Conservative Party / Alan Convery -- The Scottish Labour Party / Gerry Hassan, Eric Shaw -- The Scottish National Party / Lynn Bennie, Craig McAngus -- Smaller Parties / Alistair Clark -- Religion and Political Parties / Graham Walker -- Ethnic minorities and political citizenship in Scotland / Emma Hill, Nasar Meer -- Green Politics / Antje Brown -- Devolution / Malcolm Harvey -- Nationality and National Identity / David McCrone -- The Civil Service and Government Structures / Richard Parry -- The Leadership and Management of Public Services Reform in Scotland / John Connolly, Robert Pyper -- Interest Groups and Policy Communities / Iain MacLeod, Darren Halpin -- Religion, Policy and Politics / Michael Rosie -- The 'Scottish Approach to Policy Making' / Paul Cairney -- The Scottish Parliament / Emily St Denny -- The Political Class in Scotland / Michael Keating, Paul Cairney, Stefano Intropido -- The Politics of Scotland's Public Finances / David Heald -- Local Government / Neil McGarvey -- Intergovernmental Relations: two decades of cooperation, competition and constitutional change / Jim Gallagher -- The Scottish Union in Historic Perspective / Alvin Jackson -- Scotland at Westmintser / Adam Evans -- Scotland International: Understanding Scotland's International Relations / Peter Lynch -- Scotland and Europe / Kirsty Hughes -- The Independence Question / Coree Brown Swan -- The Independence Referendum of 2014: Issues and Outcome / Michael Keating, Nicola McEwen -- The State of Scotland / Neal Ascherson -- Scotland, Britain and the Union / Ali M. Ansari -- Twin Tracks: Cultural and Political Nationalism after 1967 / Scott Hames -- Women, Gender and Politics in Scotland / Meryl Kenny, Fiona Mackay -- Youth Politics in Scotland: Participation and Inclusion / Iain MacLeod, Jan Eichhorn -- Multicultural Scotland / Ross Bond -- Understanding the Union / Iain McLean -- The Scottish Constitution / Alan Page -- Scotland's dual public sphere and the media / Philip Schlesinger.
This handbook 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.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 31, 2020).