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1 online resource (xii, 308 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
Introduction: A New Political Landscape? / Gerry Hassan -- Section One: The Political Institutions and Environment. 1. The Electorate and Elections / John Curtice ; 2. Attitudes to Constitutional Change / Alisa Henderson ; 3. The Scottish Government / Margaret Arnott ; 4. The Scottish Civil Service / Zoe Ferguson ; 5. The Scottish Parliament and 'new politics' at twenty / Emily St. Denny ; 6. The Emergence of a Scottish Political Classes / Klaus Stolz ; 7. The Committee System of the Scottish Parliament / Mark Shephard ; 8. Scotland and Westminster and continental drift / Torcuil Crichton ; 9. British political tradition and Scottish Local Government / Neil McGarvey ; 10. Public Spending and Taxation / Richard Kerley -- Section Two: Scotland's Political Parties. 11. SNP: Devolution Winners / Craig McAngus ; 12. The Fall of the House of Labour / Gerry Hassan ; 13. The Scottish Conservative Party: Wilderness to Recovery / Alan Convery ; 14. The Liberal Democrats: From Coalition to the Margins / David Torrance ; 15. Scottish Greens: Radical and Relevant? Lynn Bennie ; 16. Socialism in a Cold Climate: The Radical Left since 1999 / Ewan Gibbs -- Section Three: The Wider Environment. 17. Brexit / Kirsty Hughes ; 18. Europe / David Gow ; 19. Independence and Union Revisited: Recent Interpretations in Scottish History, Literature and Politics / Colin Kidd -- Section Four: Inside Politics. 20. The Parliament sits in the Land / Ambrose Gillick and Lee Ivett ; 21. Devolution: An Assessment / Jim Gallagher ; 22. Inside the Changing Business of Governing Scotland / Marco G. Biagi ; 23. The Journey of the Scottish Parliament to Maturity / Johann Lamont ; 24. From Think Twice to Radical Devolution: A Conservative Movement / Murdo Fraser ; 25. The Scottish Parliament: Past Dreams, Present Realities, Possible Futures / Joyce McMillan -- Appendix: A Chronology of Scottish Politics and Devolution 1997-2019 / Gerry Hassan. |
| Summary |
Marking the first twenty years of the Scottish Parliament, this collection of essays assesses its impact on Scotland, the UK and Europe and compares progress against pre-devolution hopes and expectations. It brings together the voices of ministers and advisers, leading political scientists and historians, commentators, journalists and former civil servants - building an authoritative account of what the Scottish Parliament has made of devolution. The Story of the Scottish Parliament is an essential guide to the powers Holyrood may need for Scotland to flourish in an increasingly uncertain world. |
| Biography |
Dr. Gerry Hassan is Research Fellow in contemporary history at Dundee University. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Scotland. Parliament.
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Scotland. Parliament. |
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Scotland -- Politics and government -- 21st century.
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Scotland. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
21st century |
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2000-2099 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1474454909 9781474454902 (OCoLC)1085155010 |
| ISBN |
9781474454919 (electronic book) |
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1474454917 (electronic book) |
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1474454909 |
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9781474454902 |
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9781474454896 |
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1474454895 (Trade Cloth) |
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9781474454896 |
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