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Author Walker, Graham S., author.

Title The Labour Party in Scotland : religion, the Union, and the Irish dimension / Graham Walker.

Publication Info. [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Series Palgrave pivot
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction -- Chapter 1: A Century of Labour in Scotland: Struggles and Achievements -- Chapter 2: The Sectarianism Debate and the Advent of Devolution -- Chapter 3: 'Indyref', Identity Politics, and the Union in Question -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary This book makes a timely contribution to our understanding of the dramatic political changes that have recently affected Scotland and thrown into doubt the country's future position within the United Kingdom. Its focus is on the Labour Party and the loss of its traditional electoral support base. This theme is related to religion and its relevance to Scotland's identity politics. The author examines how Labour was able to appeal across the ethno-religious divide in Scotland for many decades, before considering the impact of the new political context of devolution in the 21st century and the greater scrutiny given to the question of sectarianism in Scottish life. Walker demonstrates the role played by the sectarianism controversy in Labour's loss of political control and its eclipse by the Scottish National Party (SNP). This book is also the first to assess the significance of the Irish dimension in Scotland's political development, in particular the impact of the conflict in nearby Northern Ireland. It will appeal to students and scholars of Scottish and Irish politics, political science and political/electoral history, as well as the interested wider reader.
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Subject Scottish Labour Party -- History.
Scottish Labour Party.
History.
Scotland -- Politics and government -- History.
Scotland.
Politics and government.
Political structures: democracy.
Political science & theory.
Elections & referenda.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Other Form: Print version: Walker, Graham S. Labour party in Scotland : religion, the union, and the Irish dimension. [London, England] : Palgrave Macmillan, ©2016 vii, 103 pages Palgrave pivot. 9781137588432
ISBN 9781137588449 (electronic book)
1137588446 (electronic book)
9781137588432
Standard No. 10.1057/978-1-137-58844-9.