ABSTRACT

Politics in Scotland is an authoritative introduction to the contemporary political landscape in Scotland and an essential text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Scottish Politics. Written by leading experts in the field, it is coherently organised to provide a clear and comprehensive overview of a range of themes in contemporary Scottish Politics.

Key topics include:

• Government and electoral behaviour.

• Representation and political parties in Scotland.

• Public policy and Scotland’s relationship with the rest of the world.

• Scottish politics both in the run up to and after the 2014 referendum.

• The Future of Scottish government and politics.

This textbook will be essential reading for students of Scottish politics, British Politics, devolution, government and policy.

chapter |5 pages

Politics in Scotland

Introduction

chapter 1|18 pages

Unionism and nationalism

The historical context of Scottish politics

chapter 2|18 pages

How Scotland votes

Elections and electoral behaviour in Scotland

chapter 3|17 pages

Quality of Scottish democracy

chapter 4|32 pages

Political parties in Scotland

chapter 5|17 pages

Corks on a beach?

Finding a hard budget constraint for the Scottish Government

chapter 6|15 pages

Scottish local government

Past, present and futures

chapter 8|20 pages

Social policy in a devolved Scotland

Different, fairer?

chapter 9|20 pages

Gender and equality in Scotland

Mind the gap

chapter 10|15 pages

Scotland and the world

chapter 12|16 pages

The future of Scottish government and public policy

A distinctive Scottish style?

chapter 13|14 pages

Scotland and British constitutional reform

‘Oops, I did it again!' Blair, Cameron and the Britney Spears model of constitutional reform

chapter |4 pages

Politics in Scotland

Conclusion