Ben Jackson, <i>The case for Scottish independence: a history of nationalist political thought in modern Scotland</i>

Jackson, Alvin

doi:10.3366/jshs.2021.0331

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“…In his historical assessment of arguments for Scottish independence, Ben Jackson states that ‘the ideological fission of the concept of “internal colonialism” was simply too great for it to be ignored by Scottish nationalists’ (Jackson, 2020: 80). From the 1970s onwards, sociologists in what has become known as the World Economy school traced global flows of commerce, trade and developmental stages.…”

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“…In The Rousing of the Scottish Working Class (1979), Scottish Marxist and nationalist labour historian James D. Young invoked Hechter, referring to Scotland's status as an ‘English cultural colony’ and ‘internal colonialism’ (Young, 1979: 11). As Jackson emphasises, it is important to understand the presentist pressures, which ensured that internal colonialism enjoyed predominance among nationalists (Jackson 2020: 82). These became more pronounced as deindustrialisation intensified and unemployment grew.…”

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Scotland, Atlantic slavery and the Scottish National Party: From colonised to coloniser in the political imagination

Mullen

Gibbs

2023

Nations and Nationalism

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Over the last three decades, a major shift has taken place in Scottish nationalist understandings of Scotland's colonial past. During the second half of the twentieth century, independence supporters viewed Scotland's relationship with England in colonial terms. Since the Scottish Parliament was established in 1999, nationalists have increasingly recognised Scots' role in Atlantic slavery. This paper explores this change within the Scottish National Party (SNP) using archival sources, published material and Scottish Parliamentary records. It demonstrates that a maturing historiography has drawn attention to Scotland's slavery past. History has become politically relevant in transatlantic deliberations over racial injustice, which have grown in intensity since the international Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. SNP ministers and parliamentarians have responded to this context by incorporating addressing Scotland's role in Atlantic slavery within a case for independence that is styled as progressive and contrasts with the more recalcitrant attitudes, which predominate at UK level.

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Scotland, Atlantic slavery and the Scottish National Party: From colonised to coloniser in the political imagination

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Gibbs

2023

Nations and Nationalism

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“…This was a movement for the creation of a Scottish Assembly/Parliament, established in 1988, supported by multiple political parties in Scotland and by wider civil society, such as faith groups, trade unions and academics. It issued the famous A Claim of Right for Scotland , a public declaration of Scotland’s right to self-government making direct appeal to the value of popular sovereignty (Jackson, 2020: 415–427). Democratic constitutionalism at the UK level would likely require something similar, a movement that reflects an emerging consensus across a broad coalition of political parties in support of a constitutional convention process, combined with significant support from wider civil society.…”

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Brexit and the future of the UK constitution

White

2021

International Political Science Review

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This article discusses the potential for constitutional impact of Brexit on the United Kingdom’s constitution. Some argue that Brexit entails the restoration of effective parliamentary sovereignty and, thereby, a reaffirmation of the UK’s traditional constitution. However, Brexit increases pressure on unstable points in the traditional constitution, making other outcomes possible. One possibility is the emergence of a ‘populist’ democracy which, while retaining the legal framework of the traditional constitution, gives the UK executive greater power relative to the UK parliament, judiciary and devolved governments. The institution of referendum might also have a distinctive place within this new populist democracy, though the constitutional status of the referendum remains very unclear. In this scenario, UK developments have something in common with shifts towards ‘post-liberal’ and ‘populist’ polities in other nations. Alternatively, the pressures increased by Brexit might yet push the UK – or post-UK – further in the direction of democratic constitutionalism, ultimately making it a more ‘normal’ – ironically, perhaps a more ‘European’ – democratic state.

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“…Both legitimate and mobilise independence by appeals to egalitarianism and inclusivity and the establishment of a similar vision for the future: a political, social, and cultural viability for independence.Significant independence support though, is more recent. The creation of the British Welfare State following the Beveridge Report (1942) led to increased support for the UK, significantly due to improvements to the living conditions and democratic rights of all(Jackson, 2020). Significant changes to this social contract during the 1980s and 1990s profoundly effected the Scottish psyche due largely to Thatcherite 'managed decline' of 'the North' and reduced influence countries other than England had on UK policy.…”

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“…Its normative status derives both from description (that which Scotland is, culture in Scotland' sowed the seeds for a devolved Parliament. Scotland presented as a small country with a non-hierarchical desire for self-determination, hitherto denied by the Union/British Empire(Jackson, 2020).This view evidences in shifting SNP positions from mildly Eurosceptic through the 1960s and 1970s, to Scottish independence in Europe from 1987. This reflects shifts in SNP definitions of Scottishness from ethnicity to civics and global calls for post-war decolonisation.…”

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Scottish Education: Between the UK and the Nordic

Adams

2023

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The (re)opening of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 cemented calls for small state self-management, particularly along Nordic lines, both to reflect the desire for independence and belief that small states prosper when aligned with similar jurisdictions. However, whether there is a ‘Nordic education approach’ is questionable. Further, this positioning assumes certain things about Scotland, ‘The Scottish’, and the Scottish education system. Rather than present Scottish education as aligning with Norden, it is better to identify pushes and pulls between northern countries and internal/UK factors. This paper examines educational exigencies: pushes and pulls from the Nordic countries and the UK.

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Ben Jackson, The case for Scottish independence: a history of nationalist political thought in modern Scotland

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Scotland, Atlantic slavery and the Scottish National Party: From colonised to coloniser in the political imagination

Scotland, Atlantic slavery and the Scottish National Party: From colonised to coloniser in the political imagination

Brexit and the future of the UK constitution

Scottish Education: Between the UK and the Nordic

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