The Sovereignty of the (Scottish) People: 1689 and All That

O’Neill, Aidan

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“…Scotland’s role within the UK was always mediated by recognition of cultural-national autonomy (Paterson, 1994). The surface level of this originates with the 1707 Act of Union, which recognised Scottish control over religion, education and the legal system, although the 1689 Claim of Right, declaring the sovereignty of the Scottish people, also figures as a regular point of reference, right up until court debates over the prorogation of parliament in 2019 (O’Neill, 2013). Post-Union, Scotland’s role in a multinational state was transformed by imperialism, with Scots playing a disproportionate role in a wider British Empire (Finlay, 1997; MacKenzie, 1998; MacKenzie and Devine, 2017).…”

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Europeanisation, Devolution and Popular Sovereignty: On the Politics of State Transformation in Scottish Nationalism

Foley

2021

Critical Sociology

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This research examines the interacting role of processes of state transformation – namely, devolution and Europeanisation – in the development of Scottish nationalism. It draws on the concept of ‘member statehood’, examining how relationships within nation states have been transformed by the European dynamic. Superficially, Scotland seems to contradict central aspects of this theory: the main citizen mobilising response to Brexit has been in Scotland and aimed precisely at restoring a notional Scottish popular sovereignty by re- joining the EU. However, an analysis of Scottish political development reveals a more complex picture putting state transformation theories in a more sympathetic light. Scottish independence emerges as a complex, contradictory response to post-neoliberalism and the crisis of member-statehood. While Europeanism has proved a useful tool for competing forces in Scotland, it has been refracted through problems of a ‘democratic deficit’ and claims for the ‘restoration’ of sovereignty appealing to disenchanted voters.

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Europeanisation, Devolution and Popular Sovereignty: On the Politics of State Transformation in Scottish Nationalism

Foley

2021

Critical Sociology

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The Sovereignty of the (Scottish) People: 1689 and All That

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Europeanisation, Devolution and Popular Sovereignty: On the Politics of State Transformation in Scottish Nationalism

Europeanisation, Devolution and Popular Sovereignty: On the Politics of State Transformation in Scottish Nationalism

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