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Online course: Towards Scottish Independence? Understanding the Referendum
The University of Edinburgh has recently launched details of a MOOC covering Scotland's 2014 independence referendum.It aims to place participants on the course at the heart of the Scottish referendum...
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Empowering the Scottish Islands
James Mitchell discusses the success of the Our Islands Our Future initiative in securing commitments from the Scottish Government on powers for the Scottish Islands.While the attention of much of the...
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United Kingdom, united future: Conclusions of the Scotland analysis programme
This is a summary of the various Scotland Analysis papers put out by the UK Government as its response to the Scottish Government’s independence proposals. So there is nothing new, but it provides a...
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Analysis: A Constitution for an Independent Scotland
In a post originally published at the Scottish Constitutional Futures Forum, Aileen McHarg responds to the draft constitutional bill.In her speech at Edinburgh University launching the draft Scottish...
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Book review: My Scotland, Our Britain. A Future Worth Sharing. Gordon Brown
The Better Together campaign have had a difficult time in recent months. They keep on telling themselves not to be so negative, but cannot help it. Threats about the dire consequences of independence...
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Scotland’s constitutional future - from both sides in the debate
Charlie Jeffery discusses how both sides in the debate see Scotland’s constitutional future in different ways.It is striking how insular Scotland’s constitutional debate is. Both sides in the debate...
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The Road to a Fairer Constitution? reflections on the consultation on an...
Stirling's Professor Kirstein Rummery explores proposals on how equality might play a role in the constitution of an independent Scotland.I attended a consultation hosted by the Scottish Government as...
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Human Rights in Transition: The Proposed Interim Constitution for Scotland
The framework for human rights protection contained in the Scottish Government’s recent publication, the Scottish Independence Bill: A Consultation on an Interim Constitution for Scotland (see Boyle,...
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Leaving Westminster: Constitutional Supremacy in an Independent Scotland
On 16 June the Scottish Government unveiled its Scottish Independence Bill in an address by Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister of Scotland, to the Edinburgh Centre for Constitutional Law.The...
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Scotland's Decision: What if Scotland votes yes?
This week, we are highlighting the contributions of our fellows to Scotland's Decision: 16 Questions to think about for the referendum on 18 September. Today’s topic is what happens if Scotland votes...
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Scotland's Decision: What sort of Scotland?
This week, we are highlighting the contributions of our fellows to Scotland's Decision: 16 Questions to think about for the referendum on 18 September. Today’s topic is the what sort of Scotland might...
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The Citizenship Question
In a post originally published by the UK Constitutional Law Association, Nick Barber discusses the criteria for UK and Scottish citizenship in the event of a yes vote.Three intertwined questions...
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15th August 2014The Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy has published its proposals on rebuilding Scottish democracy, regardless of the outcome of the referendum. The report, published today,...
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The uncelebrated union
In a blog originally published at the Scottish Constitutional Futures Forum, Neil Walker reflects on the nature of Union and Britishness.The first televised debate of the referendum campaign revealed...
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Mental Health and a New Scottish Constitution
Paul Cairney unpacks the plans for a Scottish Constitution and an entrenchment of policy preferences. This post was originally published on Paul's personal blog.If there is a Yes vote to Scottish...
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Our Islands Our Futures - An imaginative and well run campaign
The publication of the UK Government’s response to the Our Islands Our Futures (OIOF) campaign received a typically polite but far from enthusiastic response from the three island councils. OIOF has...
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Local democracy may be the winner
Everyone agrees that more powers are moving from London to Edinburgh, whatever the outcome of the vote. However, asks Charlie Jeffery, will that process include further powers for communities?Never...
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Vote No get Yes, Vote Yes get No? A Classic Downsian rush to Devo-Max?
Mark Shephard, University of Strathclyde suggests that Federalism could save the Union, but then again, so might independence…This post originally appeared on the British Politics Group BlogThe Yes...
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When No Means More – Assessing the feasibility of the timetable for enhanced...
Scottish constitutional preferences have long been split (at least) three ways - between those who supported independence, those who supported the constitutional status quo, and those who wanted a...
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Catching the Referendum bug
The effects of the independence referendum are playing out beyond Holyrood, Westminster and the party conferences. The 19th of September also saw Catalonia, itself no stranger to constitutional...
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